Search Results - "Imam, Ayesha M"

Preconception care: caffeine, smoking, alcohol, drugs and other environmental chemical/radiation exposure by Lassi, Zohra S, Imam, Ayesha M, Dean, Sohni V, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A

“…As providing health education, optimizing nutrition, and managing risk factors can be effective for ensuring a healthy outcome for women and her yet…”
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Knowledge, perceptions and myths regarding infertility among selected adult population in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study by Ali, Sumera, Sophie, Raafay, Imam, Ayesha M, Khan, Faisal I, Ali, Syed F, Shaikh, Annum, Farid-ul-Hasnain, Syed

“…The reported prevalence of infertility in Pakistan is approximately 22% with 4% primary and 18% secondary infertility. Infertility is not only a medical but…”
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Synergistic effects of fresh frozen plasma and valproic acid treatment in a combined model of traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock by Imam, Ayesha M., MD, Jin, Guang, MD, PhD, Duggan, Michael, DVM, Sillesen, Martin, MD, Hwabejire, John O., MD, MPH, Jepsen, Cecilie H., MD, DePeralta, Danielle, MD, Liu, Baoling, MD, Lu, Jennifer, BS, deMoya, Marc A., MD, Socrate, Simona, PhD, Alam, Hasan B., MD

“…Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and hemorrhagic shock (HS) are major causes of trauma-related deaths and are especially lethal as a combined insult…”
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Differential effects of fresh frozen plasma and normal saline on secondary brain damage in a large animal model of polytrauma, hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury by Hwabejire, John O, Imam, Ayesha M, Jin, Guang, Liu, Baoling, Li, Yongqing, Sillesen, Martin, Jepsen, Cecilie H, Lu, Jennifer, deMoya, Marc A, Alam, Hasan B

“…We have previously shown that the extent of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in large animal models can be reduced with early infusion of fresh frozen plasma…”
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Born too soon: care before and between pregnancy to prevent preterm births: from evidence to action by Dean, Sohni V, Mason, Elizabeth, Howson, Christopher P, Lassi, Zohra S, Imam, Ayesha M, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A

“…Providing care to adolescent girls and women before and between pregnancies improves their own health and wellbeing, as well as pregnancy and newborn outcomes,…”
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Pharmacologic modulation of cerebral metabolic derangement and excitotoxicity in a porcine model of traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock by Hwabejire, John O., MD, MPH, Jin, Guang, MD, PhD, Imam, Ayesha M., MD, Duggan, Michael, DVM, Sillesen, Martin, MD, Deperalta, Danielle, MD, Jepsen, Cecilie H., MD, Lu, Jennifer, BS, Li, Yongqing, MD, PhD, deMoya, Marc A., MD, Alam, Hasan B., MD

“…Background Cerebral metabolic derangement and excitotoxicity play critical roles in the evolution of traumatic brain injury (TBI). We have shown previously…”
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Fresh-frozen plasma resuscitation after traumatic brain injury and shock attenuates extracellular nucleosome levels and deoxyribonuclease 1 depletion by Sillesen, Martin, MD, Jin, Guang, MD, PhD, Oklu, Rahmi, MD, PhD, Albadawi, Hassan, MD, Imam, Ayesha M., MD, Jepsen, Cecilie H., MD, Hwabejire, John O., MD, MPH, Ostrowski, Sisse R., MD, PhD, DMSc, Johansson, Pär I., MD, DMSc, MPA, Rasmussen, Lars S., MD, PhD, DMSc, Alam, Hasan B., MD

“…Introduction Traumatic brain injury and shock are among the leading causes of trauma-related mortality. We have previously shown that fresh-frozen plasma (FFP)…”
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Real-time heart rate entropy predicts the need for lifesaving interventions in trauma activation patients by Mejaddam, Ali Y, Birkhan, Oscar A, Sideris, Antonis C, Van der Wilden, Gwendolyn M, Imam, Ayesha M, Hwabejire, John O, Chang, Yuchiao, Velmahos, George C, Fagenholz, Peter J, Yeh, Daniel D, de Moya, Marc A, King, David Richard

