Publications by authors named "Issouf Franck N'Dama Sieba"

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  • The study investigated the prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, finding an 18.4% prevalence among 239 patients.
  • Common symptoms included dyspnea (58.6%), cough (56.1%), and chest pain (40.2%), and many patients underwent chest CT angiography without prior D-dimer testing.
  • The research concluded that elevated D-dimer levels significantly correlate with the incidence of pulmonary embolism, indicating the importance of using both CT angiography and D-dimer levels for diagnosis.
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Objective: To study the chest CT profile of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in patients in the city of Ouagadougou.

Patients And Methods: descriptive cross-sectional study with retrospective collection of 1017 patients of both sexes. Included were patients aged 15 and over who had performed a chest CT scan without or with injection of contrast product, suspected or positive for COVID -19.

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Obstetric ultrasound performed according to standards from its prescription to the report is a guarantee of quality. The aim of our study was to take stock of obstetrical ultrasounds in order to make rational the ultrasound follow-ups of pregnancy. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection through the reports of obstetrical ultrasounds performed from the 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018.

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