Can you name that tablet? A cross-sectional study on recognition of common urology medications.

Introduction: Clinicians frequently rely on patients to accurately tell them what prescription medications and doses they are taking in outpatient visits. This information is essential to monitor the efficacy of a medication and to determine any adverse interactions. This study aimed to assess urologist and urology trainee's visual recognition of common urology medications.

Peri-operative and long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation in patients with cystic fibrosis.

Introduction: There is a lack of data regarding the peri-operative and long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Herein, we report the peri-operative and long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation in CF patients.

Materials And Methods: All CF patients who received a kidney transplant at the national kidney transplant center between 1993 and 2022 were identified.

The decline in transurethral resection of the prostate gland in Irish public hospitals between 2005 and 2021.

Background: Lower urinary tract symptoms due to an enlarged prostate is a common condition. Transurethral resection of the prostate gland (TURP) has been the gold standard treatment. The objective of this study was to assess the trends in the prevalence of TURP procedures in Irish public hospitals within the period of 2005-2021.

Antegrade and Retrograde Endoscopic Approaches for Managing Obstructing Ureteral Calculi in Renal Transplant Patients: An Illustrative Case Series.

To demonstrate the various antegrade and retrograde endourologic approaches that may be required for effectively treating kidney transplant recipients presenting with ureteral obstruction caused by urolithiasis. We prospectively evaluated endoscopic management techniques of renal transplant recipients referred to a national kidney transplant center with obstructing transplant ureteral calculi for a 12-month period (April 2019-April 2020). Four kidney transplant recipients presented with ureteral obstruction caused by urolithiasis and the mean age was 66.

A prospective study on the incidence of postponed time-sensitive urological procedures during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic due to patient preference.

Background: The risk of acquiring perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection is concerning for surgeons and patients.

Aims: In this study, we investigate the incidence of postponed, medically necessary, time-sensitive urological procedures due to a patient's unwillingness to proceed to a recommended surgical intervention during the first phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Methods: We prospectively monitored all patients undergoing elective urological surgery during the initial phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Predictors of long-term renal allograft survival after second kidney transplantation.

Introduction: Few studies investigate significant perioperative predictors for long-term renal allograft survival after second kidney transplant (SKT). We compared long-term survival following SKT with primary kidney transplant and determined predictors of renal allograft failure after SKT.

Methods: Outcomes of all primary or second kidney transplant recipients at a national kidney transplant center between 1993 and 2017 were reviewed.

Predictors of emergency department attendance following ureterorenoscopy for urolithiasis.

Background: We sought to determine the rate of emergency department (ED) attendance for complications after ureterorenoscopy (URS) for stone disease and to identify risk factors for ED attendance after URS.

Methods: An analysis of all patients undergoing URS over 12 months at a single institution was performed. Patient demographics, preoperative and intraoperative variables associated with postoperative complications and subsequent ED attendance were collected.

Ureteric stenting with magnetic retrieval: an alternative to traditional methods.

Introduction: Ureteric stents are frequently placed following endo-urological procedures. These stents cause significant morbidity for patients. Standard ureteric stents are removed by flexible cystoscopy.

Impact of a telephone-first consultation system in general practice.

Purpose Of The Study: Increasing pressure on general practice prompts innovative change in service organisation. This study sought to evaluate the impact of introducing a telephone-first consultation system in a socioeconomically deprived population.

Study Design: An interrupted time series of preplanned outcomes for 2 years before and 1 year postintroduction of a telephone-first system was used to measure the volume and type of general practitioner (GP) consultations and the number of patients consulted per year.

Recurrent Non-islet Cell Tumor Hypoglycemia Secondary to Recurrent Renal Sarcoma.

Introduction: Non-islet-cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome encountered in the setting of a wide variety of benign and malignant tumors.

Case Presentation: A 46 year old lady was referred to our unit, with a large left sided retroperitoneal mass found on surveillance imaging on a background of renal sarcoma 6 years previously, for which she had a left nephrectomy. She had initially presented with symptoms of hypoglycaemia which was a result of tumor secretion of insulin like growth factor 2.

A naturalistic trial of brief psychodynamic therapy for recurrent major depression.

We examined disposition, course, and outcome for 100 outpatients offered short-term individual dynamic therapy as a primary treatment for recurrent major depression. Evaluations using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) were conducted regularly during the year after referral. Patients failing to show a response (50% decrease in pre-treatment HAM-D scores) were referred for consultation regarding "augmentation" of therapy with antidepressant medication.

The psychodynamic psychiatry service of the University of Alberta Hospital: a thirty year history.

This paper describes the Psychodynamic Psychiatry Service (PPS) of the University of Alberta Hospital over its 30 years of development. This psychiatric organization consists of three clinical programs-an outpatient clinic and intensive day and evening programs-and an integral evaluation and research unit. The PPS is unique in its group therapy clinical orientation, its psychodynamic theoretical orientation, and its integration of an ongoing research program that establishes empirical validation of its clinical work.