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Myers CE, Edwards MR, Berlinger B, Brooks A, Cohen SA. Passive Superconducting Flux Conservers for Rotating-Magnetic-Field-Driven Field-Reversed Configurations. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst12-a13341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Jaworski M, Brooks A, Kaita R, Lopes-Cardozo N, Menard J, Ono M, Rindt P, Tresemer K. Upgrades toward high-heat flux, liquid lithium plasma-facing components in the NSTX-U. FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Pancreatic trauma is relatively uncommon and although the surgical management is in many cases comparatively simple, occasionally complex technical surgery is required. Early diagnosis is paramount, although this remains difficult. The challenge of pancreatic trauma is compounded by a high incidence of associated injuries to adjoining organs and major vascular structures that may require damage control surgery and delayed definitive repair and add to the high frequency of postoperative complications, morbidity and mortality.
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Thanigaimani S, Brooks A, Kuklik P, Manavis J, Kuchel T, Twomey D, Mahajan R, Sanders P, Lau D. Prevention and Reverse Atrial Remodelling in Hypertensive Substrate: Beneficial Effects of Tranilast and Anti-Hypertensive Therapies. Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Thanigaimani S, Kim J, Brooks A, Manavis J, Kelly D, Lim W, Neo M, Kuklik P, Mahajan R, Sanders P, Lau D. Reverse Atrial Remodelling in Hypertensive Substrate: Beneficial Role of Adjunctive Therapy with Anti-Fibrotic Agent to ACE-I Therapy. Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Soeung SC, Grundy BMJ, Ly CK, Samnang C, Boreland M, Brooks A, Maynard J, Biggs BA. Improving Immunization Coverage through Budgeted Microplans and Sub-national Performance Agreements: Early Experience from Cambodia. Asia Pac J Public Health 2016; 18:29-38. [PMID: 16629436 DOI: 10.1177/10105395060180010601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In recent years, Cambodia has demonstrated significant success in specific aspects of immunization with gains through campaign efforts in measles control and polio eradication. In contrast, routine immunization rates have failed to improve over the last five years. In response, the National Immunization Program of the Ministry of Health developed a coverage improvement planning (CIP) process. This paper describes the CIP process in Cambodia, including identified barriers to and strategies for improving coverage. Immunization coverage rose in 8 of 10 pilot districts in the year following the introduction of CIP in 2003. The mean increase in DPT3 coverage across pilot districts on an annual basis was 16%, which provides encouraging early evidence for the effectiveness of the intervention. Factors associated with success in coverage improvement included: (1) development of a needs-based micro-plan, (2) application of performance-based contracting between levels of management, (3) investment in social mobilization, (4) securing finance for health outreach programs and (5) strengthened monitoring systems. Lessons learned will guide program expansion to improve immunization coverage nationally.
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Crevecoeur I, Brooks A, Ribot I, Cornelissen E, Semal P. Late Stone Age human remains from Ishango (Democratic Republic of Congo): New insights on Late Pleistocene modern human diversity in Africa. J Hum Evol 2016; 96:35-57. [PMID: 27343771 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2016.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Although questions of modern human origins and dispersal are subject to intense research within and outside Africa, the processes of modern human diversification during the Late Pleistocene are most often discussed within the context of recent human genetic data. This situation is due largely to the dearth of human fossil remains dating to the final Pleistocene in Africa and their almost total absence from West and Central Africa, thus limiting our perception of modern human diversification within Africa before the Holocene. Here, we present a morphometric comparative analysis of the earliest Late Pleistocene modern human remains from the Central African site of Ishango in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The early Late Stone Age layer (eLSA) of this site, dated to the Last Glacial Maximum (25-20 Ky), contains more than one hundred fragmentary human remains. The exceptional associated archaeological context suggests these remains derived from a community of hunter-fisher-gatherers exhibiting complex social and cognitive behaviors including substantial reliance on aquatic resources, development of fishing technology, possible mathematical notations and repetitive use of space, likely on a seasonal basis. Comparisons with large samples of Late Pleistocene and early Holocene modern human fossils from Africa and Eurasia show that the Ishango human remains exhibit distinctive characteristics and a higher phenotypic diversity in contrast to recent African populations. In many aspects, as is true for the inner ear conformation, these eLSA human remains have more affinities with Middle to early Late Pleistocene fossils worldwide than with extant local African populations. In addition, cross-sectional geometric properties of the long bones are consistent with archaeological evidence suggesting reduced terrestrial mobility resulting from greater investment in and use of aquatic resources. Our results on the Ishango human remains provide insights into past African modern human diversity and adaptation that are consistent with genetic theories about the deep sub-structure of Late Pleistocene African populations and their complex evolutionary history of isolation and diversification.
