Cardiotocography recordings of both high risk and low risk pregnant women were studied and the results were correlated with the labour outcome, perinatal mortality and various morbidity variables such as 5 min apgar score and intrapartum fetal distress. The results were statistically analysed and the diagnostic value of admission test in terms of sensitivity and specificity in predicting the la...

Objective Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention or hyperactivity. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between ADHD and drug dependence. Methods The presence and severity of ADHD and substance use were evaluated through questionnaires in 80 adult patients in therapeutic communities. Results No difference in drug u...

Abstract Introduction Research has shown that early fixation and return to mobility in femoral fragility fractures improves post-operative outcomes. Based on this, patients with neck of femur (NOF#), NICE guidelines advise ‘on the day or after admission’. However, no exist case periprosthetic (FPP#) despite emerging evidence showing improved outcomes this cohort also. Method We retrospectively ...

INTRODUCTION: Hospital admissions reflect the pattern of illnesses in society, and itsdocumentation various localities may provide clues on decision-making implementationsin health sector. This study aimed to ascertain reasons for admission outcome themedical wards Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Nigeria.METHODS: The medical records all patients admitted into during thestudy were retrospective...

In this paper we identify a set of the requirements for an e cient admission control algorithm and propose new algorithms. These methods need only aggregate tra c measurements, work with simple FIFO scheduling and take only minimal assumptions on the pattern of the tra c. The requirements de ne a family of measurement based admission control algorithms of which three key members are discussed. ...

The relation between admission to hospital during the preschool years and teacher and maternal ratings of child behaviour problems at age 6 years was studied in a birth cohort of New Zealand children. There was a slight but consistent trend for reported behaviour problems to increase with increasing length of hospital stay, however, control for family and social factors suggested that this corr...

The current study examined the curvilinear links between involvement in organized activities (OA) and sport activities specifically and various indicators of psychological and social development. Participants included 150 9th and 10th graders (57% females) from an urban, selective-enrollment high school. Eligibility for admission is based on city residence, high GPA, and high scores on standard...

EDITOR,-Diana Kuh and Susan Stirling report significant educational gradients for risk of admission for diseases of the female genital system and breast, and in particular for menstrual disorders: 1% of highly educated women were admitted to hospital for menstrual problems compared with 19% of those with minimal qualifications. 1 Social gradients were also observed for hysterectomies and dilata...

Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) was recognized as a rare new entity. We report the case of a 63 years old female suffering from progressive dyspnea and dry cough for three years. Two years before admission to our hospital, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) was diagnosed in another hospital and treatment with prednisolone and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) was commenced. At admissi...