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This study aimed to explore the rates and types of intravenous fluids being prescribed postoperatively for children in the United Kingdom
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Postoperative deaths and neurological injury have resulted from hyponatraemia associated with the use of hypotonic saline solutions following surgery. We aimed to determine the rates and types of intravenous fluids being prescribed postoperatively for children in the UK. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to members of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) and more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - intravenous fluids
Categories:
intravenous fluids;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
BMC Surg,
Vol: 8 Page: 10 2008
P. Davies; T. Hall; T. Ali; K. Lakhoo
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This study examined rupture of the male membranous urethra
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Background. Management of traumatic rupture of the male membranous urethra remains controversial. Long-term morbidity can include urinary incontinence, urethral stricture and erectile dysfunction. Aims. To review management and outcome of urethral rupture to improve treatment protocols. Methods. A retrospective study of 47 patients presenting with traumatic urethral rupture over 25 more...
International Classification:
Other - rupture of the urethra
Categories:
rupture of urethra
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Journal of Medical Science,
Vol: 169 Page: 208-210 2000
M. S. Khan; J. A. Thornhill; R. Grainger; T. E. D. McDermott; M. R. Butler
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This study examined 16 years of children with Symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum
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Meckel's diverticulum (MD) has varied presentations and often becomes a diagnostic challenge. The purpose of this study was to review the various presentations of symptomatic MD and to assess the sensitivity of the Meckel's scan as a diagnostic tool in patients with bleeding MD. The hospital records of 71 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of MD from 1990 to 2005 were retrospectively more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Other congenital malformations of the digestive system - Symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum
Categories:
symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Surg Int,
Vol: 24 Page: 575-7 May 2008
M. Menezes; F. Tareen; A. Saeed; N. Khan; P. Puri
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This case report discusses a 13-year-old boy who, after exercise, had respiratory distress and left upper quadrant abdominal pain
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The authors report on a 13-year-old boy who, after exercise, had respiratory distress and left upper quadrant abdominal pain. Initially, a mistaken diagnosis of pneumothorax was made, and a chest tube was inserted. A nasogastric tube was then visualized on chest x-ray in the left hemithorax. He underwent a laparotomy and had herniation of spleen, stomach, and large and small bowel in more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the respiratory system - Report
Categories:
respiratory distress
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Surg,
Vol: 40 Page: 586-7 March 2005
S. Harte; R. G. Casey; D. Mannion; M. Corbally
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