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Trends in incidence, prevalence, and mortality of non-communicable diseases in Iraq (2003-2021).
BMC Public Health
January 2025
Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a major public health concern in Iraq, playing a significant role in the country's morbidity and mortality rates. To offer a thorough overview of the patterns and the overall impact of NCDs on public health, this study aims to map the trends in the incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates of NCDs in Iraq between 2003 and 2021.
Methods: Data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021 were utilized.
Acute appendicitis and its treatment: a historical overview.
Int J Colorectal Dis
January 2025
Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy.
Purpose: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the leading cause of acute abdomen worldwide, with an incidence of 90-100 cases per 100,000 individuals annually and a lifetime risk of 7-12%. Despite its prevalence, historical accounts of AA are limited, particularly when compared to conditions like haemorrhoids, likely due to the appendix's internal location. This article traces the historical evolution of AA treatment from ancient times to the present, highlighting key contributions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnhanced recovery after surgery society's recommendations for liver surgery reduces non surgical complications.
Sci Rep
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal approach to improve surgical outcome and has been implemented in many fields of surgery in an international scale. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) society recommendations in liver surgery and the impact on general and surgery-related complications. 1049 patients who underwent liver surgery from July 2018 to October 2023 were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChemoprevention Strategies for Precancerous Gastric Lesions Beyond Helicobacter pylori Eradication.
QJM
January 2025
Peking University Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Medical School (Xiyuan), Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100091, People's Republic of China.
Gastric cancer (GC) is a significant global health challenge, particularly in high-incidence regions like East Asia. Despite improvements in screening and treatment, the progressive nature of precancerous lesions-such as atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and dysplasia-necessitates effective prevention strategies. This review evaluates the role of chemoprevention in GC, focusing on agents designed to target these precancerous lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe invisible threat: A 30-year review of air pollution's impact on diarrhoea from the global burden of disease study 2021.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing 100050, China; State Key Laboratory of Digestive Health, Beijing 100050, China; Beijing Digestive Disease Center, Beijing 100050, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Precancerous Lesion of Digestive Diseases, Beijing 100050, China. Electronic address:
Background: Diarrhoea remains a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality among children younger than 5 years. This study aims to provide an updated assessment of diarrhoea deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to air pollution from 1990 to 2021.
Methods: The deaths and DALYs data for diarrhoea attributable to air pollution were derived from the 2021 Global Burden of Diseases Study (GBD).
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