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Vaccine Effectiveness And Risk Factors Associated With Measles Among Children Presenting To The Hospitals Of Karachi, Pakistan., Aysha Zahidie, Saba Wasim, Zafar Fatmi
Vaccine Effectiveness And Risk Factors Associated With Measles Among Children Presenting To The Hospitals Of Karachi, Pakistan., Aysha Zahidie, Saba Wasim, Zafar Fatmi
Community Health Sciences
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the risk factors regarding guardian's practices associated with development of Measles and also find out effectiveness of Measles vaccine among children less than 12 years of age presenting to the hospitals of Karachi.
STUDY DESIGN:
Matched case control study.
PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY:
Multicenter surveillance was conducted in 11 public and private sector hospitals of Karachi from January 2011 to September 2012 in consultation with World Health Organization Measles Surveillance Cell.
METHODOLOGY:
Cases were children aged less than 12 years with Measles presenting to the hospitals. Controls for cases were enrolled from the same hospitals without …
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: Clinical And Demographic Characteristics, Arshad Rafique, Nida Amjad, Prem Chand, Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi, Muhammad Suleman Rana, Khalid Ahmed, Shahnaz Ibrahim
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: Clinical And Demographic Characteristics, Arshad Rafique, Nida Amjad, Prem Chand, Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi, Muhammad Suleman Rana, Khalid Ahmed, Shahnaz Ibrahim
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Objective: To determine the clinical and demographic characteristics of children diagnosed with Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE).
Study Design: Case series.
Place and Duration of Study: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January 2000 to June 2012.
Methodology: A retrospective analysis was done, regarding medical charts of 43 children under the age of 16 years with a discharge diagnosis of SSPE. Demographic and clinical characteristics were recorded. Results were expressed as percentages.
Results: Most of the 43 patients were male (72%). The average age at presentation was 8.7 years with average duration of symptoms being 100.6 days. History of …
Frequency Of Cardiorenal Syndrome Type-I In Hospitalized Children With Acute Heart Failure In A Tertiary-Care Hospital, Mehjabeen Zaidi, Arshalooz Jamila Rehman, Anwarul Haque, Saleem Akhtar, Prem Kumar Maheshwar
Frequency Of Cardiorenal Syndrome Type-I In Hospitalized Children With Acute Heart Failure In A Tertiary-Care Hospital, Mehjabeen Zaidi, Arshalooz Jamila Rehman, Anwarul Haque, Saleem Akhtar, Prem Kumar Maheshwar
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Objective: To determine the frequency of cardiorenal syndrome in hospitalized children with acute heart failure.
Study Design: Descriptive study.
Place and Duration of Study: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from December 2010 to December 2011.
Methodology: Sixty eight (68) children with acute heart failure fulfilling the selection criteria were evaluated for worsening of renal function (WRF). Serum creatinine was done at baseline and repeated at 72 hours to see the worsening of renal function. Estimated serum creatinine clearance was calculated by Schwartz formula.
Results: Mean age of patients was 43.6 ± 55.2 months. There were …
Readmission To Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: Frequency, Causes And Outcome, Muhammad Rehan Khan, Prem Kumar, Sumaira Iram, Anwarul Haque
Readmission To Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: Frequency, Causes And Outcome, Muhammad Rehan Khan, Prem Kumar, Sumaira Iram, Anwarul Haque
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Readmission to intensive care units is considered to be an important quality indicator in ICU settings. This study was carried out at the paediatric intensive unit (PICU) and step down units of paediatric ward at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, to assess the frequency, common causes and outcome of patients readmitted in PICU within 48 hours after discharge from unit. During the study period, 1022 patients were admitted in PICU, out of which 24 (2.34%) patients required readmission. Male to female ratio was 1.2:1. The mean length of stay on paediatric floor before readmission was 24 hours. Fifteen …
Randomised Double Blind Study To Compare Effectiveness Of Honey, Salbutamol And Placebo In Treatment Of Cough In Children With Common Cold, Adil Waris, William Macharia, E. K. Njeru, F. Essajee
Randomised Double Blind Study To Compare Effectiveness Of Honey, Salbutamol And Placebo In Treatment Of Cough In Children With Common Cold, Adil Waris, William Macharia, E. K. Njeru, F. Essajee
Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa
Background: Acute upper respiratory infection is the most common childhood illness and presents with cough, coryza and fever. Available evidence suggests that cough medicines may be no more effective than honey-based cough remedies.
Objective: To compare effectiveness of honey, salbutamol and placebo in the treatment of cough in children with acute onset cough.
Design: Randomised control trial
Setting: Aga Khan University Hospital Paediatric Casualty
Subjects: Children between ages one to twelve years presenting with a common cold between December 2010 and February 2012 were enrolled.
Outcome measures: Frequency, severity and extent to which cough bothered and disturbed child and parental …
Clinical And Biochemical Characteristics Of Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Shakeel Ahmed, Syed Rehan Ali, Sidra Ishaque, Nabil Sami
Clinical And Biochemical Characteristics Of Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Shakeel Ahmed, Syed Rehan Ali, Sidra Ishaque, Nabil Sami
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Objective: To determine the clinical and biochemical characteristics of children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) at a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan.
Study Design: A descriptive study.
Place and Duration of Study: Paediatric Rheumatology Clinic of The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, from January 2008 to December 2011.
Methodology: Clinical and laboratory profile and outcome of children less than 15 years of age attending the Paediatric Rheumatology Clinic of the Aga Khan University, Karachi with the diagnosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis according to International League against Rheumatism were studied. These children were classified into different types of JIA; …