The birth satisfaction scale: Igbo adaptation, validation, and reliability study.

Background: An important indicator of mothers' satisfaction with their care is birth satisfaction. Maternal health care can only be deemed to be of good quality if mothers are satisfied with the care they received. This increases maternal joy.

Anthropometric Predictors of Appropriate-Sized Plastibell for Neonatal Circumcision.

Background: Using anthropometric parameters to determine the appropriate Plastibell size before circumcision ensures that cumbersome carrying of all the sizes before each procedure is eliminated and also complications reduced.

Methods: Male neonates who presented for routine circumcision by Plastibell method were recruited. Collected on a proforma were their age in days, weight in Kg, stretched penile length (SPL) in cm, penile diameter (PD) in cm and the Plastibell size used by the "circumciser".

Wound bed preparation using nonsurgical methods: A prospective comparative study of honey versus unripe papaya ().

Background: The rapidity of wound bed preparation is determined in part by the type of dressing agent employed. The extension phase in which the wound is characterized by the presence of sloughs and eschar and microbial invasion could be managed nonsurgically.

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the rapidity of wound bed preparation using unripe papaya versus honey.

Experience with the emergency vascular repair of upper limb arterial transection with concurrent acute compartment syndrome: two case reports.

Upper extremity vascular injuries occurring with acute compartment syndrome are very challenging to manage in an emergency context in resource-poor settings. The need to always recognize the likelihood of coexisting compartment syndrome guides surgeons to perform concomitant fasciotomy to ensure a better outcome. We managed three vascular injuries in the upper extremities in two patients with concomitant imminent compartment syndrome observed intraoperatively.

Physical Activity among Healthcare Workers in a Major Tertiary Hospital, Southeast Nigeria.

Background: Physical inactivity (PIA) is the fourth leading risk factor in an estimated global death of 3.2 million annually. To reverse this negative impact of PIA, there is a need to increase physical activity (PA).