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Definitions of ‘medicines use’ and ‘polypharmacy’ may refer to all medicines, regular long‐term medicines or another subset. Valid definitions of medicines use should incorporate type of use (long term, short course and as needed [PRN]), changes in use (start, stop and dose change) and a description of temporal examination (cross‐sectional or ...
Lorna Pairman, Paul Chin, Matthew Doogue
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Background: Maternal mortality is a strong indicator for measuring the health care provided to the women by any society. Although pregnancy is considered physiological at times it leads to morbidity and even death.
Satyaprabha S1, Vivekananda A2, Mythreai3, Wilson V4
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Aminoglycosides are broad‐spectrum antibiotics used in the management of severe infections. Aminoglycosides are associated with nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity. Although dosing strategies such as once‐daily administration and therapeutic drug monitoring have reduced the incidence of nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity remains unpredictable and may occur at ...
John H. McDermott +16 more
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Maternal mortality: data linkage methodology [PDF]
The report presents a data linkage methodology to ascertain the number of maternal and late maternal deaths in Australia. It is one of several components of the National Maternity Data Development Project and is a companion report to the publication ...
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Culture as a determinant of maternal mortality in Indonesia: a literature review [PDF]
Despite the advancement made in SDG, the number of maternal mortality is still high, including in Indonesia. The programs that had been implemented might be not culturally sensitive.
Devita, Sella
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Background Despite the worldwide commitment to improving maternal health, measuring, monitoring and comparing maternal mortality estimates remain a challenge.
Gülmezoglu A Metin +3 more
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Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife
ABSTRACT Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has become a critical threat to wildlife, shifting from a seasonal epizootic to a persistent, year‐round panzootic with global consequences. Here, we summarise the origin, evolutionary mechanisms, and expanding host range of the current H5N1 virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) and assess its impact on wildlife. Over
Ulrich Knief +4 more
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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
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Use Pattern of Maternal Health Services and Determinants of Skilled Care During Delivery in Southern Tanzania: Implications for Achievement of MDG-5 targets. [PDF]
Almost two decades since the initiation of the Safe motherhood Initiative, Maternal Mortality is still soaring high in most developing countries. In 2000 WHO estimated a life time risk of a maternal death of 1 in 16 in Sub- Saharan Africa while it was ...
Mpembeni, Rose Nm +6 more
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“Near Miss” Obstetric Events and Maternal Deaths in a Tertiary Care Hospital: An Audit
Objectives. (1) To determine the frequency of maternal near miss, maternal near miss incidence ratio (MNMR), maternal near miss to mortality ratio and mortality index. (2) To compare the nature of near miss events with that of maternal mortality.
Roopa PS +5 more
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