Publications by authors named "O A Olawoye"
Introduction: Topical agents applied to the burn wound as first aid measures have been noted to impact outcomes. The application of cool running water is effective when administered for at least 20 min within 3 h of burn as recommended by the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association. However, the American Burn Association recommends running water for 5 min, and only in minor burns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The prevalence of chronic wounds is expected to rise with the increasing elderly population in the society. This rise in prevalence of chronic wounds comes with its consequences such as wound pain and interference with activities of daily living. There's a paucity of data on the impact of chronic wounds in our clime.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) polygenic risk scores (PRSs) continue to be evaluated in primarily European-ancestry populations despite higher prevalence and worse outcomes in African-ancestry populations.
Objective: To evaluate how established POAG PRSs perform in African-ancestry samples from the Genetics in Glaucoma Patients of African Descent (GIGA), Genetics of Glaucoma in Individuals of African Descent (GGLAD), and Million Veteran Program (MVP) datasets and compare these with European-ancestry samples.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This was a multicenter, cross-sectional study of POAG cases and controls from Tanzania, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, and the US.
The incidence and prevalence of chronic wounds from a major plastic surgery service from a metropolitan city in south western Nigeria: A sixteen-year retrospective review.
J Tissue Viability
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Chronic wounds significantly affect patients’ quality of life and healthcare costs, with challenges in accurately assessing their prevalence due to varying definitions and study designs in different regions.
- A study conducted between January 2007 and December 2022 analyzed data from 866 patients, revealing an annual average of 330 chronic wound cases, primarily post-traumatic wounds, most commonly affecting males aged 41.7 years.
- There is a strong correlation between older age and the occurrence of chronic wounds, especially on the legs, highlighting the need for improved care of acute wounds to mitigate the burden of chronic wounds.
Prcis: Patients' acceptance of glaucoma therapy was high overall in this study, but lower for surgery than for laser or medical therapy. Fear and cost were the leading reasons why patients declined recommended therapy and they were treatment-specific. Cost was the primary reason for declining medical and laser therapy, while fear was the most common reason for declining surgical therapy.
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