epidemiological study of the hospitalized burn cases among civilians admitted in the Najaf hospital 1981-1985

A retrospective study among Najaf Hospital records of the cases of burns admitted between Jan,1981 to Dec,1985 were analysed [1041 cases]. A follow up of the cases of burns admitted to the same hospital for three months period [Nov. 1985 to Jan. 1986] was carried out and the results ware also analysed [50 cases]. in the two studies more than 50% of the cases admitted to hospital were below nine years of age, and the case fatality rate was 10.7% and14% respectively. However, the follow up study shows that 66% of the cases of second degree bum and the average duration of stay In the hospital was 5.5 days; six out of seven cases died within nine days of admission to the hospital. There was a significant difference In the admission rate of burn cases in different season

study of certain risk factors associated with a high blood pressure among outpatient attendants in Al-Yarmok hospital

A simple methodological screening of blood pressure to detect undiagnosed hypertensives and to assess the associated risk factors of hypertention was applied in a random sample of 351 patients attending the outpatient clinic at Al- yarmok hospital in Baghdad. The results showed that the percentages of undiagnosed systolic hypertension were 20.3% and 24.8% and of diastolic hypertension were 15.3% and 19.8% for women and men respectively. The development of hypertension was associated with the risk factor obesity, but there was no statistically significant difference with contraceptive pills. The results of this study indicated a high prevalence of undiagnosed [or undetected] hypertension and call for a large population based survey to confirm this finding prior to initiating anearly detection and treatment program on the national level; and also to prevent the development of cardiovascular diseases