Conference Papers: Recent submissions

  • The prone 12 o'clock position reduces Heal intubation time during colonoscopy compared to the left lateral 6 o'clock (standard) position 
    de Silva, A.P.; Kumarasena, R.S.; Keragala, B.S.D.P.; Kalubowila, K.V.U.; Niriella, M.A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: Ileal intubation is the gold standard for evidence of a complete colonoscopy. However, despite evidence of clinical benefit, ileoscopy is not always attempted due to perceived technical difficulty. The aim of ...
  • The standard versus locally improvised banding for bleeding oesophageal varices: case control study 
    Navarathne, N.M.M.; Abeysuriya, V.; Wanigasuriya, I.W.M.P. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    INTRODUCTION: Endoscopic band ligation is one of the effective therapeutic modalities in variceal bleeding. However the availability of endoscopic banding is mainly overshadowed by its overwhelming cost; especially in a ...
  • Cardiovascular risk profile of the estate population of Sri Lanka 
    Pinidiyapathirage, M.J.; Chackrewarthy, S.; Perera, P.S.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S.; Williams, S.; Williams, S.S.; Kato, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of biochemical and anthropometric risk markers of cardiovascular diseases in the estate population of Sri Lanka. METHODS: Using a cross sectional design, consenting adults aged 35-64 ...
  • Epidemiology and treatment of patients with tuberculosis in Mannar District 
    Pachek, S.J.R.; Kumarendran, B. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: To describe the characteristics of patients with tuberculosis in the Mannar district. Method: This was a cross sectional study. We visited almost all the houses of patients (143 out of 145) who were registered ...
  • Completeness of reporting of cancer cases by cancer unit Jaffna to the national cancer registry 
    Surenthirakumaran, R.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Jeyakumaran, N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    BACKGROUND: The hospital based national cancer registry provides information regarding current status and trends related to cancer in the country. The cancer unit, Jaffna Teaching Hospital provides the information regarding ...
  • Prevalence of visual impairment among adults aged forty years and above in the MOH area Mahara 
    Hapugoda, H.T.C.J.; Abeysena, H.T.C.S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: Visual impairment is a worldwide health problem. It affects mainly low and middle income countries with a rapid increase in the aging population. Main causes of visual impairment in Asian countries are cataract ...
  • Intravenous N-acetylcysteine in acute liver failure associated with dengue infection 
    Rumarasena, R.S.; Senanayake, S.M.; de Silva, A.P.; Biyanwila, C.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Premaratna, R.; V/ijesiriwardena, B.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    BACKGROUND: Acute liver failure is rare in dengue but has a poor outcome. N-acetylcysteine (HAC) improves survival in early stage non-acetaminophen acute liver failure. However, its usefulness has not been established in ...
  • Liver dysfunction and its outcome in patients with dengue infection 
    Kumarasena, R.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Keragala, B.S.D.P.; Premaratna, B.A.H.R.; Premawardhena, A.P.; Jayamanna, S.F.; de Silva, H.J.; de Silva, S.T. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency and severity of liver dysfunction due to dengue infection among hospitalised patients. METHOD: A retrospective, descriptive study was done at University Medical Unit, Colombo North ...
  • The Utility of the ALT: AST ratio as an early screening test for dengue fever 
    de Silva, A.P.; Keragala, B.S.D.P.; Kasturiratne, A.; Kumarasena, R.S.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Premaratna, R.; Dassanayake, K.M.M.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: Early diagnosis of dengue infection is important to reduce morbidity and mortality. The widely used antibody test becomes positive only after the fifth day of fever, and viral diagnosis by PCR is expensive and ...
  • Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections and malnutrition among 9-10 year old children attending estate sector schools 
    Gunawardena, N.K.; Gunasingha, H.M.M.S.K.; Kumarendran, B.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Silva, N.R. (2010)
    Introduction: The health status of communities in the estate sector is known to be poorer than in the rest of Sri Lanka. Objective: To ascertain the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections and malnutrition ...
  • Subclinical intestinal mucosal inflammation in diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome in a tropical setting 
    de Silva, A.P.; Mannamperi, A.; Ariyasinghe, M.P.; Nandaslri, A.S.D.; Hewavisenthi, J.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Jewell, D.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: There has been increasing evidence to support an inflammatory pathology in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), especially diarrhoea predominant type (IBS-D).The aim of this study was to investigate for evidence of ...
  • Delayed psychological morbidity in victims of snakebite envenoming 
    Williams, S.S.; Wijesinghe, C.A.; Jayamanne, S.F.; Buckley, N.; Dawson, A.; Lalloo, D.G.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: We assessed delayed somatic symptoms, depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and impairment in functioning among snakebite victims. The psychological impact of snakebite on its victims has ...
  • Parental awareness and cascade screening of thalassaemia 
    Nishad, A.A.N.; Premawardhena, A.P. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    INTRODUCTION: A strategy to prevent new births with thalassaemia major in countries where abortion is illegal is to screen the at risk population for the carrier state and advocating "safe marriages". One of the highest ...
  • Patterns of blood pressure in a group of Sri Lankan patients with acute stroke 
    Wijekoon, C.N.; de Silva, H.A.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Ranawaka, U.K. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Both low and high blood pressures (BP) in acute phase of stroke are associated independently with poor outcome. Differences in BP patterns in acute stroke are reported in different populations, ...
  • Association between asthma and rhinitis 
    Amarasekera, N.D.D.M.; Gunawardena, N.K.; de Silva, N.R.; Weerasinghe, G.A.K. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: It has been suggested that'both asthma and allergic rhinitis are manifestations of a single disease and they are related epidemiologically and pathophysiologically. The objective was to assess ...
  • Oesophageal dysfunction in asthmatics 
    Amarasiri, W.A.D.L.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Ranasinha, C.D.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    INTRODUCTION: Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) predisposes to respiratory symptoms through reflex vagal activity. Asthmatics have oesophageal hypomotility and vagal hyperactivity. Whether this oesophageal hypomotility is ...
  • Comparison of outcomes of patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) related cirrhosis 
    Senanayake, S.M.; Hewawasam, S.P.; Kumarasena, R.S.; Kasturiratne, A.; de Alwis, J.P.N.; Nandasiri, A.S.D.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: Most cases of cirrhosis in Sri Lanka are alcohol induced or cryptogenic. There is mounting evidence that a high proportion of cryptogenic cirrhosis is NASFI related. Although longterm outcome of NASH-cirrhosis ...
  • Glutathione peroxidase and severity of ischaemic heart disease in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients 
    Perera, P.P.R.; Chandrasena, L.G.; Indrakumar, J.; Peiris, H. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: To study the association between glutathione peroxidase (GPx) levels in relation to severity and extent of cardiac ischemia and age in a cohort of Sri Lankans. METHODS: Seventy nine patients with ischaemic heart ...
  • Association between homocysteine, vitamin B12, folate, MTHFR polymorphisms and ischaemic heart disease 
    Perera, P.P.R.; Chandrasena, L.G.; Indrakumar, J.; Peiris, H. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: The present study investigated the association between homocysteine and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and the factors influencing homocysteine levels. METHODS: A case control study involving 221 patients with ...
  • Association between serum homocysteine and markers of insulin resistance 
    Chackrewarthy, S.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S.; Gunasekara, D.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kato, N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between serum homocysteine and markers of insulin resistance in a Sri Lankan population. Similar studies conducted in other ethnic groups have shown conflicting results. METHODS: ...

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