Archive:: International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Clinical Science:: Science Publishing Group

Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2022

Homocysteine as a Predictor of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Ramon Vargas-Vera, Martha Placencia-Ibadango, Kalid Vargas-Silva, Noren Villalobos Inciarte, Daniela Zalamea-Holguin, Saul Alencastro-Placencia, Eneida Encalada-Moreira

Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2022

Pages: 1-7

Received: 30 November 2021

Accepted: 11 January 2022

Published: 14 April 2022

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijbecs.20220801.11

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Abstract: Homocysteine is an amino acid that is a product of methionine metabolism, it is related to preeclampsia in 20-30%, the increase of this or hyperhomocysteinemia may result from the genetic defect of the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase involved in the synthesis of homocysteine. Maternal mortality due to preeclampsia is up to 44% and perina... Show More

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Ten Years Trend Analysis of Malaria Prevalence in Ziway Dugda District, Arsi Zone, Ethiopia

Million Getachew Mesfun, Shimelis Teshome Ayalneh

Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2022

Pages: 8-11

Received: 7 March 2022

Accepted: 9 April 2022

Published: 20 April 2022

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijbecs.20220801.12

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Abstract: Background: Malaria has been one of the major public health problems in Ethiopia for decades. Recent reports from different part of the country showed that the trend of malaria is declining. However, there is a need for periodic assessing the trend of malaria in different malaria endemic areas of the country as part of the planed malaria eliminatio... Show More

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A Retrospective Cohort Study on Using Fully Threaded, Cortical Screws in Locking SIGN Intramedullary Nails

Christian Emmanuel Marbella Fontanilla, Romer Ariel Minor Santos

Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2022

Pages: 12-14

Received: 22 March 2022

Accepted: 11 April 2022

Published: 20 April 2022

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijbecs.20220801.13

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Abstract: The Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) produces solid and straight intramedullary nails used for femoral or tibial fractures. These utilize interlocking screws with proximal and distal threads to purchase at the cortices. When SIGN interlocking screws are unavailable, 4.5 mm, fully threaded, stainless steel, cortical screws are sometimes us... Show More

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