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Background: Recurrent pregnancy loss is physically and emotionally harmful for mothers. This study aimed to find out the prevalence and associated factors of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) in pregnant women in Duhok province.Methods: In this retrospective study, the medical records of the patients who had pregnancy loss and registered in Duhok Maternity Hospital were reviewed for the period of January - December 2019. Accordingly, 300 women aged 18 years and older with pregnancy loss were included in this study.Results: The prevalence of EPL was 16.3%. The study found that patients with RPL were statistically older compared to those patients without RPL, (39.27 vs. 33.24 years; P<0.001), respectively. Besides, the RPL group had a significantly higher percentage of family history of pregnancy loss (12.24% vs. 1.20%; P<0.001). The patients with RPL had significantly higher prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (14.29% vs. 3.59%; P=0.002), cervical incompetence (8.16% vs. 0.80%; P=0.002), structural abnormalities of uterus (14.29% vs. 4.8%; P=0.012), and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (40.82% vs. 11.95%; P<0.001). There was no significant association of RPL with smoking (P=0.261).Conclusions: This study revealed a high prevalence of RPL in patients with pregnancy loss. Also, the study showed that the patients in the RPL group were significantly older and had a higher prevalence of medical illnesses; including chlamydia trachomatis, cervical incompetence, structural anomalies of the uterus, and polycystic ovarian syndrome.
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Objective To analyze and minimize iatrogenic hospital acquired conditions (HACs). Methods " Admission conditions" in homepage of medical records was studied to collect iatrogenic problems between 2014 and 2015. Self-inspection of physicians was made to identify causes of iatrogenic HACs for improvement measures. The post-improvement HACs data ( 2015 ) were compared with that of before (2014). Results Physicians came to learn following the self-examination the importance of pre-admission communications, doctor-patient communications and cooperation between the departments in less HACs. Occurrence of HACs in 2015 was significantly lower than 2014. Conclusions Enhanced analysis and management of HACs, especially for iatrogenic problems, significantly contribute to less HACs.
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Objective To analyze and minimize iatrogenic hospital acquired conditions (HACs). Methods " Admission conditions" in homepage of medical records was studied to collect iatrogenic problems between 2014 and 2015. Self-inspection of physicians was made to identify causes of iatrogenic HACs for improvement measures. The post-improvement HACs data ( 2015 ) were compared with that of before (2014). Results Physicians came to learn following the self-examination the importance of pre-admission communications, doctor-patient communications and cooperation between the departments in less HACs. Occurrence of HACs in 2015 was significantly lower than 2014. Conclusions Enhanced analysis and management of HACs, especially for iatrogenic problems, significantly contribute to less HACs.