Supply the demand: Assessment of the feasibility of local nonurologists in relieving the burden of chronic indwelling catheters in a low-income country.

Introduction: Despite the high prevalence rates of urinary retention in sub-Saharan Africa, regional deficiencies in urological care have culminated in inadequate medical management and a backlog of urology cases. Our study examined the efficacy and safety of a surgical camp enlisting local non-urologists performing simple open prostatectomy on the rate of chronic catheter usage secondary to urinary retention.

Methods: We reported on a prospective case series of patients with chronic indwelling catheters who underwent open simple prostatectomy during a one-week urology camp in the Machinga District of Malawi.

Supply the demand: Assessment of the feasibility of local non-urologists in relieving the burden of chronic indwelling catheters in a low-income country.

Introduction: Despite the high prevalence rates of urinary retention in sub-Saharan Africa, regional deficiencies in urological care have culminated in inadequate medical management, and a backlog of urology cases. Our study examined the efficacy and safety of a surgical camp enlisting local non-urologists performing simple open prostatectomy on the rate of chronic catheter usage secondary to urinary retention.

Methods: We reported on a prospective case series of patients with chronic indwelling catheters who underwent open simple prostatectomy during a one-week urology camp in the Machinga District of Malawi.

Predicting the Gleason sum of a patient with a prostate biopsy core Gleason ≤7 and a prostate biopsy core Gleason ≥8.

Introduction: We review a subset of men who had discordant prostate biopsy sums and were treated with radical prostatectomy.

Methods: Consecutive patients treated with radical prostatectomy at The Ottawa Hospital between 2000 and 2012 were reviewed. Those with at least 1 prostate biopsy core of Gleason sum ≥8 and at least 1 prostate biopsy core of Gleason sum ≤7 cancer were included.

Predictors of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator use in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to identify and examine ICD utilization in a large group of eligible coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients with impaired left ventricular function.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of ICD eligible patients who had previously undergone CABG surgery between March 1, 1995 and June 30, 2008 at a single tertiary care institution. All patients with a pre-operative left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 35% were considered ICD eligible.

Effect of respiration on the static rear stability of wheelchairs.

Objective: To test the hypothesis that the static rear stability of an occupied wheelchair is greater during full inspiration than expiration.

Design: Within-subject comparisons.

Setting: Rehabilitation center.

Heat shock treatment prior to myocardial infarction results in reduced ventricular remodeling.

Background: Heat shock (HS) treatment has been suggested to confer myocardial protection following ischemia. However, the effects of HS on left ventricular (LV) remodeling weeks after infarction have yet to be described.

Methods: Myocardial infarction (MI) was created by coronary ligation in Lewis rats.

Heat shock treatment results in increased recruitment of labeled PMN following myocardial infarction.

One of the proposed mechanisms for the myocardial protective effects of heat shock (HS) treatment has been a reduction in the inflammatory response. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the impact of HS treatment in an established model of polymorphonuclear cell (PMN) migration following myocardial infarction (MI). Isolated purified PMNs (10 x 10(6) cells) labeled with (51)Cr were injected into Lewis rats following a left thoracotomy and ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery causing MI.

Infiltration of polymorphonuclear cells into the post-ischaemic myocardium is dependent on beta2 and alpha4 integrins.

Polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) are believed to be important effector cells responsible the myocardial damage seen following ischaemia. However, the exact kinetics of their migration remains controversial. Isolated PMN (10 x 10(6) cells) labelled with (51)Cr were injected into four groups of Lewis rats: 0 h (T0h; n = 13), 2 h (T2h; n = 7), 4 h (T4h; n = 7) or 6 h following ischaemia (T6h; n = 4).

Long-term outcomes in patients requiring stay of more than 48 hours in the intensive care unit following coronary bypass surgery.

Background: The primary objective of this study was to determine the long-term outcomes of all patients requiring prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay following coronary bypass surgery (CABG) surgery.

Methods: All patients undergoing CABG surgery between 1998 and 2002 were reviewed. Prolonged ICU stay was defined as more than 48 hours.