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Epidemiologic factors associated with neonatal bowel perforations in Uganda: experience from a single tertiary referral hospital
BackgroundNeonatal bowel perforations pose a significant disease burden for pediatric surgeons around the world. However, very little is known about...
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Pericardial effusion in children at tertiary national referral hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a 7-year institution based review
BackgroundPericardial effusion (PE) is a rare yet an important cause of child mortality due to collection of excess fluid in pericardial space. The...
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Risk factors of multidrug-resistant organisms neonatal sepsis in Surabaya tertiary referral hospital: a single-center study
BackgroundBacterial organisms causing neonatal sepsis have developed increased resistance to commonly used antibiotics. Antimicrobial resistance is a...
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Lost in translation: Telephone referrals to a tertiary neurology referral centre
BackgroundCork University Hospital acts as the tertiary referral centre for the HSE southern area, with a catchment population of 1.2 million [1]....
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Prevalence and factors associated with pre-hospital delay among acute stroke patients at Mulago and Kiruddu national referral hospitals, Kampala: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundDespite advancements in acute stroke care, acute stroke patients present late for care resulting in high mortality and poor functional...
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Use of oxazolidinones (linezolid or tedizolid) for the treatment of breast infections. A case series from a tertiary referral hospital
ObjectivesMastitis is mainly caused by Gram-positive bacteria and usually involves treatment with beta-lactam antibiotics and clindamycin....
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The short- and long-term outcome after the surgical management of common bile duct stones in a tertiary referral hospital
BackgroundThe removal of common bile duct stones by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) shows excellent results with low...
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Experiences of referral with an obstetric emergency: voices of women admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda
BackgroundLife-threatening obstetric complications usually lead to the need for referral and constitute the commonest direct causes of maternal...
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Experiences and satisfaction of video follow up of children with paediatric gastrointestinal conditions linking tertiary centre with guardians and clinicians at the local hospital: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundChildren with complicated gastrointestinal conditions are dependent on follow up by tertiary care specialists throughout childhood to...
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Mode of birth in subsequent pregnancy when first birth was vacuum extraction or second stage cesarean section at a tertiary referral hospital in Uganda
IntroductionThe trends of increasing use of cesarean section (CS) with a decrease in assisted vaginal birth (vacuum extraction or forceps) is a major...
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Unlocking timely palliative care: assessing referral practices and barriers at a ghanaian teaching hospital
BackgroundThe need for primary care physicians to be heavily involved in the provision of palliative care is growing. International agencies and...
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New horizons in gynecological surgery: first-year experience with HUGO™ robotic-assisted surgery system at two tertiary referral robotic centers
The HUGO™ robotic-assisted surgery system (RAS, Medtronic, CA) consists of a 3D open console, four independent carts, and an integrated laparoscopic...
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The incidence of enlarged vestibular aqueduct among hearing-impaired children: hospital-based tertiary care referral center
BackgroundThe most common radiologically detectable congenital inner ear anomaly is an enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA), which is associated with...
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Performance of door-to-CT time of code stroke in Indonesian tertiary referral center hospital
BackgroundThis study was aimed to analyze the performance of door-to-CT scan (DTC) time of code stroke at the central referral hospital in Indonesia....
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Evaluation of the referral system for electrodiagnostic testing in the main Alexandria University hospital
BackgroundNerve conduction studies and electromyography (NCS/EMG) play a key role in the evaluation of patients with neuromuscular diseases. It...
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Inter-hospital Transfer Delays to a Tertiary Referral Center and Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Abdominal Surgical Emergencies in Malawi
BackgroundIn low-income countries (LICs), patients with abdominal surgical emergencies often initially present to primary or district hospitals and...
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Development, implementation and evaluation of a seven-day clinical pharmacy service in a tertiary referral teaching hospital during surge-2 of the COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundSeven-day clinical pharmacy services in the acute sector of the National Health Service are limited. There is a paucity of evidential...
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Diagnostic delay in symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease: an Italian tertiary referral centre study
The magnitude of the diagnostic delay of symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease (SUDD) is unknown; we aimed to evaluate SUDD diagnostic delay...
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Early myocardial injury in children on doxorubicin for cancer chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary referral centre in Kenya
IntroductionUse of doxorubicin, an anthracycline chemotherapeutic agent has been associated with late-occurring cardiac toxicities. Detection of...
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Otitis media with effusion in children aged 2–12 years attending the paediatric clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital, a Ugandan tertiary hospital: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundOtitis media with effusion (OME) is common in children aged between 6 months to 4 years, and it is one of the causes of hearing loss (HL)...
