Patient Experiences after Intracorporeal Right Hemicolectomy: Evaluating Patient Reported Outcome Measures via Short Form-36.

Objective: To identify the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) after intracorporal anastomosis (ICA) during laparoscopic right hemicolectomy.

Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of General Surgery, Griffith Base Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, from August 2022 till February 2023.

Restless legs syndrome.

Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor disorder causing significant distress and is commonly seen in the primary care setting.

Objective: This article outlines the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of RLS, with a focus on the primary care setting.

Discussion: RLS is a clinical diagnosis, although mimics exist.

Laparoscopic repair of an obturator hernia; a case report of a contemporary surgical technique.

Introduction And Importance: Small bowel obstruction secondary to an obturator hernia is a rare presentation associated with high mortality. Prior to the development of laparoscopic surgery, a laparotomy would have been the management technique of choice for this rare presentation.

Case Presentation: An elderly female with a bowel obstruction secondary to an obturator hernia presented via the Emergency Department.

Tertiary syphilis mimicking metastatic rectal cancer.

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium . Tertiary syphilis, a late-stage multi-visceral complication of the disease is characterized by its diversity of clinical manifestations. Here, we present the first documented case of tertiary syphilis that clinically and radiologically mimicked primary rectal cancer with hepatic metastasis.

Responding to rural allied health workforce challenges in the public health system: Evaluation of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Pathway pilot in western New South Wales.

Objective: The Allied Health Rural Generalist Pathway pilot aimed to improve consistent access to physiotherapy services in rural communities using the "grow own" workforce strategy and existing resources.

Design: A summative evaluation of the quality improvement project used to implement the Allied Health Rural Generalist Pathway was completed. A mixed method design was used and included focus groups and a framework analysis.

Obstructive sleep apnoea and open heart surgery: a review of its incidence and impact to patients.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious health disorder which contributes to cardiovascular complications, decreased work productivity, automobile accidents, and death. This condition is characterized by a temporary cessation of breathing resulting due to upper airway closure during a person's sleep. Strain to the heart caused by this repetitive hypoxic insult can lead to postoperative complications for patients undergoing heart surgery.

2017 update of the WSES guidelines for emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias.

Emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias may be associated with worsen outcome and a significant rate of postoperative complications. There is no consensus on management of complicated abdominal hernias. The main matter of debate is about the use of mesh in case of intestinal resection and the type of mesh to be used.

PDE3A mutations cause autosomal dominant hypertension with brachydactyly.

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide, and hypertension is the major risk factor. Mendelian hypertension elucidates mechanisms of blood pressure regulation. Here we report six missense mutations in PDE3A (encoding phosphodiesterase 3A) in six unrelated families with mendelian hypertension and brachydactyly type E (HTNB).

World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) guidelines for management of skin and soft tissue infections.

Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) encompass a variety of pathological conditions ranging from simple superficial infections to severe necrotizing soft tissue infections. Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are potentially life-threatening infections of any layer of the soft tissue compartment associated with widespread necrosis and systemic toxicity. Successful management of NSTIs involves prompt recognition, timely surgical debridement or drainage, resuscitation and appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Predictive power of Mannheim Peritonitis Index.

Objective: To evaluate Mannheim Peritonitis Index (MPI) in predicting outcome in patients with secondary peritonitis and to assess each risk factor independently regarding its contribution towards final outcome.

Design: Prospective analytical study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Surgical Unit-II of Rawalpindi General Hospital, from December 1999 to January 2001.