Publications by authors named "Peter C Oriji"
Background: Increased renal echogenicity is a nonspecific ultrasound finding. It may be a normal variation or suggestive of various underlying conditions like renal amyloidosis, chronic kidney disease, sickle cell disease and HIV associated nephropathy (HIVAN).
Objective: To study maternal renal echogenicity in normal pregnancy, and explore its relationship with maternal baseline characteristics in our subregion.
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- There is very limited data about mpox (a disease) during pregnancy, with only 65 cases reported globally since 1958, and 59 of those in the current outbreak.
- Pregnant women are more vulnerable to severe illness due to changes in their bodies, and African women seem to be at higher risk for complications.
- There are many challenges in diagnosing and managing mpox in pregnancy in Africa, including patients hiding their travel history and a lack of medical resources, so more support is needed to help these countries.
Background: Foetal kidney length (FKL) measurements and comparisons to normal charts can be used to assess the development of the foetal kidneys throughout the entire course of pregnancy. This study was designed to assess FKL between 20 - 40 weeks' gestation, establish reference ranges for FKL and determine the relationship between FKL and gestational age (GA) in normal pregnancy.
Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted between March-August 2022, at the Obstetric Units and Radiology Departments of the two tertiary health facilities, one secondary facility and one radio-diagnostic facility in Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria.
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- A study conducted at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital revealed that many blood units crossed-matched for Caesarean sections in Nigeria go unused, contributing to high blood wastage and costs.* -
- The efficiency of blood usage was assessed using metrics like the cross-match to transfusion (C/T) ratio, which indicated poor utilization with a C/T ratio of 3.1 and over 68% of blood wasted.* -
- The study recommends implementing a Maximal Surgical Blood Order Schedule (MSBOS) to better estimate blood needs for Caesarean sections, along with tailored blood grouping practices based on patient risk levels.*