Wound Healing and Cosmetic Outcomes in Neonatal Circumcision Using Three Different Techniques.

Background: Circumcision of a male child is an integral part of some African cultures. An ideal technique of neonatal circumcision should be simple, safe and heal satisfactorily with good cosmetic appeal. The aim was to compare conventional dissection (CD), Plastibell (PB) and Gomco (GM) techniques of circumcision in neonates in terms of wound healing, wound healing complications, cosmetic outcome and parental satisfaction.

Pediatric Groin Surgeries: A Comparison of Analgesic Effects of Caudal Block and Inguinal Field Block Using Plain Bupivacaine.

Introduction: There is a paucity of studies in the West African sub-region which have compared both the intraoperative and postoperative analgesic effects of caudal block and inguinal field block using plain bupivacaine in groin surgeries in children. The study aimed to compare the duration of analgesia and complications of caudal block and inguinal field block in pediatric groin surgeries.

Patients And Methods: This was a prospective, double-blind randomized study conducted at a tertiary health institution in North Central, Nigeria, over a period of 6 months.

Paediatric Acute Appendicitis: A Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy of Three Pre-operative Diagnostic Modalities.

Introduction: The diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) is usually clear cut but sometimes there is atypical presentation of this condition in children. There is a need to determine and compare the diagnostic accuracy of these three pre-operative diagnostic modalities: Paediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS), abdominal ultrasonographic scan (USS) findings, and serum C-reactive proteins (CRPs). The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the three diagnostic modalities and to compare each diagnostic test result with the histopathological results of the appendix specimens.

Violence in the emergency department: a multicentre survey of nurses' perceptions in Nigeria.

Background: Emergency department (ED) violence is common and widespread. ED staff receive both verbal and physical abuse, with ED nurses bearing the brunt of this violence. The violence is becoming increasingly common and lethal and many institutions are still improperly prepared to deal with it.

Epidemiology of non-trauma surgical deaths.

Background And Objectives: It is established that 70 % of morbidity and 75 % of mortality in the surgical accident and emergency (A and E) are due to trauma. However, non-trauma deaths still are an important entity requiring a specific study to highlight their pattern, and institute improvement strategies to lower death rates.

Methodology: A retrospective analysis among non-trauma surgical deaths that occurred in the A and E Department of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria, over 24 months was done.