Assessing the quality of data for selected reproductive health indicators in designated public health facilities in Bangladesh.

Background: An effective health management information system plays a pivotal role in evidence-based decision-making and strengthening health service delivery in a country. The Directorate General of Health Services and the Directorate General of Family Planning of Bangladesh have adopted digital health management information system platforms named district health information system and management information system, respectively. Despite its significance, health management information system data has numerous issues, such as missing values, inaccuracies, lack of internal consistency, and the presence of outliers.

Autologous faecal microbiota transplantation via double barrel stoma to treat chronic diversion colitis.

Diversion colitis is a common phenomenon affecting patients after defunctioning ileostomy. We present a complex case of diversion colitis where the patient was deemed unsuitable for restorative surgery due to multiple areas of stricturing in a long defunctioned colonic segment. Despite initial treatments with rectally administered topical mesalazine, butyrate enemas and topical steroid therapy, the patient remained symptomatic with rectal bleeding and mucus discharge.

Exploring the Influence of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Implementation in Palliative Care Patients: A Systematic Review.

One of the most essential elements of providing high-quality palliative care is good symptom control, which is guided through an assessment of the evolution of the patient's level of distress over time. The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) was created to measure diverse symptoms in palliative care patients. It is a user-friendly, validated, and reliable multi-item instrument.