BACKGROUND Penile fracture is a relatively rare traumatic rupture of the tunica albuginea of one or both corpora cavernosa of an erect penis. It is a real urological emergency which needs early assessment and surgical management. METHODS Twelve (12) cases of penile fracture were reviewed from July, 1997 to July, 2007 in the Department of Urology, Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad. All cases p...

This is a quantitative exploratory, descriptive study performed with the objective to identify and analyze the performance of the average time of nursing care delivered to patients of the Inpatient Units of the University Hospital at University of São Paulo (UH-USP), from 2001 to 2005. The average nursing care time delivered to patients of the referred units was identified by applying of a math...

Background: Medication dosing errors may have grave consequences for neonatal patients. Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) with dosing decision support functionalities has been effective in reducing these errors. However, the adoption rate is low. Physicians' resistance has been identified as a significant barrier. To reduce this resistance, the system should be designed in close collabo...

Objectives: To review and audit our experience in laparoscopic cholecystectomy [LC] at Omdurman Teaching Hospital, Sudan. Methods: A prospective study for patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the period, from January 2006 to October 2007. Demographic data, indications for surgery, rate of conversion to open cholecystectomy, morbidity, and mortality rates wer Results: A total o...

Introduction: Emergency operations are life saving and it may account for over 50% of surgical admissions depending upon the place. Its impact on the skill development in a teaching hospital is very important. However the impact on service provision and implications for training are difficult to quantify. We analyzed ten months data of emergency operations done at Kohalpur Teaching Hospital. Me...

This study evaluated hospital involvement in pharmacy education. Databases from four U.S. National Clinical Pharmacy Services Studies and the American Hospital Association permitted detailed trend analysis. The study population included acute care general medical surgical hospitals: 1989 n = 1174, 1992 n = 1597, 1995 n = 1102, 1998 n = 950. Clinical pharmacy services offered in 50 percent or mo...

OBJECTIVE Laparoscopic appendectomy in a setting where resources are poor is still controversial. This study evaluates the impact of laparoscopy on the early outcome of acute appendicitis in a developing country. METHODS All patients who underwent appendectomy from January 2010 through June 2011 at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria were recruited for ...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE We have seen three cases of penile fracture presenting in diverse ways in our teaching hospital. We want to highlight the difficulties of management when patients present late. PATIENTS AND METHODS Three case reports of young men whose ages range between 22-32 years and who presented at 1 year 6 months, four weeks, and 3 hours respectively, following penile fracture. RE...