Fibroblastic Variant of Osteosarcoma in a Male Alsatian Dog - A Case Report

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Role of Routine Preoperative Laboratory Testing in Patients Undergoing Elective, Low-Risk Day Case Surgery

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Evaluation of preoperative blood ordering practice for mastectomy and thyroidectomy in a teaching hospital

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Audit of day case surgery in LAUTECH teaching hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria

Background/ method: A retrospective study of all patients operated as day-case at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital Osogbo over a period of 14 months (October 2000 to November 2001) was carried out. Results: Seventy-six patients were operated as day-cases within the study period, but 74 case notes (97.4%) were available for analysis. There were 46 males (62.2%) and 28 females (37.8%), giving a male: female ratio of 1.6:1. the age ranged between 11 and 70 years (mean 27.26 ± 23.89 years). The commonest procedure performed was excisional biopsy, which constituted 40.5% of all procedures; followed by herniorrhaphy, which accounted for 28.4%. Pain was the commonest immediate postoperative problem. This responded to analgesics like dipyrone, pentazocine and paracetamol. There were minimal postoperative complications at home and mortality was zero. None of the patients came for admission after surgery. Conclusion: We concluded that day-case surgery is feasible, safe and acceptable to our patients; other hospitals are encouraged to undertake day-case surgery service. Nig J Surg Res 2003; 5: 43 – 49) Key words: Day case surgery, audi

Gender differences in the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of mobility disability among older adults in Nigeria

The aim of the current study is to examine gender differences in mobility disability among older people in Nigeria, and to explore factors associated with gender differences in mobility disability in later life. Data were used from the first (2010–2011) wave of the Nigeria General Household Survey-Panel, which included 3586 respondents aged 50 years and above. Mobility disability was assessed as self-reported difficulty in walking 100 m, walking 1 km, walking uphill, running, bending or stooping, and climbing stairs. Regression analyses were used to estimate the extent to which socio-demographic conditions contribute to gender differences in mobility disability. We observed a higher prevalence of mobility disability among women compared to men (20.1 vs. 12.5 %, P < 0.001). The prevalence ratios (PR) of mobility disability for women versus men was 1.61 (95 % CI 1.38–1.88, P < 0.001); after adjusting for age, marital status, place of residence, self-reported health status and cognitive difficulties, the PR was 1.55 (95 % CI 1.30–1.85, P < 0.001). In the fully adjusted model, mobility disability still remained significantly higher among women (PR 1.60, 95 % CI 1.32–1.93, P < 0.001). The marginal effects of socio-demographic and health factors were stronger for women than for men. Socio-demographic and health variables considered in this study explained between 19.3 % (men) and 22.3 % (women) of variance in mobility disability suggesting that additional factors beyond those considered in this study warrant further investigation, so that differences in mobility disability between older men and women in Nigeria can be fully understood