Laboratories form the backbone of health systems, providing critical test results that aid diagnoses and identify the causes of disease outbreaks. Accurate laboratory results improve medical interventions, minimise surgical and treatment errors, decrease the length of hospital stays and reduce the cost of hospitalisation.1 Weak reporting systems and delayed or inaccurate processing of test resu...

The usage of Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) since 1980s is becoming more popular these days. The rate of both, endocarditis and constrictive pericarditis are low but it still needs attention. We are reporting a rare case of ICD endocarditis as a result of toe infection in a diabetic patient. This was followed by infectious pericarditis after device removal by open heart surgery and the...

detection of adverse drug reactions (adrs) in hospitals provides an important measure of the burden of drug related morbidity on the healthcare system. spontaneous reporting of adrs is scare and several obstacles to such reporting have been identified formerly. this study aimed to determine the role of clinical pharmacy residents in adr reporting within a hospital setting.clinical pharmacy resi...

background: fatalism, an obstacle to the adoption of safe behaviors, describes the belief that injuries are unavoidable and occur due to haphazard or fate. the present study examined degree of fatalism related to injuries reporting rate and its dimensions among workers’ isfahan steel company. methods: a self-administered anonymous was distributed to 250 workers. the survey included demographic ...

whistleblowing by health professionals is an infrequent and extraordinary event and need not occur if internal voices are heard. mannion and davies’ editorial on “cultures of silence and cultures of voice: the role of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations” asks the question whether whistleblowing ameliorates or exacerbates the ‘deaf effect’ prevalent in healthcare organisations. this comme...

BACKGROUND The distinction between autism and Asperger syndrome has been abandoned in the DSM-5. However, this clinical categorization largely overlaps with the presence or absence of a speech onset delay which is associated with clinical, cognitive, and neural differences. It is unknown whether these different speech development pathways and associated cognitive differences are involved in the...

BACKGROUND The delay in detection of premalignant and malignant lesions can have an adverse impact on the outcome of carcinoma cervix. In spite of relatively good healthcare facilities, women in Kerala continue to report in advanced stages of cervical malignancy. OBJECTIVE To analyze factors associated with delayed reporting and to evaluate awareness about screening and vaccination programs f...

Abstract Malaysia has a well-established civil registration system dating back to the 1960s. Birth is virtually complete at national level. However, quality of in some remote areas doubtful, as evidenced by abnormally low birth and death rates several districts. This study focuses on identifying districts Sabah, where reporting births seems problematic. Sabah least developed state Malaysia, it ...