“…Heart rate complexity (HRC), commonly described as a "new vital sign," has shown promise in predicting injury severity, but its use in clinical practice has…”
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Preconception care: nutritional risks and interventions by Dean, Sohni V, Lassi, Zohra S, Imam, Ayesha M, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A

“…There is increasingly a double burden of under-nutrition and obesity in women of reproductive age. Preconception underweight or overweight, short stature and…”
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Preconception care: closing the gap in the continuum of care to accelerate improvements in maternal, newborn and child health by Dean, Sohni V, Lassi, Zohra S, Imam, Ayesha M, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A

“…Preconception care includes any intervention to optimize a woman's health before pregnancy with the aim to improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH)…”
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Excessively long hospital stays after trauma are not related to the severity of illness: let's aim to the right target by Hwabejire, John O, Kaafarani, Haytham M A, Imam, Ayesha M, Solis, Carolina V, Verge, Justin, Sullivan, Nancy M, DeMoya, Marc A, Alam, Hasan B, Velmahos, George C

“…Reduction in length of hospital stay is a veritable target in reducing the overall costs of health care. However, many existing approaches are flawed because…”
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Preconception care: screening and management of chronic disease and promoting psychological health by Lassi, Zohra S, Imam, Ayesha M, Dean, Sohni V, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A

“…A large proportion of women around the world suffer from chronic diseases including mental health diseases. In the United States alone, over 12% of women of…”
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Preconception care: promoting reproductive planning by Dean, Sohni V, Lassi, Zohra S, Imam, Ayesha M, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A

“…Preconception care recognizes that many adolescent girls and young women will be thrust into motherhood without the knowledge, skills or support they need…”
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Early treatment with lyophilized plasma protects the brain in a large animal model of combined traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock by Imam, Ayesha M, Jin, Guang, Sillesen, Martin, Duggan, Michael, Jepsen, Cecilie H, Hwabejire, John O, Lu, Jennifer, Liu, Baoling, DeMoya, Marc A, Velmahos, George C, Alam, Hasan B

“…Combination of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and hemorrhagic shock (HS) can result in significant morbidity and mortality. We have previously shown that early…”
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Born Toon Soon: Care before and between pregnancy to prevent preterm births: from evidence to action by Dean, Sohni V, Mason, Elizabeth Mary, Howson, Christopher P, Lassi, Zohra S, Imam, Ayesha M, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A

“…Doc number: S3 Abstract: Providing care to adolescent girls and women before and between pregnancies improves their own health and wellbeing, as well as…”
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Preconception care: preventing and treating infections by Lassi, Zohra S, Imam, Ayesha M, Dean, Sohni V, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A

“…Infections can impact the reproductive health of women and hence may influence pregnancy related outcomes for both the mother and the child. These infections…”
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Incidental Findings in Trauma Patients: Dedicated Communication with the Primary Care Physician Ensures Adequate Follow-Up by Yeh, D. Dante, Imam, Ayesha M., Truong, Shani H., McLaughlin, Erin L., Klein, Eric N., Avery, Laura L., Velmahos, George C.

“…Background Frequent use of computed tomography (CT) in trauma patients results in frequent detection of non-trauma-related incidental findings (IFs). Inpatient…”
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Outcomes following "rescue" superselective angioembolization for gastrointestinal hemorrhage in hemodynamically unstable patients by Mejaddam, Ali Y, Cropano, Catrina M, Kalva, Sanjeeva, Walker, T Gregory, Imam, Ayesha M, Velmahos, George C, de Moya, Marc A, King, David R

“…Therapeutic angioembolization is a relatively new "rescue treatment" modality for gastrointestinal hemorrhage (GIH) for unstable patients who fail primary…”
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Importance of intervening in the preconception period to impact pregnancy outcomes by Dean, Sohni V, Imam, Ayesha M, Lassi, Zohra S, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A

“…Preconception care that begins in adolescence and is provided before and between pregnancies has the potential to impact 136 million women who give birth each…”
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Birthing and Growing the African Feminist Forum by Imam, Ayesha M

“…Ayesha M. Imam looks at the development of the African Feminist Forum (AFF) in 2006 and subsequent national and pan-African Feminist Forums that followed. The…”
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