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Reducing the Environmental Impact of Surgery on a Global Scale: Systematic Review and Co-prioritization with Healthcare Workers in 132 Countries

National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (Oxford, 2023-04-20)

Background: Healthcare cannot achieve net-zero carbon without addressing operating theatres. The aim of this study was to prioritize feasible interventions to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres. Methods: ...
Niemann Pick Disease as a Cause of Recurrent Non-immune Hydrops .Fetalis Causing Neonatal Death

Dasanayake, D.L.W.; Gamage, U.R.; Fernandopulle, R.C. (Sri Lanka Journals of Obstetics & Gynaecology, 2006)

Introduction Fetal hydrops is defined as the accumulation of fluid in the interstitial tissues (skin) and two serous cavitiesl'2. It is further subdivided into 'imrnune' or 'non-immune', a distinction made on the ...
A Rare Case of Type III Von Willebrand Disease in a Woman of Reproductive Age

Ranaweera, U.D.H.; Dasanayake, D.L.W.; Epitawela, D.; Dissanayaka, T.B. (Sri Lanka Journals of Obstetics & Gynaecotogy, 2007)

Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is the most comman inherited bleeding disorderr. Von Willebrand's factor (vWF) is a glycoprotein produced by' vascular endothelium with a molecular weight about 200000. It froms multimers ...
Effects of Precision on Longitudinal Follow-up of Bone Mineral Density Measurements in Elderly Women and Men

Lenora, J.; Åkesson, Kristina; Gerdhem, Paul (Elsevier, 2010-10)

Precision error of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry exceeds the expected annual rate of bone loss in the elderly. The capacity to detect changes in areal bone mineral density (aBMD; g/cm2) over a 5-yr period was assessed. ...
Knowledge and Practices on Laboratory Safety among Technical Staff of Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna

Wijewickrama, D.C.; Wickramaratne, K.A.C.; Udukumbura, S.J.; Patabendige, M. (Galle Medical Association, 2012-10-06)
Use of Retained Patient Samples in Verification of Precision of Full Blood Count test Results in a Private Sector Laboratory.

Wickramaratne, K.A.C. (Galle Medical Association, 2013)
Evaluation of New, Non-cyanide and Simple Method for Blood Haemoglobin Estimation.

Sirajul Muneera, M.Y.; Wickramaratne, K.A.C. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, 2014)

Introduction Haemoglobin estimation is an important test. The standard Haemoglobin (Hb) estimation method is Cyanmethaemoglobin (HiCN) method. The Drabkin reagent used in HiCN method contains cyanide compounds which is ...
A Surveillance System for Lymphatic Filariasis after its Elimination in Sri Lanka

Rahman, Mohammad A.; Yahathugoda, T.C.; Bumpei Tojo; Premaratne, P.; Fumiaki Nagaoka; Hidekazu Takagi; Kannathasan, S.; Murugananthan, A.; Weerasooriya, M.V.; Makoto Itoh (Elsevier, 2018-10-09)

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) has been declared eliminated in Sri Lanka in September 2016. To maintain elimination status, a surveillance system to detect hidden endemic foci or LF resurgence is of highest priority. In this ...
Impact of Two Follow-up Schemes on Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention (MMDP) Programme for Filarial Lymphedema in Matara, Sri Lanka.

Yahathugoda, T.C.; Weerasooriya, M.V.; Sandamali, Wilfred A.; Eisaku Kimura; Makoto Itoh (Elsevier, 2018-04)

Alleviating morbidity due to lymphatic filariasis (LF)-especially in elderly patients who are rather ignorant-is presently the biggest challenge for the national filariasis campaign. We introduced two follow-up schemes and ...
Rapid Assessment Procedures to Detect Hidden Endemic Foci in Areas not Subjected to Mass Drug Administration in Sri Lanka

Yahathugoda, T.C.; Weerasooriya, M.V.; Toshihiko Sunahara; Eisaku Kimura; Samarawickrema, Wilfred A.; Makoto Itoh (Elsevier, 2013-09-20)

For the declaration of elimination of lymphatic filariasis, reliable epidemiological data in all parts of a country are required. In Sri Lanka, due to social disturbance, there are 3 provinces whose endemicity has been ...
Visual Detection of Filaria-specific IgG4 in Urine using Red-colored High Density Latex Beads

Fumiaki Nagaoka; Makoto Itoh, Mohammad S Samad; Hidekazu Takagi; Weerasooriya, M.V.; Yahathugoda, T.C.; Moazzem Hossain; Kazuhiko Moji; Eisaku Kimura; Samad, Mohammad S. (Elsevier, 2012-09-06)

