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Background: Thoracolumbar spine injuries constitute a major cause of trauma-related neurological disability worldwide, yet regional clinical data from low-resou…

Background: Gynecological laparoscopic surgery can be performed under spinal anesthesia (SA) or general anesthesia (GA). Evidence comparing perioperative outcom…

Background: Simulation-based learning (SBL) has emerged as an effective pedagogical approach in medical education, offering opportunities to integrate theoretic…

Background: Orthopaedic surgical procedures account for a substantial part of the global surgical burden. This study evaluates the demographics, indications, ty…

Background: One of nature's simplest and most powerful mechanisms to start breastfeeding is the "breast crawl"; a newborn's reflexive movement onto the breast a…

Background: Anesthesiologists frequently utilize various local anesthetics for intrathecal administration, including isobaric or hyperbaric formulations of ropi…

Patient recruitment and retention remain persistent challenges in oncology clinical trials, often leading to delays, increased costs and compromised data validi…

Background: Anemia is a frequent comorbidity in women with gynecological malignancies, adversely affecting tolerance to surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy…

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major global health challenge, with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Rapid and accurate prognostication in t…

Background: Ophthalmic lesions comprise a wide range of disorders ranging from benign and precancerous to malignant lesions. The rarity of orbito-ocular lesion…

Background: Inguinal hernias are among the most frequent conditions encountered surgically worldwide. It is hypothesized that body mass index (BMI) is involved…

Objective: Interest in off pump technique has markedly expanded in recent years. It has been shown that peroperative complications and mortality rates are reduc…

Background: Ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening condition and a substantial contributor to maternal morbidity. Advancement in ultrasonographic and biochemic…

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide, with being the leading cause of death globally, taking a…

Background and Aim: Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain a major complication in orthopedic surgery, contributing to morbidity, prolonged hospitalization, and…

Background: Non-epithelial gastrointestinal (GI) tumors are rare, heterogeneous neoplasms of mesenchymal, lymphoid/hematopoietic, or neuroendocrine origin. Limi…

Hydatid disease, a parasitic zoonosis caused predominantly by Echinococcus granulosus, typically affects the liver and lungs. Primary omental involvement is rar…

Background: Childhood visual impairment and blindness continue to be ongoing challenges in worldwide eye care, especially in low-resource environments. In spite…

Objective: Cancer and chemotherapy are known risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE), and 75% of VTE-related deaths among cancer patients have been shown…

Background: To assess whether cervicovaginal β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) and cervical length (CL) by transvaginal sonography predict spontaneous pret…

Background: Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common intraocular malignancy of childhood, with an excellent primary cure rate. However, survivors-particularly tho…

Introduction: Thyroid is a butterfly shaped endocrine gland situated in front of the neck. It secretes the hormones T3 and T4, playing a prime role in the metab…

Background: Epilepsy, a prevalent neurological disorder affecting over 50 million individuals globally, presents unique management challenges during Ramadan a p…

Introduction: Preoperative fasting is crucial to minimize the risk of pulmonary aspiration during anaesthesia. The American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA)…

Objectives: Determine practice profile, distribution, ophthalmology/population ratio (OPR), and density per region, and compare them based on the dimensions of…

Objective: To evaluate CD4 count and viral load response post-antiretroviral therapy (ART), determine discordance incidence, and identify associated factors. De…

Introduction: COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus have a bidirectional relationship as patients with diabetes are more susceptible to COVID and patients end up with…

Background: Malaria in pregnancy is a public health problem in tropical countries like Nigeria where it is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Several s…

Background: Many women in reproductive age-span succumb to complications during and following pregnancy and childbirth or abortion. Gross National Income affect…

Dengue fever is a major public health threat in Indonesia, resulting in millions of cases and tremendous health and economic costs annually. Traditional insecti…

Background: Indigent patients those who lack financial means, social support, or stable housing often present unique challenges in emergency departments (EDs)…

Atherosclerosis was found in humans who lived thousands years ago. Paleopathologist Marc Armand Ruffer (1859-1917) identified atherosclerotic plaques in the aor…

Background: Resource allocation can be problematic in ischemic stroke receiving IV thrombolysis (tPA) during COVID-19 pandemic as only a subset requires critica…

Introduction: Hemodialysis is the procedure using the dialysis machine and artificial kidney (dialyzer) in presence of the patient`s vascular access, to remove…

Background: In-stent restenosis (ISR) has always been considered a conundrum for interventional cardiologists. Despite many technical advances in the last 20 ye…