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Objectives: To survey antihypertensive medication trends according to 2018 ESC / ESH guidelines in hypertensive outpatients. |
Methods: A descriptive cross-section study was conducted during 08 Jan - 2 Feb 2020 in 385 hypertensive outpatients at Cardiology clinic, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh city. |
Results: Most patients were prescribed with combination therapy (79.5%). |
Monotherapy, 2 drug, 3 drug, and 4 or more drug combinations were prescribed 20.5%; 32.7%; 30.9%; and 19.9%; respectively. |
Angiotensin II receptor blockers were the most commonly prescribed (84.2%), followed by beta blockers (60.8%) and calcium channel blockers (50.4%). |
For combination therapy, the angiotensin II receptor blockers and beta blockers were the most frequently used (41.3%). |
Fixed-dose combinations prescription rates were around half of the population (47.4%). |
The clinical, subclinical characteristic and theresultsofsubduralextramedullarytumorssurgeryof thorac and lumbar |
To evaluate the impact the stress level of medical staffs who have been infected by COVID-19 at 108 Military Central Hospital and some related factors in 2022. |
Subject and method: A crosssectional descriptive study was conducted on 210 medical staffs who met the study criteria. |
The DASS-21 scale was used to assess the stress level of healthcare workers. |
Occupational factors considered include time, working conditions, work pressure, infection prevention measures. |
Result: 76.7% of participants in the study suffered from low and moderate stress, in which the nursing group accounted for 55.2%. |
Stress level of healthcare workers had a statistically significant correlation with occupational factors including the average number of working hours per day (OR = 1.96; 95% CI: 1.02 - 3.74, p<0.05), pressure from negative reaction of COVID-19 patients / their family (OR = 2.23, 95% CI: 1.17 - 4.28; p<0.05) and time pressure to complete work (OR= 5.88, 95% CI: 2.95 - 11.73, p<0.05). |
Conclusion: The percentage of nurses and doctors with stress were quite high. |
It is necessary more attention to heathcare staffs as well as carry out improving working policies, environment and regimes to reduce their pressure. |
Preventive knowledge about soil-transmitted helminth infections of ethnic minority women aged 15-49 years old in Dak Wil commune, Cu Jut district, Dak Nong province in 2021 |
Clinical characteristics, results of microvascular decompression treatment of neurovascular compression of nerves VII and V in the CPA. |
Subjects and method: 106 patients were diagnosed and operated on at the Department of neurosurgery of Viet Duc hospital in 3 years (from January 2019 to December 2021). |
A descriptive combined retrospective and rescue study. |
Result: The ratio of female / male in the surgical treatment of vascular conflicts and nerve complexes V and VII are more than 2. |
The location of neurovascular compression is mainly near the brainstem. |
The effective treatment outcome rate is 89.62%, the most common complication is temporary facial numbness (8.62%), and temporary hearing loss (22.92%). |
Conclusion: The main cause of neurovascular compression of the trigeminal nerve is the superior cerebellar artery (55.17%), with the facial nerve being the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (52.05%). |
Microvascular decompression surgery brings good results for patients. |
temporary facial numbness (8.62%), and temporary hearing loss (22.92%)... are common temporary complications during surgery.. |
Awareness of risk factors and warning signs for stroke among adults in buon ma thuot city, dak lak province |
Preventive knowledge about soil-transmitted helminth infections o f ethnic minority is still limited. |
Most participants did not have good enough knowledge ofprevention. |
Nearly half o f the study participants had never received any information about the prevention o f soil-transmitted helminth infections, while most o f the participants wanted to receive information about the prevention o f disease. |
With women in reproductive age, soil-transmitted helminth infections affect pregnancy and cause anemia, premature birth, underweight children, and even death o f mothers and babies. |
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that recruited 309 ethnic minority women aged 15 - 49 by systematic random sampling. |
The study period was from January 2021 to July 2021, and study site was Dak Wil Commune, Cu Jut District, Dak Nong Province. |
Results: The percentage o f women who knew about ascaris lumbricoides accountedfor the highest rank (50.48%), followed by ancylostomidae (34.95%)) and finally trichuris trichiura (26.86%)). |
89.81%) ofpeople who joined the study had poor knowledge o f soil-transmitted helminth infections. |
