Fast Track versus Conventional Perioperative Care Protocols in Paediatric Intestinal Stoma Closure ‒ A Randomised Study.

Background: It is still unclear to what extent fast-track (FT) surgery is applicable in paediatric surgery. The aim of the study was to compare the outcome between FT and conventional perioperative care protocols in paediatric intestinal stoma closure to assess the safety for future application.

Materials And Methods: This study was a prospective randomised study.

A comparison between short- and long-term D-J stent in Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty for pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction.

Purpose: A double-J (D-J) stent is usually kept in situ during Anderson-Hynes (A-H) pyeloplasty for pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction. The aim of the study is to determine whether early removal of D-J stent is better than long-term stenting.

Methods: In this prospective comparative study, conducted from January 2018 to April 2019 in Chittagong Medical College Hospital, patients with PUJ obstruction, age less than 12 years, were divided into group A (long-term stenting) and group B (short-term stenting) by simple randomization.

Cost Incurred by the Family for Surgery in Their Children: A Bangladesh Perspective.

Background: Cost of getting health services is a major concern in Bangladesh as well as in many other countries. A family has to bear more than half of the health care cost despite many facilities provided by the public hospitals. This out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure drives many families under the poverty line.

Epidemiological characteristics of Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR): Results of a case series of fifty patients from Bangladesh.

Background: The epidemiology of Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) in Bangladesh has never been studied. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of HSCR in Bangladesh.

Methods: Data from fifty patients were collected prospectively from two hospitals in Chittagong, Bangladesh.