Intussusception: Single Center Experience of 10 Years

Objective: To analyze the association between the clinical presentation, clinical course,management and outcome in intussusception with emphasis on safety of saline hydrostaticreduction. Methods: This retrospective study included 375 patients of intussusceptiondiagnosed between March 2007 to February 2017. Symptoms at presentation, mode ofreduction of intussusception and associated complications were recorded. Results: 336(89.6%) patients were aged below 3 years. Classical triad of abdominal pain, vomiting andred stools was present in 111 (29.6%) patients. While 64 (17.1 %) patients had spontaneousresolution, hydrostatic reduction and surgery cured 283 (75.5 %) and 28 (7.4 %) patients,respectively; overall recurrence rate was 13.1%. Among the patients who underwentoperative reduction, blood in stools was present in 15 (53.6%) patients. Conclusion:Hydrostatic reduction of intussusception is effective irrespective of duration of symptoms andnumber of recurrences

Leveraging social networking sites for disease surveillance and public sensing: the case of the 2013 avian influenza A(H7N9) outbreak in China

We conducted in-depth analysis on the use of a popular Chinese social networking and microblogging site, Sina Weibo, to monitor an avian influenza A(H7N9) outbreak in China and to assess the value of social networking sites in the surveillance of disease outbreaks that occur overseas. Two data sets were employed for our analysis: a line listing of confirmed cases obtained from conventional public health information channels and case information from Weibo posts. Our findings showed that the level of activity on Weibo corresponded with the number of new cases reported. In addition, the reporting of new cases on Weibo was significantly faster than those of conventional reporting sites and non-local news media. A qualitative review of the functions of Weibo also revealed that Weibo enabled timely monitoring of other outbreak-relevant information, provided access to additional crowd-sourced epidemiological information and was leveraged by the local government as an interactive platform for risk communication and monitoring public sentiment on the policy response. Our analysis demonstrated the potential for social networking sites to be used by public health agencies to enhance traditional communicable disease surveillance systems for the global surveillance of overseas public health threats. Social networking sites also can be used by governments for calibration of response policies and measures and for risk communication.

Bilateral Parotid MALToma: a sure shot for radiation

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