Publications by authors named "S Crankson"
Background: Arterial hypertension is a high prevalence disease that increase healthcare costs and affects physical activity level. This study aimed to analyse the interrelationship between arterial hypertension, health service costs, therapeutic treatment, and physical activity in patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Method: Cross-sectional study that evaluated 306 patients from a hospital in Presidente Prudente-Brazil.
Background: Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) 2030 Program (2017-2021) was launched to accelerate World Health Organization (WHO) FCTC implementation in 15 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We evaluated the Program in six domains: Governance; Smoke-Free Policies; Taxation; Packaging and Health Warnings; Tobacco Advertising, Promotion, and Sponsorship (TAPS) bans; and International and Regional Cooperation.
Aims And Methods: Following a mixed-methods design, we surveyed (June-September 2020) FCTC focal persons in 14 of the 15 countries, to understand the Program's financial and technical inputs and progress made in each of the six domains.
Determinants of COVID-19-Related Length of Hospital Stays and Long COVID in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2022
Objectives: There is paucity of data on determinants of length of COVID-19 admissions and long COVID, an emerging long-term sequel of COVID-19, in Ghana. Therefore, this study identified these determinants and discussed their policy implications.
Method: Data of 2334 patients seen at the main COVID-19 treatment centre in Ghana were analysed in this study.
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to assess the effects of fundoplication and gastrostomy on neurologically impaired children, reviewing medical records of 178 patients aged 14 and under between 1999 and 2014.
- Results showed a significant reduction in hospital admissions and emergency visits related to gastroesophageal reflux and seizures after the procedures, although the mortality rate was concerning at 35%.
- Risk factors linked to higher mortality included being male and being designated as do not resuscitate (DNR), suggesting that for DNR children, using anti-reflux medications in conjunction with gastrostomy might be a safer alternative.
Article Synopsis
- - Hirschsprung's Disease (HD) is a gut disorder caused by missing nerve cells that leads to intestinal blockage, mainly diagnosed in newborns.
- - A study at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Saudi Arabia analyzed 54 HD patients, revealing that most were born at term and a significant number underwent various surgical procedures.
- - Intraoperative frozen section (FS) biopsy helps determine the absence of nerve cells, but a permanent biopsy is required for a definitive diagnosis, with surgery types based on patient condition.