Nyada, Serge Robert;
Pascale Mpono, E;
Ngono, A Vanina;
Metogo Ntsama, Junie Annick;
Kasia Onana, Yves;
Belinga, Etienne;
Noa Ndoua, Claude;
Mendibi, Sandrine;
Dipanda, André N;
Kasia, Jean Marie.
Background: Hysteroscopy is an essential tool to make intrauterine assessment in infertile patients. Diagnosis and appropriate correction of intrauterine anomalies are considered essential in order to increase chances of conception. Ourobjective was to determine the frequency and pattern of ...
Spinal cord injury constitutes a multidisciplinary therapeutic emergency. It occurs usually in a context of polytrauma. The aim of this study was to describe the management of spinal cord injury admitted to the emergency department of a “trauma center”. Methods: This is a prospective observational st...
Background
Life expectancy in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) continues to rise, resulting in a growing geriatric population. In Rwanda, a sub-Saharan LMIC, traumatic injuries are a common cause of mortality and morbidity. However, little is known about the frequency and type of traumatic injurie...
Background: The use of cervical collars in adult patients with possible injuries to the cervical spine has been an accepted standard of care for many years, despite the absence of evidence for the efficacy of these devices in preventing unwanted movement and harm. Changes to the terminology and recommend...
Background: Secondary trauma is trauma experienced by those in close contact with the victims of trauma. Research shows that some individuals exposed to photographs or video presentations of traumatic events may experience secondary trauma. This includes administrative staff within the South African Poli...
Pediatric anesthesia in developing countries is performed in a context of scarcity of personnel and equipment resources, which puts patients at risk of complications and death. The main objective of this study was to determine the complications occurring during the practice of pediatric anesthesia in But...
Background: The rise of occupational traumatic upper limb injuries, especially in the developing world, has largely been attributed to industrialisation. Inadequate occupational injury reporting systems and occupational health policies in the sub-Saharan region have resulted in limited research and publi...
Introduction: Since the advent of motorcycle cabs in Kisangani, a large number of road traffic accidents have been observed. The aim of this study is to determine the epidemiological, clinical and radiographic profile of severe cranioencephalic trauma treated at the Cliniques Universitaires de Kisangani....
Background: Injuries are a neglected epidemic globally accounting for 9% global deaths; 1.7 times that of HIV, TB and malaria combined. Trauma remains overlooked with key research and data focusing on infectious diseases, yet Uganda has one of the highest rates of traumatic injury. We described demograph...
OBJECTIVES:
Gunshot injuries among children are a major clinical and public health concern and one of the leading causes of pediatric morbidity and mortality. This usually takes a great financial and emotional toll on the affected children, their families, and society as a whole. The objective of the stu...
