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{"title":"Assessment of Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Ultrasonography.","authors":"Koushik Sarkar, Maheswar Chaudhury, Pravakar Bahinipati, Somadatta Das","doi":"10.4103/aam.aam_124_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_124_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The reliability of the diaphragm thickening fraction in predicting weaning failure in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), as well as the relationship between the patients' diaphragmatic inspiratory excursion and diaphragmatic thickness.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Fifty mechanically ventilated patients participated in this hospital-based cross-sectional prospective study in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Patients who had been on a mechanical ventilator for at least 7 days and whose legal guardian was willing to provide consent were also included in the research. People with hemodynamic instability and those whose legal guardians were reluctant to comply were excluded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Using diaphragmatic thickening fraction as a diagnostic criterion, the weaning failure group consisted of 24 patients, out of which we predicted diaphragmatic dysfunction (DD) in 19 patients. The weaning success group consisted of 26 patients, of which we predicted no DD in 21 patients. Weaning success or failure was predicted by diaphragmatic thickening fraction with a sensitivity of 79.16% and a specificity of 80.76%, diaphragm excursion with a sensitivity of 70.8% and an 80.7%, and diaphragmatic thickness with a sensitivity of 66.66% and a specificity of 73.91%, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Diagnosing DD in mechanically ventilated, figuring out if extubation would be effective or not, monitoring respiratory effort, and assessing atrophy in ICU patients, ultrasonography may be an effective and accurate technique for mechanical ventilation patients, and it provides a convenient, noninvasive, affordable, and secure way to assess DD.</p>","PeriodicalId":7938,"journal":{"name":"Annals of African Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142493104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development and Validation of a \"Stress and Coping Assessment Tool Associated with Maintaining Oral Health among Children with Special Health-care Needs\".","authors":"Mihir Nayak, Sarakanuru K Srinath, Umme Azher, Sahana Srinath, Gargi S Murthy, Snehalika More","doi":"10.4103/aam.aam_217_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_217_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In our routine pediatric dental practice, many of us encounter parents and caretakers of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) who complain about the difficulties they face in daily tooth brushing of their children. Some parents may have to accept defeat as their children face overwhelming medical conditions to cater to; ultimately leading to paradigm shift of oral hygiene leading to increase of dental caries and gingival problems.</p><p><strong>Aims and objectives: </strong>To develop and validate a comprehensive tool that can help us in assessing parent related stressors and coping factors with regard to maintenance of oral hygiene of their children.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Data related to stress and coping factors encountered during maintenance of oral hygiene of their children and their experiences during the child's dental treatment (if any) were collected from parents of CSHCN. Validation and feedback from content evaluation panel experts were done.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A comprehensive assessment tool with 45 items (29 stresses related items and 16 coping related items) was developed after validation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We could develop and validate a 'Stress and Coping Assessment Tool associated with maintaining Oral health among Children with Special health care needs' - abbreviated as \"SCATOCS\" with a hope to benefit and manage oral health care to the referred population.</p>","PeriodicalId":7938,"journal":{"name":"Annals of African Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142493118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correlation of Pseudocholinesterase Level with Clinical, Biochemical Parameters Including Cardiac Profile and the Outcome in Organophosphorus Poisoning.","authors":"Arvind Kumar, Shyam Chand Chaudhary, Kauser Usman, Vivek Kumar, Kamal Kumar Sawlani, Munna Lal Patel, Abhishek Singh, Amit Kumar, Gyanendra Kumar Sonkar, Shiuli Rathore","doi":"10.4103/aam.aam_20_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/aam.aam_20_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Poisoning is a significant health hazard and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. India, being a predominantly agrarian country, routinely employs organophosphate (OP) pesticides in farming, and they are readily available \"over the counter.\" OPs exert their toxicity by interfering with the normal function of acetylcholine, an essential neurotransmitter throughout the autonomic and central nervous systems. Due to the limited availability of facilities and resources in health-care systems, and economically restraining patients, it is necessary to rely more on clinical features to assess the severity of poisoning and manage the condition properly.