2020
Descriptive analysis of transfer forms in a paediatric unit at Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura
Ranasinghe J, Chandradasa D, Hettiarachchi K, Thilakarathne R, Agampodi S. Descriptive analysis of transfer forms in a paediatric unit at Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura. Journal Of The Postgraduate Institute Of Medicine 2020, 7: 108. DOI: 10.4038/jpgim.8246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower respiratory tract infectionsRespiratory tract infectionsTract infectionsTeaching hospitalDay oneHealth care institutionsLocal hospitalImmediate interventionHalf of patientsDay of admissionSimple febrile convulsionsCare institutionsRetrospective data analysisEthics Review CommitteeHours of transferHospital stayPediatric patientsTransfer patientsFebrile convulsionsIntensive carePediatric unitSix-month periodDivisional hospitalsFaculty of MedicineConclusionsThe majority
2019
Study protocol: characterising the clinical, epidemiological and aetiological aspects of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: a hospital based clinico-epidemiological study
Agampodi S, Warnasekara J, Jayasundara D, Senawirathna I, Gamage C, Kularatne S, Siribaddana S, Maththias M, Vinetz J. Study protocol: characterising the clinical, epidemiological and aetiological aspects of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: a hospital based clinico-epidemiological study. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e027850. PMID: 31511281, PMCID: PMC6738675, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEthics Review CommitteeMultilocus sequence typingOutpatient departmentClinico-epidemiological studyMulticentre prospective studyDay of admissionMicroscopic agglutination testPresence of diseaseHospital stayFebrile patientsMedical wardsProspective studySri Lankan isolatesRisk factorsVenous bloodDisease progressionEthical clearanceHigh incidenceAetiological aspectsPatientsAgglutination testMolecular epidemiologyPatient contextBedside inoculationLeptospirosisSequel and therapeutic modalities of leptospirosis associated severe pulmonary haemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS); a Sri Lankan experience
Herath N, Uluwattage W, Weliwitiya T, Karunanayake L, Lekamwasam S, Ratnatunga N, Karunanayake P, Wickramasinghe S, Patabendi S, Senaviratne S, Agampodi S. Sequel and therapeutic modalities of leptospirosis associated severe pulmonary haemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS); a Sri Lankan experience. BMC Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 451. PMID: 31113404, PMCID: PMC6530063, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4094-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTeaching Hospital KarapitiyaTherapeutic plasma exchangeAcute kidney injuryMain tertiary care centerSevere pulmonary hemorrhagic syndromeTertiary care centerDay of admissionGroup of patientsHigh case fatalityCase fatality rateCases of leptospirosisDifferent therapeutic approachesAlveolar shadowsHospital KarapitiyaHemoglobin dropKidney injuryArterial hypoxemiaCase fatalityPlasma exchangePatient presentingTreatment modalitiesCare centerHemorrhagic syndromeChest radiographsClinical disease
2016
Overdose of oral contraceptive pills as a means of intentional self-poisoning amongst young women in Sri Lanka: considerations for family planning
Weerasinghe M, Konradsen F, Eddleston M, Pearson M, Agampodi T, Storm F, Agampodi S. Overdose of oral contraceptive pills as a means of intentional self-poisoning amongst young women in Sri Lanka: considerations for family planning. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health 2016, 43: 147. PMID: 27006385, DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2015-101171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral contraceptive pillsContraceptive pillsUse of OCPYoung womenReproductive health service providersHospital-based studyDay of admissionPopular family planning methodFamily planning methodsPublic health significanceHealth service providersPatient characteristicsMedian ageCase seriesFemale patientsOCP usersPatientsNorth Central ProvinceRural Sri LankaSecondary analysisHealth significanceFamily planningFuture guidelinesOverdoseHospital