BACKGROUND This study was performed in children aged <15 years, at the Pediatric Neurology Clinic of Imam Reza Hospital affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. The objective of this study was to recognize the main predisposing factors that result in uncontrolled seizures in patients so that we can start the treatment accurately. METHODS There were two groups of patients; group I...

Recent observations that there is a secular variation in newborn weight and length call for their continuous assessment, as well as evaluating factors that influence them. The influence of maternal age, weight and height, as well as the number of previous deliveries, abortions and the number of cigarettes smoked per day on newborn weight and length was examined. Data were collected from 181 hea...

BACKGROUND Age is often the sole criterion for determining the need for preoperative electrocardiograms. However, screening electrocardiograms have not been shown to add value above clinical information. This study was designed to determine whether it is possible to target electrocardiograms ordering to patients most likely to have an abnormality that would affect management and if age alone is...

Burn mortality statistics may be misleading unless they account properly for the many factors that can influence outcome. Such estimates are useful for patients and others making medical and financial decisions concerning their care. This study aimed to define the clinical, microbiological and laboratorial predictors of mortality with a view to focus on better burn care. Data were collected usi...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Most previous epidemiologic studies about fecal incontinence were performed in specific populations in Korea. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and predictive factors of fecal incontinence in adult Korean population, both men and women aged 20 years and over. METHODS Subjects who had undergone medical check-up for health screening were enrolled. They completed the structured...

Diet attrition and failure of long term treatment are very frequent in obese patients. This study aimed to identify pre-treatment variables determining dropout and to customise the characteristics of those most likely to abandon the program before treatment, thus making it possible to modify the therapy to increase compliance. A total of 146 outpatients were consecutively enrolled; 73 patients ...

PURPOSE Although percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) has been accepted as a standard method for the management of large renal stones, the incidence of renal hemorrhage is relatively high. This study investigated the variables that affect bleeding during PCNL. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of 370 patients who underwent PCNL by a single surgeon from January 2005 to December 2010 wer...

(1) Hospital Regional da Asa Norte, Secretaria de Saúde do Distrito Federal, SMHN, AE 1, Bloco A, 70000-000, Brasília, DF, Brasil. (2) Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil. Corresponence to: Jefferson Lessa Soares de Macedo, SQS 213 Bloco ‘H’ Apto. 104, Asa Sul, 70292-080 Brasília, DF, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF MORTALITY ...

Reduced fetal growth is seen in about 10% of the pregnancies but only a minority has a pathological background and is known as intrauterine growth restriction or fetal growth restriction (IUGR / FGR). Increased fetal and neonatal mortality and morbidity as well as adult pathologic conditions are often associated to IUGR. Risk factors for IUGR are easy to assess but have poor predictive value. F...