Objective: To assess the cross infection control practices among undergraduates and graduates working in the department of Prosthodontics in various public and private dental colleges of Karachi. Methods: After approval from IRB, the self-administered questionnaire was sent via emails or social media platforms to undergraduate final year students and graduates currently working in Prosthodontics department of dental colleges of Karachi. Along with demographics, the questionnaire included close ended multiple-choice questions related to participants’ practice regarding cross infection control. A reminder was sent after 2 weeks to help improve response rate. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 23. Results: Out of total 617 respondents, there were 410(66.5%) final year dental students and 207(33.5%) house officers. Majority of participants 502(82.3%) had attended lecture regarding cross-infection control measures during their academic years, while only 178(28.8%) had attended hands-on workshops on the same. Majority 530(85.9%) recommended autoclave for sterilization for instruments. Almost all participants 603 (97.7%) wear gloves and perform hand hygiene 527(85.4%). More than two-thirds 416 (67.4%) respondents disinfect impressions, trial wax dentures, bite registrations and metal trials before sending to the dental laboratory. Almost 50% of the participants did not disinfect plastic impression trays, shade guide, rubber bowl, wax knife, carver and spatula in between patients. Conclusion: Results of this study highlight the need of re-emphasizing cross-infection control measures and practices in the Prosthodontics OPD. Strict administrative protocols should be set to implement cross-infection control practices. Lectures and hands-on workshops regarding cross-infection control, disinfection and sterilization should be a mandatory part of curriculum and be reiterated in continuing dental education seminars.
Objective: To determine the frequency of iron deficiency anemia in ischemic stroke. Methods: Total 200 patients with ischemic stroke were included. Investigations including Hemoglobin, Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), MeanCorpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) serum iron level, and serum ferritin level, Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC), White Blood Cell (WBC) count andplatelets count (PC) were done. CT scan of brain was also done.Mean±SD were evaluated for quantitative variables which were distributed normally. However, median with inter-quartile range were evaluated for quantitative variables which were non-normally distributed. Data was compiled using SPSS version 25. To check normality of data, Shapiro-Wilk test was applied. To compare the association of qualitative variables, Chi-square test was used. Pvalue ?0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: In our study, out of 200 patients having ischemic stroke, 156 (78%) patients were found with iron deficiency and 44 (22%) did not have iron deficiency. Total 164 (82%) patients were anemic and 36 (18%) did not have anemia. The results showed significant mean ranks for Ferritin (p<0.001), Iron (p<0.001), Hemoglobin(p<0.001), Mean Corpuscular Volume(p<0.001), Mean Cell Hemoglobin(p<0.001), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration(p<0.001), and Total Iron Binding Capacity(p=0.005) with respect to iron deficiency, however White Blood Count (p=0.417) and platelet counts (p=0.511) did not have significant mean rank with respect to iron deficiency. As far as anemia is concerned, significant mean ranks was observed for Ferritin (p=0.002), Iron (p<0.001), Hemoglobin (p<0.001), Mean Corpuscular Volume (p<0.001), Mean Cell Hemoglobin (p<0.001), and Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (p<0.001). However, white blood count (p=0.270), platelet counts (p=0.320), and Total Iron Binding Capacity (p=0.535) did not have significant mean rank. .A significant association of iron deficiency with anemia (p<0.001) was also observed Conclusion: Study results show thatsignificant number ofischemic stroke patients have iron deficiency anemia.
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