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 inoculationLeptospirosis