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Titus* PH, Dudek L, Smith M, Brooks A. NSTX-U Construction Related Analysis Issues. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.13182/fst14-993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Mahajan R, Nelson A, Wong C, Brooks A, Pathak R, Middeldorp M, Twomey D, Alasady M, Carbone A, Teo K, Selvanayagam J, Lau D, Sanders P. Obesity and atrial fibrillation: electroanatomical left atrial remodelling with pronounced changes adjacent to epicardial fat. Heart Lung Circ 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Navarro A, Brooks A. Use of local pro-coagulant haemostatic agents for intra-cavity control of haemorrhage after trauma. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2014; 41:493-500. [PMID: 26037982 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-014-0441-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Uncontrolled haemorrhage as a result of trauma remains a significant surgical challenge, accounting for approximately 25-40% of trauma-related mortality. A wide range of local internal haemostatic agents have been developed to help achieve intra-cavity control of bleeding, with choice of agent influenced by the circumstances and nature of the haemorrhage. Trauma patients are frequently coagulopathic, so products that incorporate pro-coagulant technology and thereby act independently of the clotting cascade may be more effective in these settings. A range of products that utilise thrombin and fibrinogen to promote local haemostasis at intra-cavity bleeding points are available or in development, including fibrin glues (e.g. Tisseel®/Tissucol® and Evicel®/Crosseal®/Quixil®), fibrin sealant patches (e.g. TachoSil®) and products based on a gelatin-thrombin haemostatic matrix (e.g. FloSeal®). MATERIALS AND METHODS This systematic review was performed to assess all peer-reviewed evidence of product efficacy. RESULTS Fibrin sealant patches have shown haemostatic efficacy in a variety of surgical procedures and appear to offer practical advantages over liquid fibrin glues. Existing evidence suggests that patch products enable delivery of pro-coagulants to defined areas with less chance of dilution and/or displacement by blood flow, but they require a pressure buttress for a suitable amount of time to achieve good results after trauma. CONCLUSIONS Our experience, supported by other reports in the literature, suggests the use of such fibrin patches may provide an effective option in helping to control haemorrhage after trauma. However, there is a general paucity of clinical data for intra-cavity haemostatic agent use, with the majority of data being based on animal models and case reports. Further clinical evidence, ideally including comparative studies between different agents, would be beneficial in helping guide surgeon choice to the most appropriate products to use in trauma settings.
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Brooks A, MacDonald K, Wasylyk N, Hetzel S, McGuine T. NORMATIVE VALUES FOR THE SCAT3 IN ADOLESCENT ATHLETES. Br J Sports Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093494.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Williams A, Mackintosh J, Bateman B, Holland S, Rushworth A, Brooks A, Geddes J. The development of a designated dental pathway for looked after children. Br Dent J 2014; 216:E6. [DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Zhai Y, Feder R, Brooks A, Ulrickson M, Pitcher C, Loesser G. Electromagnetic analysis of ITER diagnostic equatorial port plugs during plasma disruptions. FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2012.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zolfaghari A, Brooks A, Michaels A, Hanson J, Hartwell G. Calculation of Eddy Currents in the CTH Vacuum Vessel and Coil Frame for Use in MHD Equilibrium Reconstruction of the Plasma Discharge. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2013. [DOI: 10.13182/fst13-a19142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Gelhorn HL, Stringer SM, Brooks A, Thompson C, Monz BU, Boye KS, Hach T, Lund SS, Palencia R. Preferences for medication attributes among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the UK. Diabetes Obes Metab 2013; 15:802-9. [PMID: 23464623 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Revised: 01/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM To examine preferences for oral medication attributes among participants with early and advanced type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the UK using a discrete choice experiment (DCE). METHODS A web-based DCE was administered where participants indicated which medication they preferred from two different hypothetical oral anti-diabetic (OAD) medication profiles, each composed of differing levels of seven attributes (efficacy, hypoglycaemic events, weight change, gastrointestinal/nausea side effects, urinary tract infection and genital infection, blood pressure and cardiovascular risk) for 20 sets of pair-wise comparisons. A random effects multinomial logit regression model was used to estimate the preference weight (PW) for each of the attribute levels, and the relative importance (RI) of each attribute was calculated. Analyses were conducted for the overall sample and for medication and gender subgroups. RESULTS The final sample included 100 participants with a mean age of 62.9 (SD 11.1) years and comparable numbers of participants of each gender (51% male, 49% female). The majority of the participants were White-British (92%). The total PW and corresponding RI were highest for four of the seven attributes: hypoglycaemic events (PW = 1.98; RI = 24.7%), weight change (PW = 1.65; RI = 20.6%), gastrointestinal/nausea side effects (PW = 1.49; RI = 18.6%) and efficacy (PW = 1.44; RI = 18.0%). The RI values differed for some attributes across gender and number of current T2DM medication subgroups. CONCLUSION The results suggest that hypoglycaemia, weight change, gastrointestinal side effects and efficacy are of primary importance to patients in their OAD preferences in T2DM. These four attributes comprised over 80% of the RI.
