4 results match your criteria: "Faculty of Medicine - Port Said University[Affiliation]"
Cardiovascular effects and clinical outcomes in acute opioid toxicity: A case-control study from Port Said and Damietta Governorates Egypt.
Toxicol Rep
December 2024
Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine - Port Said University, Egypt.
Article Synopsis
- A case-control study in Egypt involved 51 patients with acute opioid intoxication compared to 51 controls, focusing on the cardiovascular complications associated with substance abuse.
- Findings revealed serious cardiac issues among opioid-intoxicated patients: 39.2% experienced hypotension, 72.5% had ECG changes, with sinus bradycardia being most prevalent at 51%.
- The study highlighted that elevated cardiac enzymes correlated with longer ICU stays and increased mortality, stressing the importance of early cardiac evaluation to improve patient outcomes.
Assessing vaccinated persons' intention to take the COVID-19 boosters using a combined theoretical framework: an online survey in Egypt.
Sci Rep
October 2024
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, 61511, Egypt.
Vaccines, like the Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, can control diseases, but vaccine hesitancy reduces their use. It is important to assess the intention to use COVID-19 vaccines boosters and the determinants of this intention to help in developing programs to promote the uptake of boosters. An online survey collected data from adults in Egypt between March and June 2022 using a questionnaire that assessed demographic characteristics, and constructs of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM).
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- Acute poisoning is a serious health concern for children, especially preschoolers (ages 3-6), due to their natural curiosity and frequent accidents, with 83% of cases being accidental poisonings.
- A study of 106 children at Damietta General Hospital in Egypt found household cleaning products and petroleum products were the most common toxic agents, with clinical outcomes showing a 94.3% cure rate but a 5.7% mortality rate.
- The research underscores the importance of parental education and preventive measures to mitigate risks, particularly in rural areas, and supports the use of the Poison Severity Score (PSS) to inform clinical care in pediatric patients.