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>It was a hospital-based prospective observational study that included patients aged >13 years in a tertiary care hospital. All patients were clinically evaluated based on their history and examination. The diagnosis was made based on characteristic clinical manifestations or evidence of exposure to organophosphorus compounds (corroborative evidence such as empty containers and the odor of gastric aspirates). Clinical severity was assessed and categorized according to the Peradeniya Organophosphorus Poisoning Scale (POP scale). A score of 0-3 is considered mild poisoning, 4-7 as moderate poisoning, and 8-11 as severe poisoning.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of the 50 patients enrolled in the study, 17 (34.00%) were aged <20 years, 19 (38%) were in the 20-30 years age group, and 14 (28%) were aged >30 years. Ingestion is the only mode of exposure to poisoning. None of the patients had history of contact or inhalational exposure. Of the 50 cases, 12 (24.0%) were in the mild category, 26 (52.0%) in the moderate category, and 12 (24%) in the severe category on the POP grading. A comparison of the mean serum pseudocholinesterase, troponin-T, and pro-BNP levels with severity was performed. In mild OP poisoning, the mean serum PChE level was 2766.58 ± 1120.44; in moderate, it was 1969.35 ± 1330.07, and in severe, it was 701.83 ± 961.17. Pseudocholinesterase levels decreased progressively with increasing clinical severity from mild-to-severe cases, and this association was statistically significant (P < 0.001). Two-dimensional echocardiography screening done in all patients did not show any significant abnormalities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study shows that serum PCE is reduced in OP poisoning and correlates with the clinical severity grading done by the POP scale and is also associated with an increase in the duration of intensive care unit stay. No significant evidence of direct cardiac injury was observed in this study. A low Glasgow Coma Scale score and an increased respiratory rate at presentation are associated with poor outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":7938,"journal":{"name":"Annals of African Medicine","volume":"23 4","pages":"704-709"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11556486/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142279397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Utility of Various Activation Procedures in Provoking Ictal and Interictal Patterns, during Routine Electroencephalogram (rEEG) Recording.","authors":"Saima Nazish, Erum Shariff, Azra Zafar, Danah Aljaafari, Foziah Alshamrani, Norah A Alkhaldi, Feras Alsulaiman, Rizwana Shahid, Aishah Albakr, Abdullah Alsulaiman, Majed Alabdali, Nehad Soltan, Modhi Alkhaldi","doi":"10.4103/aam.aam_64_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/aam.aam_64_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Activation procedures (APs) are adopted during routine electroencephalography (rEEG) to provoke interictal epileptiform abnormalities (EAs). This study aimed to observe interictal and ictal (EAs) of different EEG patterns, provoked by various APs.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>This cross-sectional study was performed in the neurology department of King Fahd hospital of university, Saudi Arabia. The EEGs and medical records of patients who presented for EEG recordings were screened initially, then 146 EEGs provoked EAs due to utilization of APs, were included for analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among all EEGs with provoked EAs, Non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM) provoked EAs in 93 (63.7%) patients with following patterns, focal spike wave discharges (FSWDs) 45 (P= 0.01), focal spike wave discharges with bilateral synchrony (FSWDBS) 27 (P=0.03) and generalized spike wave discharges (GSWDs) 46 (P=0.01). Intermittent photic stimulation (IPS) most significantly provoked FSWDs in 07 patient (P =0.01) and GSWDs in 30 patients (P=<0.001) 7 patients (P = 0.01) and GSWDs in 30 patients (P < 0.001). Hyperventilation (HV) was associated with a higher occurrence of GSWDs in 37 patients (P =0.01). Female sex 7 (P = 0.02), provoked GSWDs 3 (P = 0.03), NREM sleep 8 (P = 0.04), prolonged EEG record 3 (P = 0.02), clinical events during recording 5 (P ≤ 0.01), diagnosis of genetic 05 (P = 0.03), and immune-mediated epilepsies 2 (P = 0.001) were associated with the provocation of ictal EAs; however, in multiple logistic regression analysis, no statistically significant association of these variables (P ≥ 0.05 each) was noted.