The use of urine for the immunodiagnosis of lymphatic filariasis has a definite advantage: the sample collection is not invasive and thus well accepted by people. Urine-based ELISA to detect filaria-specific IgG4 has been ...
Effects of 5 Rounds of Mass Drug Administration with Diethylcarbamazine and Albendazole on Filaria-specific IgG4 Titers in Urine: 6-year Follow-up Study in Sri Lanka

Makoto Itoh; Weerasooriya, M.V.; Yahathugoda, T.C.; Hidekazu Takagi; Samarawickrema, Wilfred A.; Fumiaki Nagaoka; Eisaku Kimura (Elsevier, 2011-06-24)

ELISA for filaria-specific IgG4 in urine (urine ELISA) was applied to children in 7 schools in Sri Lanka, before and after 5 rounds of annual mass drug administration (MDA). The pre-treatment IgG4 prevalence in 2002 was ...
Development of loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Detecting Wuchereria Bancrofti DNA in Human Blood and Vector Mosquitoes

Hidekazu Takagi; Makoto Itoh; Shinji Kasai; Yahathugoda, T.C.; Weerasooriya, M.V.; Eisaku Kimura (Elsevier, 2011-09-10)

We have developed loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method to detect Wuchereria bancrofti DNA. The sensitivity and specificity of LAMP method were equivalent to those of PCR method which detects SspI repeat ...
Expanded New Born Screening (eNBS) Panel for Sri Lanka: stakeholder Opinion

Arachchige, C.P.I.K.; Liyanage, D.; Egodage, U.K.; Dasanayake, D.L.W.; Gunarathna, D.A.; Amarasena, S.; Hettiarachchi, M. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2023-06-19)

Objectives Newborn screening helps to identify inherited disorders at their asymptomatic stage and intervene before babies go into the symptomatic phase. A number of Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMDs) are being screened ...
Expression of Antiradical Power of Pigmented and Non-pigmented Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties in Relation to their Colour Strengths Before and After Polishing

Harsha Kumara, K.H.C.; Hafeel, R.F.; Bulugahapitiya, V.P.; Bentota, A.P.; De Zoysa, G.E.D.; Herath, H.M.S. (International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment 2020University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2020-02)

Natural antioxidants have potential to counterbalance the effect of anti-oxidative stress and the deleterious effect on human health caused due to the synthetic antioxidants. Rice is one of the rich sources for antioxidants. ...
A Comparative Investigation on Agronomic Traits of Popularly Grown Improved and Traditional Varieties of Rice.

Hafeel, R.F.; Bulugahapitiya, V.P.; Bentota, A.P.; De Zoysa, G.E.D. (Annual sessions of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)., 2018)

Rice is the staple food of Sri Lankans and it is available mainly in different categories such as improved and traditional varieties. Presently, most cultivation (99%) are improved rice varieties,while about 1% of ...
10 Quality and Safety of Herbal Medicinal Products

Napagoda, M.; Wijesundara, D.S.A.; Jayasinghe, L. (De Gruyter, 2022)

The World Health Organization defines herbal medicines as plant-derived materials orpreparations intended for human therapeutic use or for other health benefits in hu-mans [1, 2]. Nevertheless, most of the traditional ...
Effect of Alendronate and Vitamin D 3 Treatment on Bone Turnover Markers in Postmenopausal Women with High Fracture Risk: a Double-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.

Rathnayake, H.; Lekamwasam, S.; Wickramatilake, C.M.; Lenora, J. (80th Annual Academic Sessions of the GMA-(oral), 2021-12)

Background: Bone turnover markers (BTMs) are increased after menopause in women. BTMs are expected to decrease significantly after receiving anti-resorptive treatment in osteoporosis and they can be used to monitor the ...
Association of Bone Turnover Markers with Trabecular Bone Score and Bone Mineral Density among Pre- and Postmenopausal Women: a Study from Sri Lanka

Rathnayake, H.; Lekamwasam, S.; Wickramatilake, C.M.; Lenora, J. (Osteoartheritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO IOF-ESCEO) (Virtual)-poster, 2021-12)

Objective: Data on the association between bone turnover markers (BTMs) and BMD/trabecular bone score (TBS) are not available for Sri Lankans. This study evaluated the association of serum BTMs with BMD and TBS among pre- ...
Antimicrobial Activity of Leaf Extracts of Litsea iteodaphne (“Kalu Nika”) Against Clinical Isolates of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Janesha, U.G.S.; Hasanga, M.R.P.; Hewawasam, R.P.; Wijayaratne, W.M.D.G.B. (2020-11-13)

The use of higher plants to treat infectious diseases is an age-old practice in a large part of the world population, where there is reliance on traditional medicine for a variety of diseases [1]. Interest in plants with ...

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