Background: Gastric perforation is a serious complication of gastric ulcers. It is essential to group patients into different categories based on possible morbidity and mortality so that high-risk patients can receive more intensive care. Aims: To compare the risk assessment of p...
Background: Syringomas are benign skin tumours that occur commonly amongst women and are of cosmetic importance because they commonly affect the face. This can affect the quality of life and social interactions with others. They are commonly managed medically but could also requ...
Background: Fetal weight at birth is of paramount importance to the obstetrician and neonatologist; it’s a key factor in management decisions. The major determinants of birth weight are obstetrics, genetic, and maternal demographic factors. Objective: The objective of this study...
Background: Mortuary services are integral to the compendium of services provided by a tertiary healthcare centre. It is a procedure involved in the receipt, storage and release of the deceased. Managing this process safely, securely, efficiently, effectively and appropriately is...
Background: COVID-19 is a disease that can be transmitted through air droplets. The knowledge of infection control is important among Health Care Workers (HCW). A lot has been done to educate clinical HCW about the disease, leaving out non-clinical HCW. Objective: To determine CO...
Objectives: This study seeks to ascertain if forgetfulness is a problem to non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Nigeria. Methodology: A comprehensive data base search was done to retrieve relevant articles for the review. Sixt...
Introduction: The main objective of supplemental oxygen supply is to reverse hypoxemia, as well as to treat and prevent its symptoms and complications, however, it is necessary that oxygen therapy is complemented with additional strategies, since low oxygen availability to the ti...
This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in three communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. It identified risk factors, determined the most affected gender and age groups among the three communities, it also identifies...
We provide a novel method for validating any purported set of the four most prominent indicators of diagnostic testing (Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, and Negative Predictive Value), by observing that these indicators constitute three rather than four indepe...
Background: Thalassaemia is highly prevalent in Sri Lanka. The highest number of patients are seen in the North Western province, especially in the Kurunegala district. Screening of children and adults to detect beta thalassaemia carriers/trait using automated full blood counts a...