Publications by authors named "Peter Chibuzor 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.
Article Synopsis
- 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.
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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.*