Prevalence and Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Emergencies in the Emergency Department of Niamey National Hospital,
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Auteur(s): Mounkaila F, Kabore*, Yanogo PK, Laurent M, Otshudiandjeka JB, Meda N
Auteur(s) tagués: Pauline Kiswendsida YANOGO ;
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Introduction. Although many conditions cardiovascular diseases present as emergencies., no study was conducted in Niger to estimate their prevalence and identify related-factors. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study from February 1st to March 25th, 2020. We included 422 patients aged 15 years or more from the Emergency Department of the National Niamey Hospital (NNH) except those with uncomplete medical records. We carried out questionnaire-based interviews with patients and we collected data from medical files. Data were processed with Epi Info® 7.2.2.6 and MS Excel® 2019. Dependent variable was cardiovascular emergency regardless of the type. We performed a multiple logistic regression model to estimate adjusted odds ratios (95% Confident interval) of the relation between cardiovascular emergencies and patients’ characteristics with a statistical significance threshold of p-value

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