Niger J Clin Pract
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Cutaneous changes commonly occur in chronic kidney disease (CKD), however, there is limited information on its effect on quality of life of these patients. This study determined the prevalence and pattern of skin changes in CKD patients and their effects on the dermatology life quality index (DLQI) of the patients. ⋯ Skin changes occur commonly in CKD patients and significantly affected their DLQI. This study highlights the significant burden that skin changes add to CKD.
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Controlled Clinical Trial Observational Study
Effect of terlipressin infusion therapy on recipient's hepatic and renal functions in living donor liver transplantations: Experience from a tertiary hospital.
Patients with end-stage liver disease are prone to hemodynamic disturbances which may be aggravated with liver transplantation. Blood pooling in splanchnic area and portal hypertension cause reduction in central blood volume. Terlipressin reduces mesenteric and hepatic blood flow, causing vasoconstriction in the smooth muscles of the arteries in the splanchnic region. ⋯ This may be a result of randomization defect of our retrospective study design. Many prospective randomized studies should be planned to reach more accurate results.
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Observational Study
Clinical evaluation of postoperative fever in patients that had oral and maxillofacial surgery in university of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria.
Postoperative fever (POF) is often encountered after major oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures. This could become an unwanted complication, requiring detailed clinical evaluation and investigations to determine the cause. ⋯ This study suggests that most cases of POF are of early onset and of short duration. The longer the surgery time, the more likely POF will occur.
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Subcutaneous fat is a highly active metabolic tissue that exerts control on numerous biochemical and physiological processes in health and disease. Children are particularly susceptible to nutritional problems, hence the need to measure subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT) which can be used to determine their body composition. Ultrasonography provides an affordable, noninvasive, available technique of achieving this. ⋯ This work has provided a sonographic normogram of SFT at various sites for preschool children in Nigeria.
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Dental office is an ideal screening place to identify undiagnosed/uncontrolled patients with hypertension. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and behavior of dentists toward performing proper management of hypertensive patients in Saudi Arabia. ⋯ There is a lack of knowledge and behavior toward proper management of patients with hypertension in our dental sociality. Broadening the breath of dentists' responsibilities to include screening and working together with physicians will help improve the community dental and general health of visiting patients and should be the goal of all dentists.