Vernix caseosa peritonitis - no longer rare or innocent: a case series.

Introduction: Vernix Caseosa peritonitis is a rare post caesarean section complication with only 19 case reports in the literature to date. Vernix caseosa spilt at the time of caesarean section is thought to incite an inflammatory reaction, causing symptoms resembling an acute abdomen.

Case Presentation: We discuss three Caucasian patients (aged 32 to 43 years) who presented in our health sector in Sydney with vernix caseosa peritonitis.

Extracorporeal magnetic stimulation is of limited clinical benefit to women with idiopathic detrusor overactivity: a randomized sham controlled trial.

Objectives: To observe the effect of both acute and medium-term magnetic stimulation of the pelvic floor on detrusor function amongst women with idiopathic detrusor overactivity (IDO).

Methods: Two separate studies were undertaken amongst women with a sole diagnosis of IDO. The first study assessed the acute effect of magnetic stimulation (provided by Neocontrol ) on detrusor function during the filling phase of standard cystometry.

Costs of managing urinary and faecal incontinence in a sub-acute care facility: a "bottom-up" approach.

Aims: To measure accurately the direct costs of managing urinary and faecal incontinence in the sub-acute care setting.

Materials And Methods: Prospective observational study was undertaken in two sub-acute care units in a metropolitan hospital. A consecutive series of 29 consecutive patients with urinary and/or faecal incontinence, who were in-patients in a geriatric rehabilitation or sub-acute neurologic unit underwent routine timed voiding protocol, as per usual care.