Ochsner Medical Center

About: Ochsner Medical Center is a healthcare organization based out in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 980 authors who have published 1159 publications receiving 49961 citations. The organization is also known as: Ochsner Hospital & Ochsner Foundation Hospital.

Purdah in the 21st century: Women's experiences of work and space in Dhaka

Abstract: In many countries, women's movements continue to be dictated by gendered spaces, including social practices such as purdah. At the same time, globalisation and increased urbanisation in recent years have transformed women's lives, bringing about a significant increase in opportunities for women to work outside their homes. This article explores purdah in Bangladeshi society through an ethnographic study in one of Dhaka's low income communities. It will be argued that while new employment opportunities allow women to enter spaces that were hitherto not accessible to them, these employment opportunities are, in reality, often extensions of existing exploitative, patriarchal systems. Furthermore, women must manage their movements in specific ways in order to maintain a positive identity and moral status. These negotiations are an integral part of the day-to-day experiences of women as they navigate their relationships and employment in the changed context of their lives.

Corticosteroid-responsive Enteropathy of Infancy

Abstract: Nineteen American infants aged less than three months developed persistent diarrhoea, acidosis, hypoalbuminaemia, and malnutrition, without evidence of enteric pathogens. Symptoms began 11-59 days before admission to the University of North Carolina Children's Hospital, and infants were fed semi-elemental formula. Despite further treatment with amino acid-based formula by continuous nasogastric infusion, diarrhoea persisted. Endoscopic biopsies showed inflammation in the stomach, duodenum, and/or colon. A trial of intravenous corticosteroids was initiated in 14 infants. Corticosteroids were associated with rapid resolution of diarrhoea (duration after corticosteroids=3.8±1.7 days [mean+SD]). In contrast, five infants with identical history were not treated with corticosteroids. In three infants, diarrhoea lasted for 92-147 days versus 31±3 total days in the treated group. In the other two infants, diarrhoea worsened after discharge, but were treated later with corticosteroids, with rapid resolution. Corticosteroids were uneventfully weaned over a four-month period. The results suggest that a trial of corticosteroids in infants with unresponsive persistent diarrhoea of unknown origin is beneficial and deserves prospective evaluation. Key words: Diarrhoea, Chronic; Diarrhoea, Persistent; Diarrhoea, Infantile; Corticosteroids; Acidosis; Hypoalbuminaemia; Retrospective studies; United States