Management of trauma White weapons penetrating Head and Neck in the anesthesia department of the national hospital of Zinder in Niger: About five reported cases.

We report five cases of craniocervical trauma with knives. The occurrence circumstances were common to all injuries. The trauma was caused by a knife during a fight or an intentional injury.

Farmers' perceptions of fodder performances of pearl millet ( (L.) R. Br) accessions in Niger.

Little is known about folk perception of pearl millet livestock fodder status across the Niger republic. Thus, this work assesses farmers' perceptions of the main pearl millet accessions fodder performance features in Niger. To that end, we: (i) Identify farmers' criteria for choosing pearl millet accessions fodder-profile, (ii) Analyze the farmer preferences for pearl millet accessions adapted to local cropping systems, and (iii) Analyze current cropping systems.

Correction to: Inter and intra cultural variations of millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br) uses in Niger (West Africa).

Please note that following publication of the original article [1], Figs. 4, 5 and 6 in the article have been updated to remove oblique lines that were erroneously rendered in the figures.

Inter and intra cultural variations of millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br) uses in Niger (West Africa).

Background: An ethnobotanical study was conducted in the eight regions of Niger to identify local knowledge variation of millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br) uses.

The ASOS Surgical Risk Calculator: development and validation of a tool for identifying African surgical patients at risk of severe postoperative complications.

Background: The African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) showed that surgical patients in Africa have a mortality twice the global average. Existing risk assessment tools are not valid for use in this population because the pattern of risk for poor outcomes differs from high-income countries. The objective of this study was to derive and validate a simple, preoperative risk stratification tool to identify African surgical patients at risk for in-hospital postoperative mortality and severe complications.

Management of postoperative pain: experience of the Niamey National Hospital, Niger.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the management of postoperative pain at the Niamey National Hospital.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted in the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at the Niamey National Hospital from March to June, 2009. Data collected included age, sex, literacy, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification, type of anesthesia, type of surgery, postoperative analgesics used, and the cost of analgesics.

Daintain/AIF-1 reinforces the resistance of breast cancer cells to cisplatin.

Our previous studies revealed that daintain/AIF-1 promoted the proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells. In the present study, we investigated the effect of daintain/AIF-1 on the cisplatin resistance of breast cancer cells. The results indicated that daintain/AIF-1 reinforced the resistance of breast cancer cells to cisplatin by inhibition of cell apoptosis and reduction of intracellular cisplatin accumulation.

Monitoring adverse events following immunization with a new conjugate vaccine against group A meningococcus in Niger, September 2010.

Introduction: MenAfriVac is a new conjugate vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A, the major cause of meningitis outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa. In Niger, the MenAfriVac introduction campaign was conducted in the District of Filingue, during September 2010, targeting 392,211 individuals aged 1-29 years. We set up an enhanced spontaneous surveillance system to monitor adverse events following immunization (AEFI) during the campaign period and 42 days thereafter.

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in intubated children: comparison of different diagnostic methods.

Objectives: To compare different methods for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intubated children.

Design: Prospective epidemiologic study.

Setting: Pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care university hospital.

The impact of clinically significant upper gastrointestinal bleeding acquired in a pediatric intensive care unit.

Objective: To determine the clinical and economic impact attributable to upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) acquired in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Design: Prospective case-control-within-cohort study.

Setting: PICU at a university hospital.

Leukocytosis in children with Escherichia coli O157:H7 enteritis developing the hemolytic-uremic syndrome.

Background: Fewer than 10% of children with Escherichia coli O157:H7 enteritis develop hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS).

Objective: To determine whether circulating leukocytes are independent risk markers of developing HUS during E. coli O157:H7 enteritis.

Clinically significant upper gastrointestinal bleeding acquired in a pediatric intensive care unit: a prospective study.

Objectives: To determine the incidence, risk factors, and complications associated with or attributable to clinically significant upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding acquired in a pediatric intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: Prospective, descriptive epidemiologic study in a multidisciplinary pediatric ICU of a tertiary-care university hospital. Upper GI bleeding was considered to be present if hematemesis occurred or blood was present in the gastric tube.