There is limited information on the occurrence of respiratory events in postoperative patients after discharge from the postanesthesia care unit. We studied the respiratory rate (RR) of 68 patients aged 60 years and above during the first 6 hours following elective surgery under general anesthesia to assess the frequency of respiratory events in the care unit and on the ward. RR was derived fro...

BACKGROUND The increasing number of children with evolving congenital heart diseases demands greater preparation of professionals and institutions that handle them. OBJECTIVE To describe the profile of patients aged over 16 years with congenital heart disease, who have undergone surgery, and analyze the risk factors that predict hospital mortality. METHOD One thousand five hundred twenty pa...

Fracture of the femoral neck is one of the most common types of osteoporotic fractures. Hemiarthroplasty continues to be a good option despite current calls for total hip arthroplasty in this subset of patients. The hemiarthroplasty is less expensive and easier to perform, and can be adequately carried out in smaller hospitals with basic orthopaedic facilities staffed by general orthopaedists. ...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment outcomes of differentiated thyroid cancer in Saudi patients aged above 60 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS Comparative analysis was performed in 252 patients aged 46-60 years (Group A) and 118 patients aged above 60 years (Group B), who had thyroidectomy, radioactive iodine-131, and thyroid-stimulating hormone suppression therapy be...

Background: Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is very common and the most troublesome health related issue in school aged children affecting up to 10-20%, but rare below 5 years above 15 years. Objective of this study was assess clinico-etiological profile ultrasonographic finding with recurrent at tertiary care hospital southern Rajasthan.Methods: This prospective observational carried out Udaipu...