Vol. 8 No. 09 (2022)

Background: Trauma is a major source of morbidity and mortality in the United States, Penetrating trauma encompasses a wide range of mechanisms that can be generically classified as ballistic (gunshot wounds) and non-ballistic trauma (stab and other puncture wounds). Firearm-related injuries…

Background: Clinical efficacy of the use of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) by HIV-negative individuals to prevent sexual transmission of HIV has been extensively reported. Global estimates indicate that adolescent girls and young women accounts for 68% of the new HIV acquisitions among young people.…

The objective of this study is to evaluate the management of penetrating trans-anal rectal injuries. Introduction The rectum is a portion of the large intestine that begins at the recto-sigmoid junction, which is identified anatomically by the coalescence of the tenia coli at the distal…

Objective: Is unilateral spinal anesthesia using low volume, low dose 0.5% hyperbaric Bupivacaine helpful in avoiding cardiovascular instability in high risk patient? Methodology: In the study we conducted at Al-Basra General Hospital (orthopedic operating room):-93 patients were included , ASA…

Objective: To investigate the determinants influencing uptake of National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) in the informal sector in Kabare Ward, Kirinyaga County, Kenya Design: A cross-sectional study Setting: Kabare ward, Kirinyaga East sub-County, Kirinyaga County. Subjects/Participants:…

The study was carried out to determine mediate AmpC beta-lactamases among Escherichia coli , Klebsiella spp , and Proteus mirabilis isolated from urinary tract infection from symptomatic subjects in the University Health Center Abraka. Midstream urine was collected from 100 patients having…