2023
Heart disease complicating pregnancy as a leading cause of maternal deaths in LMIC settings: the Sri Lankan experience
Hettiarachchi A, Jayaratne K, De Silva C, Senanayake H, Lokunarangoda N, Agampodi S. Heart disease complicating pregnancy as a leading cause of maternal deaths in LMIC settings: the Sri Lankan experience. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2023, 15: 100223. PMID: 37614353, PMCID: PMC10442957, DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal deathsHeart diseaseComplicating pregnancyCause-specific maternal mortality ratioHeart disease complicating pregnancyPregnancy-related deathsRheumatic heart diseaseMaternal mortality ratioSurveillance-response systemMiddle-income countriesMaternal mortalityICD-11 classificationLeading causeMortality ratioSpecialized careCardiovascular diseaseCongenital anomaliesLive birthsPregnancyLMIC settingsFemale deathsUnderlying causeDiseaseDeathIndirect causes
2022
Underlying causes of vertigo or dizziness among patients presenting to Ear, Nose and Throat clinic at a tertiary care hospital in North Central province - Sri Lanka
Domingoarachi G, Muhandiram E, Jayasena K, Abeysundara U, Agampodi S. Underlying causes of vertigo or dizziness among patients presenting to Ear, Nose and Throat clinic at a tertiary care hospital in North Central province - Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal Of Otolaryngology 2022, 11: 12. DOI: 10.4038/cjo.v11i1.5328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBenign paroxysmal positional vertigoVertigo/dizzinessSri Lankan populationRural Sri Lankan populationUnderlying causeCross-sectional descriptive studyAcute vestibular neuronitisDizziness/vertigoTeaching Hospital AnuradhapuraTertiary care hospitalParoxysmal positional vertigoSectional descriptive studyMajor underlying causeFunctional dizzinessThroat clinicVestibular failureVestibular migraineVestibular neuronitisCare hospitalCommon diagnosisPositional vertigoSignificant morbidityCommon symptomsENT clinicMean age