Publications by authors named "Natnicha Poonchuay"
This retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the characteristics and outcomes of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by (), focusing on the impact of appropriate empirical antimicrobial treatment. Of the enrolled 240 patients with VAP due to (median age: 45 years) in a tertiary-care hospital in southern Thailand between January 2010 and December 2021, 90% had medical comorbidities and 91% had previously received carbapenems. In addition, only 45% of the patients were initially admitted to the intensive care unit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sex, age, medical history, treatment, tobacco use, and race (SAMe-TTR) score helps detect patients at risk of suboptimal anticoagulation control. A score above two suggests poor control; however, non-Caucasian status being assigned two points might hinder the recognition of poor control in patients of other races.
Objective: To evaluate the SAMe-TTR score's ability to predict poor anticoagulation control [defined as time in therapeutic range (TTR) < 60-70%] in Asian and non-Asian populations on vitamin K antagonists (VKAs).
Background: Recently, there is a lack of studies comparing the renoprotective effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. This study therefore aimed to investigate the renoprotective effects of SGLT-2 inhibitors and DPP-4 inhibitors on Thai patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Methods: Patient medication records of all patients who used those two antidiabetic classes at Fort Wachirawut Hospital were reviewed.
Background: The SAMe-TTR score identifies patients on vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) who are more likely to have poor time in therapeutic range (TTR); however, the association between SAMe-TTR and clinical outcomes remains controversial.
Objectives: The objective is to assess the association of SAMe-TTR score with clinical outcomes and poor TTR in patients on VKAs.
Methods: We searched using the term "SAMe-TTR.
Background: Thailand government has enacted a ban on vaping for eight years, but the number of vapers has continued to increase, particularly among teenagers. This study aimed to evaluate undergraduate pharmacy students' knowledge and attitudes toward e-cigarette use in Thailand.
Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed between January and March 2022.
Background And Aims: There is no published data on linagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, on its cardiovascular risk reduction in Thai population. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate the effect of linagliptin on cardiovascular risk reduction in Thai patients with diabetes mellitus.
Methods: Patient profiles of all patients treated with linagliptin in a hospital in Thailand were reviewed.
Background And Aims: This study aimed to assess the effects of vildagliptin on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in Thai patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using the Thai Cardiovascular Risk Score.
Methods: All patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who used vildagliptin at a secondary hospital in Thailand were screened and recruited. The relevant variables were obtained from patient medication charts at the first visit on which the patients were prescribed vildagliptin and from the 6-month, 12-month, and 18-month post-treatment visits.