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Incidence and predictors of Diabetes Mellitus: A 7- year community cohort follow-up of urban, adult Sri Lankans

de Silva, S.T.; Ediriweera, D.; Beddage, T.; Kasturiratne, A.; Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, A.P.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Kato, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association., 2019)

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: There is limited data on incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) from South Asia. We investigated incidence and predictors ofT2DM in an urban, adult population after seven-years of follow-up. ...
Use of a mobile application to engage communities in monitoring tobacco industry interference: A case study of community driven tobacco surveillance system

Perera, N. C. S.; Lakrnal, P. A. S. C.; Wijesuriya, H.; Kandeepan, S.; Fernando, A. I. B.; Dineshkumar, P.; Perera, K. M. N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association., 2019)

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) is the tobacco observatory in Sri Lanka established under the WHO FCTC article 5.3. Resource-efficient methods to engage public in monitoring tobacco industry ...
Lapses of professionalism occurring among Sri Lankan medical students: How should they be remediated?

Ellawala, A.T.; Chandratilake, M.N.; de Silva, N.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association., 2019)

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Early recognition and correction of lapses of professionalism occurring during 'the undergraduate period is vital. This study aimed to explore the lapses of professionalism occurring among local ...
Development of a knowledge sharing tool based on medical students' preferences to enhance clinical learning at the University Family Medicine Clinic, Ragama

de Silva, A.H.W.; Ranaweera, R.K.R.V.; Madurawala, C.S.I. (Sri Lanka Medical Association., 2019)

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Teaching common clinical presentations is a primary objective during the 4th year 4-week Family Medicine rotation. Sharing new clinical knowledge becomes vital as only two students can be ...
Development of risk prediction model for endometrial carcinoma among postmenopausal women in the Western Province.

Jayawickrama, W.I.U.; Abeysena, H.T.C.S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association., 2019)

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Risk prediction model can be used to estimate the probability of developing endometrial carcinoma among postmenopausal women. The aim of the study was to develop a model to predict the risk of ...
Identifying haemoglobinopathy traits and iron deficiency in Sri Lanka using the dtchlorophenolindophenol (DCIP) and one- tube osmotic fragility (OF) tests and measurement of red cell zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP)

Perera, P. S.; Premawardhena, A.; Mettananda, S.; Rodrigo, R.; Perera, L.; Weatherall, D. J.; Allen, S.; Allen, A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association., 2019)

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Effective, low-cost, point-of-care tests are needed for haemoglobinopathy traits and iron deficiency throughout Southeast Asia. The objective of this study is to evaluate a combination of simple, ...
20 year follow up and survival analysis in a cohort of patients with Haemoglobin E beta Thalassaemia.

Olivieri, N.F.; Premawardhena, A.P.; Amir-Arsalan, S.; Ediriweera, D.; Mettananda, S.; Bandara, W.D.; Arambepola, M.; de Silva, S.; Refai, M.A.C.M.; Allen, A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association., 2019)

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Haemoglobin E beta thalassaemia (EBT) is the commonest beta thalassaemia syndrome in the world and is extremely phenotypically variable. Unlike for transfusion dependent thalassaemia (TDT) there ...
Development of a model for a resource limited setting, to predict the presence of oesophageal varices among newly diagnosed patients with cirrhosis.

Perera, K.; Kodisinghe, S.K.; Ediriweera, D.; Moratuwagama, H.M.D.; Williams, S.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association., 2019)

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: In cirrhosis upper-gastrointestinal-endoscopy (UGIE) identifies oesophageal varices (OV). UGIE is unavailable in most resource-limited settings. Therefore, we assessed prediction of presence OV ...
Prevalence of dyspeptic symptoms and associated lifestyle factors among 3rd-year undergraduates in the University of Kelaniya

Jayasinghe, J.A.P.H.; Jayasinghe, J.A.G.K.; Jayasinghe, L.P.; Jayasinghe, J.A.M.P.; Jayasinghe, H.J.M.U.M.H.; Wangmo, D.; Niriella, M.A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2019)

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Dyspepsia includes epigastric discomfort, bloating and post-prandial fullness/early-satiety. Dyspepsia affects daily activities and quality-of-life. We assessed prevalence and associated lifestyle ...
Incidence and Phenotype of Inflammatory Bowel Disease From 13 Countries in Asia-Pacific: Results From the Asia-Pacific Crohn's and Colitis Epidemiologic Study 2011-2013