The proportion o f people accessing formation and communication was still low (56.31%)) while most people (98.38%) wanted to receive information about the prevention o f soil-transmitted helminth infections. |
The majority o f information received was through health workers (62.64%)). |
Conclusions: The percentage o f ethnic minority women who lack knowledge was still high. |
Long-term survival outcomes of transarterial chemoembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma |
No variations about the awareness between the respondents who have hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia with the respondents without these characteristics. |
Conclusion: The poor perception of risk factors and warning signs for stroke among adults in the community is high. |
Factors associated with the poor awareness of both stroke risk factors and warning signs are age, level of education, occupational. |
Singular poor awareness of stroke risk factors associated with ethnic minority, and the poor perception of warning signs of stroke associated with a familial history that his ralatives had experienced stroke. |
Objective: To identify the poor awareness of risk factors and warning signs for stroke among the adult population in Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, and some associated factors with this poor awareness. |
Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study of 464 participants in Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province. |
We used a designed questionnaire to collect data from the subjects through direct interviews. |
Results: In January 2020, we recruited 464 participants. |
The results indicated that 67.9% and 76.1% of participants had poor awareness of risk factors and warning signs for stroke. |
Factors associated with poor awareness of stroke risk factors are older age (65 years old and more), ethnic minority, low education level, and farmers. |
Factors associated with awareness of warning signs for stroke are older age, lower level of education, occupation and familial history have a ralatively experienced stroke. |
Nutritional status in 6 month to 5 year old children at the nutrition clinics of the Children’s National hospital |
To investigate the efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization and determined prognostic factors affecting patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). |
Child-Pugh A before TACE and tumor response (CR / PR) were positive prognostic factors. |
Subject and method: A total of 477 patients diagnosed with HCC underwent transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). |
Patient survival was assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method, and prognostic factors affecting survival were assessed using log-rank tests and Cox proportional hazards regression. |
Result: Among the 477 patients (437 males, mean age 61.1 ± 11.7 years) who underwent TACE, the median clinical follow-up was 25.3 (1 - 63) months. |
Tumor response according to the Modified RECIST in patients followed up beyond 6 months included a complete response (CR) to treatment in 41 patients (8.7%), partial response (PR) in 352 (74.9%), stable disease (SD) and progressive disease (PD) in 77 (16.1%). |
The median overall survival (OS) was 53 ± 1.1 months. |
Factors associated with longer OS included ECOG ≤ 1, Child-Pugh A, BCLC stage A / B, ALBI grade I, and tumor response (CR / PR). In multivariate analysis, Child-Pugh A and objective tumor response (CR / PR) were predictors of longer OS. |
Conclusion: TACE was an effective treatment for HCC. |
Bone density and some related factors in postmenopausal women |
Through measuring the bone density with quantitative ultrasound methods in the Polyclinic Examination Room, Vinh Medical University, Nghe An, the present study examined the bone density and factors related to bone density of 203 postmenopausal women. |
The results show that 23.2% of menopausal women studied has normal bone density; 51.7% has a decrease in bone density and 25.1% has osteoporosis; the higher the age of postmenopausal women, the bone density decreases, the osteoporosis rate increases (osteoporosis ratio of 42.6% at age 70 or older); the longer the time of menopause, the bone density decreases (8.1% for up to 5 years of postmenopause, 25.7% for 5 - 10 years of postmenopause and 38.6% for over 10 years of postmenopause). |
Surgical outcomes of follicular thyroid cancer |
Nutrition plays an important role in the growth and development of a child, especially under 5 years old. |
Children with low birth weight (under 2500 g) were more likely to have lower weight later on in life. |
Conclusion: Childhood malnutrition is still a prevalent challenge among children under 5 years old. |
