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Assessment of descending aortic blood flow velocities with continuous wave Doppler echocardiography among healthy Children in South East Nigeria. 用连续波多普勒超声心动图评估尼日利亚东南部健康儿童的降主动脉血流速度。

IF 1.2 4区医学

Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-20 eCollection Date: 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v36i.1

Josephat M Chinawa, Awoere T Chinawa, Bartholomew F Chukwu, Jude T Onyia

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An exceptional cause of acute respiratory failure in an infant: negative pressure pulmonary edema. 婴儿急性呼吸衰竭的特殊原因：负压性肺水肿。

IF 0.8 4区医学

Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v35i4.8

Göktuğ Özdemir, Zeynelabidin Ozturk

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A rare dental complication caused by a rare pathogen: Preseptal Cellulitis caused by Pseudomonas Oryzihabitans: a case report. 一种罕见病原体引起的罕见牙科并发症：由 Oryzihabitans 假单胞菌引起的隐窝前蜂窝织炎：病例报告。

IF 0.8 4区医学

Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v35i4.7

Emre Kudu, Faruk Danış, Sinan Karacabey

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A rare case of Odontogenic Keratocyst in the Maxillary Sinus: diagnosis and management. 一例罕见的上颌窦内牙源性角化囊肿：诊断与治疗。

IF 0.8 4区医学

Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v35i4.6

Sindhusha Reddy Palem, Visalakshi Devarakonda, Prasad Navakoti, Karuna Sree Pendyala

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The validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale – straight forwardly in patients with systemic sclerosis 土耳其版负面评价量表的效度和信度-直接在系统性硬化症患者

4区医学

Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v35i3.5

Elif Gur Kabul, Pervin Demir, Firdevs Ulutas, Sinem Yenil, Bilge Basakci Calik, Veli Cobankara

{"title":"The validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale – straight forwardly in patients with systemic sclerosis","authors":"Elif Gur Kabul, Pervin Demir, Firdevs Ulutas, Sinem Yenil, Bilge Basakci Calik, Veli Cobankara","doi":"10.4314/mmj.v35i3.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v35i3.5","url":null,"abstract":"Objective This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of Turkish version of Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale–Straightforwardly (BFNE-S (TR)) in patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc).Materials and Methods 35 individuals (mean age: 53.3±13.0 years) diagnosed as SSc were included. Data on demographics, were collected via structured interview. All participants were evaluated by same investigator. The disability was evaluated with Scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire (SHAQ), disease severity with Medsger’s Disease Severity Scale, and skin involvement with Modified Rodnan Skin Score. BFNE-S (TR) was applied to the patients with SSc who did not receive any treatment for test retest at one-week intervals. Results The one-factor structure was provided for all indices except Chi-Square. Factor loadings were significant. The patient responses to the BFNE-S (TR) demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s α: 0.95). The floor effect (20%) percentage of patients who scored at floor level, was observed. Test-retest reliability of the scale was excellent with 0.91 (95%CI: 0.78–0.96). BFNE-S (TR) total score had positive correlation with SHAQ_Digestive (r=0.503) and SHAQ_Raynaud phenomenon (r=0.343)(p<0.05).Conclusions The BFNE-S (TR) is a reliable and valid scale and can be used for measurement of fear of negative evaluation in SSc.","PeriodicalId":18185,"journal":{"name":"Malawi Medical Journal","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136213783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Examination of functional ankle instability in soccer players: a prospective study 足球运动员功能性踝关节不稳定的检查:一项前瞻性研究

4区医学

Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v35i3.3

Gülşah Ünver, Hikmet KOCAMAN, Hüseyin Eroğlu

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Five cases of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Malawi 马拉维围产期心肌病5例分析

4区医学

Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v35i3.10

Zaithwa Matemvu, Harvey Likapa, Mary Sue Makin, Omar Hossain

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Ferritin/lymphocyte percentage ratio to predict the severity and mortality of COVID-19 铁蛋白/淋巴细胞百分比比值预测COVID-19严重程度和死亡率

4区医学

Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v35i3.8

Nur SIMSEK YURT, Metin OCAK

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Five-times sit-to-stand test following anterior cruciate ligament surgery: a cross-sectional reliability study 前交叉韧带手术后5次坐立试验:横断面可靠性研究

4区医学

Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v35i3.7

Hikmet KOCAMAN, Halil ALKAN, Mehmet CANLI, Mehmet CANLI, Şafak KUZU, Anıl ÖZÜDOĞRU

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Burns among adults in a major Malawian burn unit: epidemiology and factors associated with prolonged hospital stay 马拉维一家主要烧伤科的成人烧伤:流行病学和与长期住院有关的因素

4区医学

Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v35i3.1

Stephen Kasenda, Donnie Mategula, Tilinde Chokotho

{"title":"Burns among adults in a major Malawian burn unit: epidemiology and factors associated with prolonged hospital stay","authors":"Stephen Kasenda, Donnie Mategula, Tilinde Chokotho","doi":"10.4314/mmj.v35i3.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v35i3.1","url":null,"abstract":"AimThis study sought to describe the epidemiology of burns and factors associated with prolonged hospital stay among adult patients admitted in the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital burns unit. MethodsAll files of patients aged at least 17 years and admitted in the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital burns unit between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2017 with acute burns, were reviewed. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, injuries sustained, comorbidities, length of hospital stay, and clinical outcomes were extracted from the files. Summary statistics, independent sample T-test, and odds ratios were computed to determine the distribution and associations of the variables collected.Results A total of 515 patient files, all from rural or informal urban settlements, were reviewed. The median age at the time of presentation was 32 years (IQR: 25-45), and 52% (n=279) were male. Most of the burns occurred at home (81.0%; n=379), were of flame etiology (75.7%; n=385), and were reported to have been accidental (94.7%, n=445). The mean monthly rate of new burn injury patients was highest in the cool-dry season, and epileptic seizures were a common precedent of burn injury (30.7%; n=158). Most (62.7%) of the patients with recorded burn sites sustained multiple burns injuries, and more than half of the patients had upper and lower limb burns (64.6% & 59.5% respectively). Thirty patients sustained additional non-burn injuries, and 26.4% (n=132) of all patients with recorded outcomes died in the hospital.Conclusion The data on burn injuries among adults presenting at the QECH burns unit suggests the existence of socio-economic inequalities associated with burn incidence. There is also a need for improvement in the quality and uptake of epilepsy care in primary care facilities.","PeriodicalId":18185,"journal":{"name":"Malawi Medical Journal","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136213641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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