Ng, S.C.; Kaplan, G.; Banerjee, R.; Wei, Shu-Chen; Tang, Whitney; Zeng, Z.; Chen, Min-hu; Yang, H.; de Silva, H.J.; Niriella, M.A.; Ong, D.E.; Ling, Khoon-Lin; Hilmi, I; Pisespongsa, P.; Aniwan, S.; Limsrivilai, J.; Abdullah, M.; Chong, V.H.; Cao, Q.; Miao, Y.; Ong-Go, A.K.; Bell, S.; Niewiadomski, O.; Kamm, M.A.; Ng, K.K.; Yu, H.H.; Wang, Yu-Fang; Ouyang, Q.; Goh, K.L.; Lin, Hung-Hsin; Lin, Wei-Chen; Wu, K.; Simadibrata, M.; Chan, F.K.; Sung, J. (American Gastroenterological Association(AGA) Institute, Published by Elsevier Inc., 2016)

Background: The Asia-Pacific Crohn's and Colitis Epidemiology Study, initiated in 2011, aimed to determine the incidence and phenotype of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Asia-Pacific. We herein present incidence and ...
Genome editing of haemopoietic stem cells for treatment of thalassaemia

Badat, M.; Mettananda, S.; Hua, P.; Schwessinger, R.; Hughes, J.; Higgs, D.; Davies, J. (Oxford University Press, 2019)

AIM: Thalassaemia is commonly due to mutations at the beta globin (HBB) locus, and this causes transfusion dependent anaemia in severe cases. A key pathophysiological factor is the imbalance of alpha and beta globin ...
Socioeconomic inequality and determinants of postnatal home visits made by public health midwives: An analysis of the Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey

Siriwardhana, D.D.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (2019)
Hearing status and noise exposure levels of workers at a washing plant in Dankotuwa, Sri Lanka.

Subasinghe, R.A.I.A.; Ileperuma, L.D. (2017)

ABSTRACT: Noise is one of the most common causes of hearing loss. The World Health Organization estimates that 10% of the world population is exposed to sound pressure levels that could potentially cause Noise Induced ...
Knowledge, practices, hearing-related symptoms among students exposed to leisure noise of a Sri Lankan University.

Ileperuma, L.D. (2018)

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: Exposure to excessive noise is a major cause of hearing disorders (Crandell et al., 2004). Leisure time noise can be one of the most important reasons for the development of noise induced hearing ...
Hearing status among 20-45-year-old bus drivers and conductors of the Kadawatha bus station, Sri Lanka.

Ileperuma, L.D. (2018)

ABSTRACT: Bus drivers and conductors are a group working in noisy environments having a risk of developing occupational hearing loss. The hearing status of 86 bus drivers and conductors was evaluated comprehensively via ...
Our experience with breast carcinoma in Sri Lankan women- a single unit experience.

Pinto, M. D. P.; Pathiraja, P. D. M.; Ariyarathne, M. H. J. (The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2011)

INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed life-threatening cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. There is no national breast cancer screening programme yet in Sri ...
Dietary goitrogens and prevalence of goitre in Sri Lanka

Pinto, M. D. P.; Fernando, R.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Premathilake, M.; Fernando, T.; Edirisinghe, D.; Bandara, D.; Athulugama, N.; Abeysinghe, S. (The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2011)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between dietary goitrogens and the prevalence of goiter. METHODS:A descriptive cross-sectional study on the prevalence of goitre was conducted involving all areas of the ...
Hilar cholangiocarcinomas - from nihilism to aggressive treatment

Liyanage, C.; Nawaratne, M.; Pathirana, A.; Gunasekara, D.; Pranahewa, L.; Prasad, R.; Wijeratne, T.; Bogammana, M.; Wijesooriya, R.; Siriwardhana, R. (The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2012)

INTRODUCTION: Hllar-Cholangio-carcinomas (HCC) are aggressive tumours with a dismal prognosis. The general tendency amongst all specialities is to palliate them. As response to adjuvant therapy is marginal we have ...
Duodenal diverticuli: do they predispose for Common Bile Duct (CBD) pathology?

Liyanage, C.; Keragala, T.; Femandopulle, N.; Nawaratne, N. M. M. (The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2012)

INTRODUCTION: Periampullary duodenal diverticuli (PDD) are extra luminal mucosal out pouching of duodenum arising adjacent to or containing the ampulla of Vater or intraluminal portion of CBD . Juxta-papillary duodenal ...
A comparative analysis of the management and outcomes of acute appendicitis in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom

Markar, S. (The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2012)

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to compare management approaches and clinical outcomes of acute appendicitis in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data was collected prospectively from 200 ...

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