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Determinants of visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability among Ghanaians with hypertension and diabetes mellitus

Sarfo, Fred S; Ayisi-Boateng, Nana K; Nguah, Samuel B; Sarfo-Kantanka, Osei; Kokuro, Collins; Ababio, Hanson; Adu-Boakye, Yaw; Ovbiagele, Bruce.
Ghana med. j; 57 (1), 2023
Objective: To identify the determinants of systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV) among Ghanaians. Design: We undertook a secondary analysis of data collected in a prospective study Setting: The study involved patients with hypertension and or diabetes receiving care in five hospitals in Ghana Main...
Hypertension, Malignant, Antigenic Variation, Stroke, Risk Factors, Blood Pressure, Diabetes Mellitus
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Intensive care unit deaths among neurosurgery patients in a tertiary hospital in South Western Nigeria

Rabiu, T B; Uthman, I I; Folami, E O.
Research Journal of Health Sciences; 11 (1), 2023
Neurosurgical patients are the most critical ICU admissions. While advancements in neurosurgical ICUs (NICU) have improved outcomes of care globally, ICU mortality remains a major clinical issue in developing nations. This study evaluates ICU mortalities of neurosurgical patients in a general ICU settin...
Neurosurgical Procedures, Intensive Care Units, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Spinal Cord Diseases, Sepsis, Hypertension, Malignant
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Treatment Outcomes in COVID-19 patients with comorbidities in Kaduna state, NorthwesternNigeria

Idris, U; Oyefabi, AM; Dalhat, MM; Umar, IM; Abdulmajid, M; Gwamna, J; Mahmud, AS.
The Nigerian Health Journal; 23 (1), 2023
Background: Severe COVID-19 disease has been reported among people with underlying conditions such as diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. This study determined the outcomes of COVID-19 among patients with comorbidities in Kaduna state, where we have the hi...
COVID-19, Treatment Outcome, Hypertension, Malignant, Diabetes Insipidus, Chronic Disease
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Hypertension maligne à l’hôpital Fousseyni Daou de Kayes, au Mali: aspects épidémio-cliniques et pronostiques
Malignant hypertension at the Fousseyni Daou hospital in Kayes, Mali: epidemiological and prognostic aspects

Aboubacar Sidiki, Fofana; Magara, Samake; Seydou, S Y; Coulibaly, Sah dit Baba; Amadou, Maiga; Modi, Sidibe; Hamadoun, Yattara.
Ann. afr. méd. (En ligne); 16 (4), 2023
L'hypertension artérielle maligne (HTAM) est un problème de santé publique en Afrique subsaharienne. L'objectif de cette étude était de décrire le profil épidémio-clinique et les facteurs pronostiques de l’HTAM à Fousseyni DAOU de Kayes. Méthodes. Nous avons réalisé une étude rétrospectiv...
Hypertension, Malignant, Nephrology Nursing, Mortality, Public Health, Nephrology, Blood Pressure
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