Evaluation of World Health Organization Multi-Professional Patient Safety Curriculum Topics in Nursing Education: Pre-test, post-test, none-experimental study.

The Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide was launched by the World Health Organization to develop a patient safety-friendly curriculum in health education. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of teaching related to two topics from the Patient Safety Curriculum Guide on student nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward patient safety. A pretest, posttest, nonexperimental design was used.

Sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence.

Fecal incontinence (FI), which can severely affect a person's quality of life, is a difficult problem to treat. For some patients, limited management options exist. Sacral nerve stimulation, also known as sacral neuromodulation, although long established for urinary incontinence, has gained acceptance in treating FI.

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery produces better outcomes for high risk cancer patients compared to open surgery.

Background And Objectives: The excellent outcomes reported for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in selected patients could also be potentially advantageous for high risk patients. This prospective study was designed to examine the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic resection in high risk patients with colorectal cancer.

Methods: Between 2006 and 2008 consecutive patients undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer were stratified into high and low risk groups.

Functional and physiological outcome following transanal repair of rectocele.

Background: Rectoceles are traditionally repaired transvaginally and sexual dysfunction can be a significant complication. The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional and physiological outcome following transanal repair of rectoceles.

Methods: Forty-five patients of mean age 57.