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Berlinger B, Brooks A, Feder H, Gumbas J, Franckowiak T, Cohen SA. Use of Polycarbonate Vacuum Vessels in High-Temperature Fusion-Plasma Research. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2013. [DOI: 10.13182/fst13-a18093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Evans C, Brooks A, Anumba D, Raza M. Dilemmas regarding the use of CMV-specific immunoglobulin in pregnancy. J Clin Virol 2013; 57:95-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2012] [Revised: 12/04/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Thanigaimani S, Lau D, Brooks A, Kuklik P, Ganesan A, Sanders P. Spatio-Temporal Differences in Bipolar Electrogram Characteristics: Shannon Entropy and Frequency Domain as Predictive Parameters of AF Termination. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pathak R, Middeldorp M, Mahajan R, Twomney D, Brooks A, Alasady M, Abhayaratna W, Kalman J, Sanders P. Importance of Aggressive Risk Factor Management on Outcomes After AF Ablation. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Nayyar S, Ganesan A, Kuklik P, Brooks A, Sullivan T, Baumert M, Mahajan R, Wilson L, Young G, Sanders P, Roberts-Thomson K. High Density Mapping of Ventricular Scar: A Comparison of Ventricular Tachycardia Supporting Channels with Channels That Do Not Support VT. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Rangnekar G, Brooks A, Middeldorp M, Kim J, Pancewicz E, Willoughby S, Thomson K, Sanders P. Triggers Precede Substrate in the Temporal Evolution of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nayyar S, Kuklik P, Ganesan A, Sullivan T, Brooks A, Young G, Sanders P, Roberts-Thomson K. A Deductive Strategy from Multiple Deflections Mapping in Sinus Rhythm for Field Localisation of Ventricular Tachycardia Supporting Channels in Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Gupta A, Perera T, Ganesan A, Sullivan T, Lau D, Roberts-Thomson K, Brooks A, Sanders P. Complications of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Schultz C, Rangneker G, Lim H, Brooks A, Willoughby S, Sanders P. Supraventricular Tachycardia is Not Associated with Endothelial Dysfunction or Platelet Hyperreactivity: Implications for Left Atrial Thrombogenesis Due to AF. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kim D, Thanigaimani S, Brooks A, Kuklik P, Lau D, Sanders P. ACE Inhibition Reverses the Atrial Substrate Due to Hypertension: A High-density Microelectrode Array Study. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Rangnekar G, Schultz C, Brooks A, Middeldorp M, Willoughby S, Thomson K, Sanders P. Increased Thrombotic Risk Associated with Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wong C, Sun M, Mahajan R, Brooks A, Lau D, Roberts-Thomson K, Abhayaratna W, Worthley S, Selvanayagam J, Sanders P. Pericardial Fat Reduction and Reverse Remodelling Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Homaira N, Luby SP, Alamgir ASM, Islam K, Paul R, Abedin J, Rahman M, Azim T, Podder G, Sohel BM, Brooks A, Fry AM, Widdowson MA, Bresee J, Rahman M, Azziz-Baumgartner E. Influenza-associated mortality in 2009 in four sentinel sites in Bangladesh. Bull World Health Organ 2012; 90:272-8. [PMID: 22511823 DOI: 10.2471/blt.11.095653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2011] [Revised: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To estimate influenza-associated mortality in Bangladesh in 2009. METHODS In four hospitals in Bangladesh, respiratory samples were collected twice a month throughout 2009 from inpatients aged < 5 years with severe pneumonia and from older inpatients with severe acute respiratory infection. The samples were tested for influenza virus ribonucleic acid (RNA) using polymerase chain reaction. The deaths in 2009 in five randomly selected unions (the smallest administrative units in Bangladesh) in each hospital's catchment area were then investigated using formal records and informal group discussions. The deaths of those who had reportedly died within 14 days of suddenly developing fever with cough and/or a sore throat were assumed to be influenza-associated. The rate of such deaths in 2009 in each of the catchment areas was then estimated from the number of apparently influenza-associated deaths in the sampled unions, the proportion of the sampled inpatients in the local hospital who tested positive for influenza virus RNA, and the estimated number of residents of the sampled unions. FINDINGS Of the 2500 people known to have died in 2009 in all 20 study unions, 346 (14%) reportedly had fever with cough and/or sore throat within 14 days of their deaths. The estimated mean annual influenza-associated mortality in these unions was 11 per 100,000 population: 1.5, 4.0 and 125 deaths per 100,000 among those aged < 5, 5-59 and > 59 years, respectively. CONCLUSION The highest burden of influenza-associated mortality in Bangladesh in 2009 was among the elderly.