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The provocation of EAs in rEEG with different APs varies according to circumstances, including seizure types, epilepsy etiology, and the type of AP applied. These clinical and procedural parameters affect the diagnostic yield of rEEG and need careful consideration during rEEG recordings. APs adopted during rEEG recording can induce FSWDs, FSWDBS, and GSWDs in the form of either interictal or ictal EAs in various etiologies of epilepsy. Ictal EAs may appear in the form of GSWDs, during NREM sleep, in prolonged EEG records; however, their independent association needs to be evaluated in larger sample studies. Further, prospective cohort studies with adequate sample sizes are warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":7938,"journal":{"name":"Annals of African Medicine","volume":"23 4","pages":"688-696"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11556479/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142279418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diagnostic Utility of High-resolution Esophageal Manometry and Its Correlation with Symptoms.","authors":"Balaji Musunuri, Vikas Pemmada, Ganesh Bhat, Athish Shetty, Shiran Shetty, Ganesh C Pai","doi":"10.4103/aam.aam_63_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/aam.aam_63_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Primary esophageal motility disorders present with a spectrum of symptoms where manometry plays an important role. We designed this study to evaluate the utility of esophageal manometry among various symptoms.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This is a single-center observational study conducted over 5 years in a tertiary referral center. A total of 564 patients who underwent high-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM) using a 16-channel water perfusion system were included in the study. Their clinical profile and manometric findings, as per the Chicago classification version 4.0, were recorded, and the diagnostic utility of HREM with respect to symptoms was studied.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Motility disorders were identified in 48.8% of patients, the most common being Achalasia cardia (32.4%). Dysphagia (55.5%) was the most common indication of manometry, followed by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) (34.9%), chest pain (6.2%), and symptoms such as belching, globus, and hiccoughs (3.4%). Among those who were re-classified from Chicago classification v3.0 to v4.0, 21.2% had a newer diagnosis. Among the patients with dysphagia, HREM revealed the highest yield of detecting an abnormal esophageal motility test (70.6%); meanwhile, this yield was much lower in those with GERD (21.8%), chest pain (22.8%), and other symptoms (15.7%). The most common finding among those with dysphagia was Achalasia cardia (55.9%), while the study was normal among those with GERD (78.1%), chest pain (77.1%), and other symptoms (84.2%). The sensitivity and specificity of dysphagia for major motility disorders were 65% and 91%, respectively, with a positive predictive value of 90%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HREM has high accuracy and a good diagnostic yield among patients with dysphagia, with the most common finding being Achalasia cardia.</p>","PeriodicalId":7938,"journal":{"name":"Annals of African Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"617-622"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11556496/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141974931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of Stress on Sleep Quality among Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia.","authors":"Ahmed I Sayed, Sarah J Mobarki, Imtenan A Oberi, Yazan Z Omar, Sarah H Moafa, Raum A Ayoub, Yara Ajeebi, Faisal Hakami, Abdulrahman Hakami, Mohammed Somaili","doi":"10.4103/aam.aam_7_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/aam.aam_7_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>It has long been understood that sleep is a necessary therapeutic element of human physiology and is crucial for healthy functioning, mental health, and quality of life. Medical students frequently minimize their sleep and habits to cope with their workload and their stressful lives, which has a negative influence on both mental health and academic performance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of stress and its effect on sleep quality among medical students (in both the preclinical and clinical years) at Jazan University in Saudi Arabia.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A cross-sectional research design was applied in this study. The sample constituted medical students at Jazan University, Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. A self-administered online survey was distributed actively to measure the variables of interest.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study examined the sleep quality and psychological distress among 347 students. The findings revealed that a significant proportion of students experienced sleep difficulties, with 52.8% reporting mild sleep problems and 46.6% reporting moderate sleep difficulties. In addition, a notable percentage of participants (28.2%) reported very high psychological distress, while 27.4% experienced severe psychological distress.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study found that medical students had a high level of stress and poor sleep quality, which led to unhealthy habits, such as consuming many energy drinks. Hence, it is recommended that concerns should be addressed to minimize the risk of developing chronic illnesses.