Colombo North Teaching Hospital

Recent papers from Colombo North Teaching Hospital

1. Changes in stroke characteristics with age: experience from a South Asian prospective hospital-based stroke registryBMC Neurology · 2026
2. The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023The Lancet · 2025
3. Gastrointestinal-predominant alpha-gal syndrome with severe eosinophilia in a child: a case report from Sri LankaBMC Pediatrics · 2026
4. Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Polypill Implementation Strategy in Sri LankaJAMA Cardiology · 2026
5. Optimisation of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) screening algorithm for resource-poor settings using machine learningPLoS ONE · 2026
6. Prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection markers in patients with β-thalassaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysisScientific Reports · 2026
7. Efficacy of protocol-based blood pressure management in the outpatient settingsJournal of Human Hypertension · 2026
8. When alpha-gal hides: a case series of atypical presentations of alpha-gal syndrome in childrenJournal of Medical Case Reports · 2026
9. Identifying effective teaching/learning techniques in small mathematics classes through ICAP framework: cognitive, physiological, and performance perspectiveDiscover Education · 2026
10. Intussusception as a rare cause of abdominal pain in a child with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: a case report and review of literatureBMC Pediatrics · 2026
11. Diagnostic accuracy of glycated albumin and fructosamine for detecting diabetes and prediabetes in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocolSystematic Reviews · 2026
12. A 2–year retrospective cohort study of pulp-related outcomes of permanent anterior teeth with uncomplicated crown fracturesBMC Oral Health · 2026
13. Psychiatric morbidity among medical clinic attendees at a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka during the economic crisisScientific Reports · 2026
14. Neonatal abstinence syndrome: a case series from Colombo-Sri LankaBMC Pediatrics · 2026
15. Association of functional and social factors with domain-specific quality of life profiles in children with cerebral palsy: findings from a low- and middle-income countryBMC Research Notes · 2026
16. Liver transplant for paediatric acute liver failure: insights from a newly established paediatric liver transplant program in a developing countryBMC Pediatrics · 2026
17. Stage-wise variation in serum C-reactive protein and cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology among Sri Lankans; a preliminary studyBMC Research Notes · 2026
18. Torture in custody, a case series that highlight typical patterns of injuries and behaviorsForensic Science Medicine and Pathology · 2026
19. Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Sri Lankan adults: results of a cross sectional studyBMC Pulmonary Medicine · 2026
20. Dengue haemorrhagic fever complicated with intravascular haemolysis, coagulopathy and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a case reportBMC Infectious Diseases · 2026