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Dodds S, Brooks A, Woytowicz J, Cook P, Benn R, Maizes V, Lebensohn P. OA05.02. Relationships among well-being and wellness behaviors over time in residents in eight family medicine residencies. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2012. [PMCID: PMC3373449 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-s1-o18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Lebensohn P, Dodds S, Kligler B, Brooks A, Cook P, Maizes V. P03.01. Characteristics of residents and training sites influence successful completion of the Integrative Medicine in Residency program. Altern Ther Health Med 2012. [PMCID: PMC3373482 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-s1-p254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Brooks A, Dodds S, Guerrera M, Cook P, Benn R, Lebensohn P. P05.34. Well-being and wellness behaviors among family medicine residents: an exploratory descriptive study. Altern Ther Health Med 2012. [PMCID: PMC3373889 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-s1-p394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Azziz-Baumgartner E, Rahman M, Al Mamun A, Haider MS, Zaman RU, Karmakar PC, Nasreen S, Muneer SME, Homaira N, Goswami DR, Ahmed BN, Husain MM, Jamil KM, Khatun S, Ahmed M, Chakraborty A, Fry A, Widdowson MA, Bresee J, Azim T, Alamgir ASM, Brooks A, Hossain MJ, Klimov A, Rahman M, Luby SP. Early detection of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Bangladesh. Emerg Infect Dis 2012; 18:146-9. [PMID: 22257637 PMCID: PMC3310083 DOI: 10.3201/eid1801.101996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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To explore Bangladesh’s ability to detect novel influenza, we examined a series of laboratory-confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases. During June–July 2009, event-based surveillance identified 30 case-patients (57% travelers); starting July 29, sentinel sites identified 252 case-patients (1% travelers). Surveillance facilitated response weeks before the spread of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection to the general population.
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Sharp R, Middeldorp M, Brooks A, Gupta A, Abed H, Lau D, Mahajan R, Lim H, Nayyar S, Alasady M, Roberts-Thomson K, Sanders P. How Important is the Underlying Substrate in Determining Success After Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation? Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Brooks A, Kuklik P, Ganesan A, Mahajan R, Baumert M, Lau D, Lim H, Nayyar S, Roberts-Thomson K, Sanders P. Point-By-Point CFAE Mapping: Are We Mapping Region Specific or Temporal Variance? Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kuklik P, Ganesan A, Lau D, Brooks A, Sanders P. Distinct Phases of Repetitive Activity During Atrial Fibrillation in Sheep Atria: High Density Mapping Study. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lim H, Willoughby S, Schultz C, Alasady M, Gan C, Brooks A, Lau D, Leong D, Ganesan A, Abed H, Mahajan R, Nayyar S, Roberts-Thomson K, Young G, Worthley M, Sanders P. Rapid Atrial Rates and Atrio-Ventricular Dyssynchrony Predispose to Increased Thrombogenesis in the Human Left Atrium in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lim H, Willoughby S, Schultz C, Chakrabarty A, Alasady M, Lau D, Dang J, Brooks A, Mahajan R, Ganesan A, Abed H, Nayyar S, Roberts-Thomson K, Young G, Worthley M, Sanders P. Successful Catheter Ablation and Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm Decreases Platelet Activation and Improves Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Wong C, Brooks A, Sun M, Lau D, Sullivan T, Leong D, Roberts-Thomson K, Wittert G, Sanders P. Body Mass Index Predicts Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: Results of a Contemporary Meta-Analysis. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ganesan A, Kuklik P, Lau D, Brooks A, Baumert M, Lim W, Thanigaimani S, Nayyar S, Mahajan R, Roberts-Thomson K, Sanders P. Shannon Entropy Localises the Pivot Zone of Rotors: Implications For Ablation. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rangnekar G, Brooks A, Perera T, Brook E, Hughes C, Sharp R, Mahajan R, Nayyar S, Willoughby S, Roberts-Thomson K, Sanders P. Selection Bias Exists for Selection of Contemporary Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Patients. