Publications by authors named "R Mistry"
Background: Given the many nicotine and tobacco products in use, studies of the interdependence of use patterns and transitions are needed.
Methods: Using Waves 1-4 of the PATH Study, we analyzed latent transitions among adults who ever regularly used nicotine or tobacco products at Wave 1 to identify latent use states (n = 12,358) and estimated one-wave transition probabilities. Multinomial logistic regression identified demographic factors associated with transitions.
Introduction: Adolescent overweight and obesity as measured by body mass index (BMI) seem to be increasing at an alarming rate in urban populations. Parental BMI plays an important role in their adolescent's BMI. Overweight and obesity coexisting with undernutrition in adolescents is an important public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Adolescents frequently use the emergency department (ED) to meet their health care needs, and many use the ED as their primary source of care. The ED is therefore well situated to provide preventive health care to large numbers of adolescents. The objective of this multicenter qualitative analysis was to identify factors that influence the implementation of preventive health care interventions for adolescent patients in the ED.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFViral Determinants of Childhood Asthma Exacerbation Severity and Treatment Response.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how different respiratory viruses affect asthma exacerbations in children aged 4 to 18 who seek treatment in the emergency department (ED).
- Results showed that 86% of children tested positive for viruses, with rhinovirus A leading to milder symptoms and better treatment responses, while enterovirus D68 was linked to more severe cases and poor treatment outcomes.
- The findings suggest that identifying the specific virus early could improve management and outcomes for pediatric asthma exacerbations.
Management change following transthoracic echocardiogram in the intensive care unit.
Australas J Ultrasound Med
August 2024
Introduction/purpose: The optimal utilisation of echocardiography in intensive care units (ICU) is not yet known; however, its use is becoming more frequent. Management change from transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in ICU is quoted to be from 3% to 50%.
Methods: A retrospective review of clinical practice was performed over a 2-month period in a tertiary adult ICU, to explore the utilisation of formal TTEs and the findings of these.