</p>","PeriodicalId":7938,"journal":{"name":"Annals of African Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"586-593"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11556485/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141974934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficacy of Follicular Cell Pattern Analysis in Thyroid Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology Evaluation.","authors":"Sasidharannair Chandrakumari Abilash, Singaravelu Shree Lakshmi Devi, Sinha Pammy","doi":"10.4103/aam.aam_67_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/aam.aam_67_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is widely utilized for thyroid lesion diagnosis but faces challenges such as sample inadequacy and overlapping cytological features. This study examines how accurately these patterns correlate with histopathological diagnoses, shedding light on FNAC's limitations and diagnostic potential.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To study the application of the architectural pattern of follicular cells in the interpretation of thyroid lesions and to demonstrate the diagnostic accuracy (DA) of FNAC.</p><p><strong>Settings and design: </strong>Cross-sectional study carried over 1 year.</p><p><strong>Subjects and methods: </strong>A total of 110 cases were reviewed by the cytopathologists. The prominent follicular cell architecture, namely macrofollicular, microfollicular, papillary, trabecular, three-dimensional clusters, and dispersed cells, was described in each case. In addition to these patterns, cellular morphology and background features were also noted, and a final cytological diagnosis was established. The cytology diagnosis was correlated with the histopathological diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Statistical analysis used: </strong>Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, DA of FNAC in diagnosing nonneoplastic and neoplastic lesions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Macrofollicular pattern was seen in 80.26% of colloid goiter cases. Microfollicular pattern was observed in 72.2% of follicular neoplasm. About 62.5% of papillary thyroid carcinomas showed a papillary pattern. The trabecular pattern was seen in 42.86% of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and 16.67% of follicular neoplasms. The sensitivity and specificity of FNAC in diagnosing neoplastic lesions was 92.59% and 97.59%, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>FNAC is a simple, rapid, definite, and cost-effective primary diagnostic tool for thyroid evaluation. Cell architecture pattern is a simple and appropriate approach that complements cell morphology and background details in arriving at the final cytological diagnosis of thyroid lesions.</p>","PeriodicalId":7938,"journal":{"name":"Annals of African Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"623-627"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11556494/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141974936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Study of Neurological Involvement in Dengue and Chikungunya Infection.","authors":"Shipra Gulati, Samrasimha Reddy Duggu, Kunal Chawla, Rishikesh Dessai, Sunil Jain","doi":"10.4103/aam.aam_131_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/aam.aam_131_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and dengue fever have been reported for recent epidemics worldwide, with varied clinical involvement. Chikungunya was first reported to affect the nervous system in the 1960s. The clinical profile of dengue with multi-organ involvement is varied with reported involvement of the central nervous system in some.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of this study was to study the frequency and pattern of neurological involvement in patients admitted with dengue and chikungunya in a tertiary care hospital.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Patients admitted with confirmed chikungunya and dengue were evaluated clinically and investigations were enrolled in the study. Patients with preexisting neurological issues, obvious metabolic, vascular, or septic causes for neurological involvement were excluded from the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 309 patients with chikungunya were included in the study. Out of these, 11 (3.56%) patients were found to have neurological involvement. The most common presentations were altered sensorium (100%) followed by headache (81.81%). The relative risk of mortality in patients with neurological involvement due to chikungunya was 7.96. A total of 443 patients with dengue fever were enrolled in the study. Out of these, 5 (1.10%) patients were found to have neurological involvement. The most common presentations were altered sensorium and headache (100%), followed by vomiting (80%). The relative risk of mortality in patients with neurological involvement due to dengue was 5.15.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The recent epidemic of chikungunya and dengue virus infections was associated with various neurological complications. Neurological involvement of chikungunya and dengue was identified to be a bad prognostic factor with significantly higher mortality.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>This is a single center study, involving only the patients admitted to the hospital. Furthermore, being an observational study, follow-up could not be done to look for neurological sequelae.