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wong C, Sullivan T, Sun M, Brooks A, Leong D, Lau D, Roberts-Thomson K, Sanders P. Atrial Fibrillation is Associated with an Increase in Fracture Risk: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Brooks A, Ganesan A, Mahajan R, Nayyar S, Alasady M, Lim H, Rangnekar G, Kuklik P, Roberts-Thomson K, Sanders P. Back to the First Factor? Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lim H, Mahajan R, Alasady M, Brooks A, Kim J, Ganesan A, Abed H, Nayyar S, Roberts-Thomson K, Sanders P. Concealed and Manifest Premature His Bundle Depolarisations Simulating Heart Block and Tachycardia. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lim H, Willoughby S, Schultz C, Alasady M, Lau D, Leong D, Brooks A, Mahajan R, Ganesan A, Abed H, Roberts-Thomson K, Young G, Worthley M, Sanders P. Atrial and Peripheral Indices of Platelet Activation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Lone Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Brooks A, Brook E, Rangnekar G, Perera T, Hughes C, Sharp R, Ganesan A, Kuklik P, Nayyar S, Roberts-Thomson K, Hughes G, Sanders P. Acute Emergency Department Management of AF: Scope for a Reduction in Hospital Admissions. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Rangnekar G, Brooks A, Maniakis-Grivas G, Parera T, Brook E, Wong C, Alasady M, Ganesan A, Kuklik P, Willoughby S, Roberts-Thomson K, Sanders P. Temporal Trends of Rehospitalisation in Atrial Fibrillation Patients. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nayyar S, Wilson L, Chapman D, Lim H, Ganesan A, Mahajan R, Abed H, Brooks A, Young G, Sanders P, Roberts-Thomson K. High-Density Mapping of Ventricular Scar: Insights into Channels of Ventricular Tachycardia. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Mahajan R, Brooks A, Shipp N, Abed H, Thanigaimani S, Alasady M, Ganesan A, Nayyar S, Pathak R, Lim H, Roberts-Thomson K, Sanders P. Obesity and Atrial Fibrillation: Endocardial Electroanatomic and Structural Remodelling with Obesity in an Ovine Model. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Azziz-Baumgartner E, Alamgir ASM, Rahman M, Homaira N, Sohel BM, Sharker MAY, Zaman RU, Dee J, Gurley ES, Al Mamun A, Mah-E-Muneer S, Fry AM, Widdowson MA, Bresee J, Lindstrom S, Azim T, Brooks A, Podder G, Hossain MJ, Rahman M, Luby SP. Incidence of influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infection during three influenza seasons in Bangladesh, 2008-2010. Bull World Health Organ 2011; 90:12-9. [PMID: 22271960 DOI: 10.2471/blt.11.090209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2011] [Revised: 08/12/2011] [Accepted: 08/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To determine how much influenza contributes to severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), a leading cause of death in children, among people of all ages in Bangladesh. METHODS Physicians obtained nasal and throat swabs to test for influenza virus from patients who were hospitalized within 7 days of the onset of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) or who consulted as outpatients for influenza-like illness (ILI). A community health care utilization survey was conducted to determine the proportion of hospital catchment area residents who sought care at study hospitals and calculate the incidence of influenza using this denominator. FINDINGS The estimated incidence of SARI associated with influenza in children < 5 years old was 6.7 (95% confidence interval, CI: 0-18.3); 4.4 (95% CI: 0-13.4) and 6.5 per 1000 person-years (95% CI: 0-8.3/1000) during the 2008, 2009 and 2010 influenza seasons, respectively. The incidence of SARI in people aged ≥ 5 years was 1.1 (95% CI: 0.4-2.0) and 1.3 (95% CI: 0.5-2.2) per 10,000 person-years during 2009 and 2010, respectively. The incidence of medically attended, laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza in outpatients with ILI was 10 (95% CI: 8-14), 6.6 (95% CI: 5-9) and 17 per 100 person-years (95% CI: 13-22) during the 2008, 2009 and 2010 influenza seasons, respectively. CONCLUSION Influenza-like illness is a frequent cause of consultation in the outpatient setting in Bangladesh. Children aged less than 5 years are hospitalized for influenza in greater proportions than children in other age groups.
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