2015
Vascular access modifies the protective effect of obesity on survival in hemodialysis patients
Arhuidese I, Obeid T, Hicks C, Qazi U, Botchey I, Zarkowsky D, Reifsnyder T, Malas M. Vascular access modifies the protective effect of obesity on survival in hemodialysis patients. Surgery 2015, 158: 1628-1634. PMID: 26126794, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexEnd-stage renal diseaseNormal body mass indexProtective effect of obesityHigher body mass indexEffect of obesityObesity paradoxProtective effect of increasing BMIEffect of increased BMIBody mass index statusMass indexHD accessProtective effectAssociated with lower mortalityPropensity score matching analysisSurvival of patientsScore matching analysisSurvival benefitImproved survivalRetrospective studyHemodialysis accessInitiate hemodialysisPatient backgroundRenal diseaseCox regression
2014
Progress toward elimination of malaria in Nigeria: Uptake of artemisinin-based combination therapies for the treatment of malaria in households in Benin City
Akoria O, Arhuidese I. Progress toward elimination of malaria in Nigeria: Uptake of artemisinin-based combination therapies for the treatment of malaria in households in Benin City. Annals Of African Medicine 2014, 13: 104-113. PMID: 24923369, DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.134383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAnti-Infective AgentsAntimalarialsArtemisininsChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHealth PolicyHumansInfantMalariaMaleMiddle AgedNational Health ProgramsNigeriaPlasmodiumRegression AnalysisSocioeconomic FactorsYoung AdultConceptsArtemisinin-based combination therapyRoll Back MalariaTreatment of malariaCombination therapyPatent medicine storesUptake of ACTsACT useNon-ACT antimalarialsFirst-line therapyElimination of malariaBenin CitySulfadoxine-pyrimethamineUncomplicated malariaArtemisinin monotherapyMalaria episodesMedicine storesGovernment hospitalsMalaria treatmentSocial Sciences versionAntimalarial medicinesMalariaPrivate hospitalsTherapySciences versionHospital