</p>","PeriodicalId":7938,"journal":{"name":"Annals of African Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"563-566"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11556480/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141974919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Neurological Conditions: An Observation from the Eastern Part of India.","authors":"Ajit Prasad Mishra, Srikant Kumar Sahoo, Girijanandini Kanungo, Lulup Kumar Sahoo, Shubhankar Mishra, Chandraprava Mishra","doi":"10.4103/aam.aam_65_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/aam.aam_65_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is an extracorporeal process of separation of plasma from the cellular components of blood and its replacement with analogous fluids. This process is effective in treatment of disease conditions from dysregulation of the humoral immune system by removal of various humoral pathogenic substances like antibodies, immune complexes, monoclonal proteins, toxins or cytokine(s) and/or the replenishment of a specific plasma factor.</p><p><strong>Aim and objective: </strong>To evaluate major indications of therapeutic plasma exchange in neurological disorders. To identify major complications associated and factors associated with premature cessation of the therapeutic plasma exchange cycle. Materials and Methods: This is a hospital based retrospective study conducted by analyzing medical records of patients, who had undergone therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) for various neurological disorders at IMS & SUM hospital. Medical records total 118 patients who underwent TPE from January 2016 to December 2021 were analyzed. The demographic data, blood group pattern and indications for TPE were enumerated from the records. Various complications of TPE and reasons for incomplete TPE cycle were documented and analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 508 TPE procedures were performed on 118 patients. In this study 61 patients were male and 57 patients were female. O-blood group was commonest blood group among the patients. GBS is the commonest indication of TPE. 57.6 % of patients could complete all sessions TPE cycle. Blockage of vascular access is the commonest cause of incomplete TPE session. Cramps (33%) and mild transient hypotension (27.1%0 were the commonest complications observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>TPE is a safe and effective treatment option for various immune-mediated neurological disorders and should be considered in managing these disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":7938,"journal":{"name":"Annals of African Medicine","volume":"23 4","pages":"649-655"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11556484/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142279406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10 as a Predictor of Mortality in Elderly with COVID-19.","authors":"Alfian Nur Rosyid, Arina Dery Puspitasari, Anggraini Dwi Sensusiati, Jusak Nugraha, Muhammad Amin","doi":"10.4103/aam.aam_1_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/aam.aam_1_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>The age group at the most high risk for mortality due to SARS-CoV-2 infection was the elderly.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aims to analyze markers that can predict the severity and mortality of elderly COVID-19 patients.</p><p><strong>Settings and design: </strong>This study used a cohort retrospective design. We include adult and elderly COVID-19 patients at Universitas Airlangga Hospital from March to August 2021.</p><p><strong>Subjects and methods: </strong>The sample used was 48 COVID-19 patients with positive real-time polymerase chain reaction swab results. We check the complete blood count and serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-10 using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay during admission.</p><p><strong>Statistical analysis used: </strong>Data were analyzed using t -test, Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, Pearson, and Kendall Tau correlation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Leukocyte level (6.6 ± 2.5) was lowest in the severe-critical elderly group. Neutrophil level (75.3 ± 10.2) was highest in the mild-moderate elderly group. Lymphocyte level (18.8 ± 8.7) was highest in mild-moderate nonelderly group. Platelet level (279.0 ± 117.7) was highest in the mild-moderate elderly group. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio level (9.1 ± 9.4) was highest in the severe-critical nonelderly group, IL-6 level (98.6 ± 144.1) was highest in the severe-critical elderly group, IL-10 level (107.7 ± 47.7) was highest in the severe-critical elderly group and highest IL-6/IL-10 level (1.4 ± 1.7) was found in the mild-moderate elderly group no significant differences in biomarkers identification between the elderly and nonelderly groups. There was a substantial relationship between IL-10 levels and gender, IL-10 level, and hospital discharge condition.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Female elderly patients and alive elderly patients were correlated with increased levels of IL-10.</p>","PeriodicalId":7938,"journal":{"name":"Annals of African Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"575-579"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11556489/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141974894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}