ASSESSMENT OF CORONARY COLLATERAL CIRCULATION PREDICTORS AMONG PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN POPULATION GEORGIA.

Coronary collateral circulation (CCC) has been shown to have a prognostic role in acute myocardial infarction (MI). We aimed to identify factors associated with CCC development in patients with acute myocardial ischemia. In the present analysis, 673 consecutive patients aged 27 - 94 years (64.

Audit of Early and Late Maternal Deaths in Georgia: Potential for Improving Substandard Obstetric Care.

Introduction: Quality of care is an important factor in reducing preventable maternal deaths, yet it is a significant challenge in many countries. Substandard and poor quality of care is the leading factor in two-thirds of maternal deaths in European countries. Our study investigated the deaths of all women of reproductive age in 2012 in Georgia.

Socio-Demographic Determinants of Road Traffic Fatalities in Women of Reproductive Age in the Republic of Georgia: Evidence from the National Reproductive Age Mortality Study (2014).

Purpose: Globally and in the European region, the road traffic injuries (RTI) have emerged as a major public health and development problem, killing the most productive adult members of a population, including women. This study aimed to identify the key socio-demographic determinants of premature and avoidable RTI mortality in reproductive-aged women (15-49 years) in Georgia.

Materials And Methods: The study employed verbal autopsy data from the second national reproductive age mortality survey (RAMOS 2014).

Maternal Mortality in Georgia: Incidence, Causes and Level of Underreporting: A National Reproductive Age Mortality Study 2014.

Introduction: Accurate data on maternal mortality are essential for assessing progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).The aim of the study was to determine the incidence and causes of maternal deaths in Georgia, then explore the potential for improvement of quality of maternal health care. The study's secondary aims were to identify the level of underreporting of maternal deaths in Georgian vital statistics over 1 year (2012) and to compare these results with previous data from 2006.