The impact of enhanced cleaning on bacterial contamination of the hospital environmental surfaces: a clinical trial in critical care unit in an Egyptian hospital.

Background: Contaminated environmental surfaces play an important role in the transmission of pathogens that cause healthcare acquired infection (HAI). The present study aimed to assess the effect of enhanced cleaning techniques on bacterial contamination in high-touch areas compared to routine cleaning at the intensive care units (ICU) of the neurosurgery department of Alexandria Main University Hospital, Egypt.

Methods: The assessment of the knowledge and practices of healthcare cleaning workers and nurses was conducted through a questionnaire and an observational checklist.

RETRACTION NOTE TO: Effect of Intra Uterine Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor vs. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin at Ovum Pick-Up Day on Pregnancy Rate in IVF/ICSI Cases With Recurrent Implantation Failure.

The Editorial Board has retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised about this study's reported data. We reached out to the authors to request their raw data, but they could not provide.

Transvaginal Ultrasound Versus Bishop Score in Predicting Labour Dystocia at Full-Term Nullipara Undergoing Labour Induction.

Objective: Precise assessment of cervical conditions before labor induction is crucial for predicting the success of normal vaginal delivery. The cervix primary condition has a significant value in determining the succession of induction of labour. Traditionally, assessment of cervix before induction has been based on a cervix digital examination using Bishop's scoring method.

Informational video impact before caesarean delivery on anxiety and satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Anxiety prior to caesarean section can lead to a negative birth experience, which may affect different aspects of woman's life in the long term. Improving preoperative information may result in lower anxiety leading to a more positive birth experience. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the impact of informational video before planned caesarean delivery on maternal anxiety and satisfaction.

A novel injection technique for ilioinguinal nerve block for post-operative pain relief in caesarean delivery - a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Aim: To determine whether the novel method is successful in blocking both ilioinguinal nerves to lessen postoperative pain following caesarean surgery.

Materials And Methods: Between January 2022 and January 2023, 300 patients were enrolled in this study at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Departments of the Faculty of Medicine at Al-Azhar University. About 150 of these patients received bupivacaine infiltration on both sides close to the anterior superior iliac spine, and 150 received a normal saline injection at the same locations.

Effect of Intra Uterine Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor vs. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin at Ovum Pick Up Day on Pregnancy Rate in IVF/ICSI Cases With Recurrent Implantation Failure.

Objective: Recurrent implantation failure is defined as failure to achieve clinical pregnancy after the transfer of four or more good-quality embryos in a minimum of three fresh or frozen cycles in a woman aged less than 40 years. The objective is to compare between the effect of intrauterine G-CSF, hCG, and saline solution injection (as placebo) at the day of ovum pick-up on clinical pregnancy, chemical pregnancy, implantation, and miscarriage rates in patients with recurrent implantation failure undergoing IVF/ICSI.

Methods: This prospective, double blind, parallel, randomized controlled trial included 150 patients equally divided into 3 groups, each containing 50 individuals.