Birth weight is associated with the nutritional status. |
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status and associating factors of children aged from 6 months to 5 years old who visited the Nutrition Clinics at the Children's National Hospital. |
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the nutirtional history and anthropometrics of 234 children aged from 6 months to 5 years old who visited the Nutrition Clinics at the Children's National Hospital from 9/2020 to 6/2021 were taken and interpreted based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006 growth reference data. |
Results: 56, 0% of subjects were breast-fed within an hour of life. |
Complementary feeding was introduced at 6 months of age in 87, 0% and 67, 9% were provided with all food groups. |
Characteristics of homocysteine levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with foot ulcers |
Results: The percentage of patients who had undergone total thyroidectomy and lobectomy were 75% and 25%, in each group neck dissection had been performed in 66.7% and 0% respectively. |
Most patients had stage I postoperative (75%), 12.5% patients in stage IV. |
The most common complications were transient recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and hypocalcemia, with the incidence at 72 hours after surgery were 14.6% and 18.8%. |
One patient had been persistent hypoparathyroidism after 14 months of follow-up. |
Cervical lymph node dissection increased the risk of hypocalcemia postoperative significantly (p<0.05). |
Conclusion: Surgery of follicular thyroid carcinoma is safe and effective. |
Result of concurrent chemoradiation with volumetric modulated arc therapy for non small cell lung cancer stage IIIpatients |
Study on level of homocysteine (Hcy) in patients with type 2 diabetes with foot ulcers. |
Subjects and study methods: 401 subjects were inpatients being treated at the National Hospital of Endocrinology since November 2014 (47 patients in the control group, 176 patients with type 2 diabetes with foot ulcers and 178 patients with type 2 diabetes without foot ulcers.). |
Research Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study. |
Results: The average concentration of Homocytein in the control group was 7.49± 1.25; diabetes group without foot ulcers 9.38 ± 4.96 and diabetes with foot ulcers 12.69 ± 4.91 (p < 0.001). |
Homocysteine concentrations were higher in man than in woman (diabetes with foot ulcers: woman 13.66 ± 4.86 vs man 11.27 ± 4.66; diabetes without foot ulcer: woman 10.43 ± 5.34 vs man 8.70 ± 2.76; p<0.05). |
Homocysteine levels are higher in men than in women; hypertensive patients higher than non-hypertensive patients. |
Comparative study on biosubstances content and genetic diversity of Polyscias spiecies |
With VMAT technique, series of small field shapes are created from each beam gantry. |
The relative weight of the dosage in each projection element will be optimized on each beam gantry. |
To perform this set up, we utilized directly the optimization of collimator aperture. |
The study aimed to assess the results and side effects of concurrent chemoradiation therapy by VMAT for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer stage III at K hospital. |
From June, 2017, we have implemented this technique to treat 30 NSCLC patients. |
The results showed that the VMAT dose-modulated radiotherapy technique had advantages over the 3D radiotherapy technique in the treatment plan as shown by the indexes of HI, CI, UI, V95 at PTV; V105, volume of organs receiving radiation dose; partial response rate accounted for 80%; The overall 24-month survival rate was 64%, and the rates of early and late complications including pneumonia and esophagitis were low and only at level 1 or 2. |
Improving the added value of Vietnam's tea exports |
The environmental factors and plant growth phases can considerably affect the phytosubstance contents of higher plants. |
The present study was performed to evaluate the effects of the geo-ecological conditions and plant growth stages on the contents of some biocompounds and bioheredity of Polyscias spiecies. |
The experiment was conducted in the labs of Can Tho University, from January to December 2020. |
The results showed that: growth stages and plant parts considerably effected on the total contents of thiamine, tannic acid, quercetin and veratrine compounds in this plant. |
The effect of dental materials influence on periodontal parameters of the upper maxillary molar had been endodontic treatment and crown prosthesis |
In the current context of the deep international economic integration, it is essential for Vietnam to make breakthroughs in order to affirm the quality and the reputation of Vietnamese agricultural products in general and the tea products in particular. |