Efficacy of Caprini risk assessment model in predicting venous thromboembolism risks among Asian surgical patients.

Introduction: Caprini risk assessment model (RAM) has been validated in Caucasians but evidence of its suitability in Asian surgical patients is still unknown. This study aims to determine the efficacy of Caprini model in venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment among Asian surgical patients.

Materials And Methods: Consecutive surgical patients with Asian ethnicities admitted to a tertiary public hospital between January 2013 and December 2014, were included.

Meek Micrografting Technique for Reconstruction of Extensive Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Anterior Abdomen and Bilateral Femoral Region: A Case Report.

Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon yet fatal soft tissue infection. Current recommended treatment includes antibiotics with repeat surgical exploration and wound debridement followed by reconstruction. In burn patients, the Meek micrograft has demonstrated a higher true expansion ratio, faster reepithelialization rate, more resilient toward infection, and reduced risk of graft failure as compared with meshed graft.

[Iatrogenic hypospadias a preventable rare complication with two-stage repair with buccal mucosa graft: a case presen- tation].

Urethral catheterization is a common procedure, but it is associated with a number of complications. Iatrogenic hypospadias can rarely occur. There is a limited literature dedicated to this condition.

Heavy metals found in the breathing zone, toenails and lung function of welders working in an air-conditioned welding workplace.

Welding operations are rarely conducted in an air-conditioned room. However, a company would set its welding operations in an air-conditioned room to maintain the humidity level needed to reduce hydrogen cracks in the specimen being welded. This study intended to assess the exposure to metal elements in the welders' breathing zone and toenail samples.