Accurate preoperative assessment of fistula-in-ano is mandatory if the fistula is not to recur. In recent years, MRI has become pre-eminent for fistula assessment and recent studies have shown that not only is MRI more accurate than surgical assessment, but that surgery based on MRI can reduce further disease recurrence by approximately 75%. The main role of MRI is to alert the surgeon to fistu...

1. An education programme to enhance the knowledge, attitudes and competence of nurses in patient suicide prevention in general hospitals was evaluated. There were no significant differences between the study and control groups for any of the outcome measures. 2. Nursing manpower, practical guidelines, interdisciplinary collaboration and physical structure in the ward, which can prevent nurses ...

Methods Retrospectively studied datasets of total number of 71 patients aged between 3 and 8 years. The total cohort was divided into two groups, first with no general anesthesia or sedation without intubation (no GA or sedation) and the second group patients with general anesthesia or sedation without intubation (GA or sedation). The patients’ age groups and scan durations for each group, perc...

There are errors in the " Results " section in the Abstract of the published article. Duration of anesthesia should read 154 ± 69 minutes, and the value for perioperative urinary excretion should read 0.3 ± 0.2 L. The headings for Table 3 are misaligned. Please view the correct Table 3 here. open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permi...

Objective. General practitioners' (GPs') perception of risk is a cornerstone of preventive care. The aims of this interview study were to explore GPs' professional and personal attitudes and experiences regarding treatment with lipid-lowering drugs and their views on patient compliance. Methods. The material was drawn from semistructured qualitative interviews. We sampled GPs purposively from t...

This study compares sentinel lymph-node biopsy carried out at the time of removal of the primary breast tumour, under general anaesthetic, with sentinel lymph-node biopsy carried out under local anaesthetic prior to the main operation. It compares the total cost of the two treatment approaches, in terms of average income and of their impact on the subsequent programming of operations and hence ...

After prenatal diagnosis of bilateral fetal hydrothorax, ascites, and polyhydramnios, bilateral thoracoamniotic shunts were placed at 29 weeks gestation using an ultrasound-guided, minimally invasive technique. Anesthetic care was managed using intravenous sedation and local anesthesia infiltration. The anesthetic considerations for such procedures are discussed.

Self Assessment Q1 When considering indications and categorisation of caesarean sections: a) Caesarean section caries an overall higher neonatal mortality compared with normal delivery? b) Recommended population caesarean section rates are less than 5%? c) Breech presentations should routinely be booked for a Category 4 caesarean section? d) A category 1 caesarean section should aim to be deliv...

The ShakerB K+ channel was used as a model voltage-gated channel to probe the interaction of volatile general anesthetics with gating mechanisms. The effects of three anesthetics, chloroform (CHCl3), isoflurane, and halothane, were studied using recombinant native and mutant Shaker channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Gating currents and macroscopic ionic currents were recorded with the cut-o...

OBJECTIVE The study objective was to compare total costs for hospital stay and postoperative recovery for 2 groups of women who underwent fast-track abdominal benign hysterectomy: 1 group under general anesthesia; 1 group under spinal anesthesia. Costs were evaluated in relation to health-related quality of life. STUDY DESIGN Costs of treatment were analyzed retrospectively with data from a r...