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Intensive care unit deaths among neurosurgery patients in a tertiary hospital in South Western Nigeria

Rabiu, T B; Uthman, I I; Folami, E O.
Research Journal of Health Sciences; 11 (1), 2023
Neurosurgical patients are the most critical ICU admissions. While advancements in neurosurgical ICUs (NICU) have improved outcomes of care globally, ICU mortality remains a major clinical issue in developing nations. This study evaluates ICU mortalities of neurosurgical patients in a general ICU settin...
Neurosurgical Procedures, Intensive Care Units, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Spinal Cord Diseases, Sepsis, Hypertension, Malignant
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Intensive care unit deaths among neurosurgery patients in a tertiary hospital in South Western Nigeria

Rabiu, T B; Uthman, II; Folami, E O.
Niger. j. clin. pract. (Online); 26 (2), 2022
Neurosurgical patients are the most critical ICU admissions. While advancements in neurosurgical ICUs (NICU) have improved outcomes of care globally, ICU mortality remains a major clinical issue in developing nations. This study evaluates ICU mortalities of neurosurgical patients in a general ICU settin...
Neurosurgical Procedures, Neurosurgery, Critical Care, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Spinal Cord Diseases
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Scourge of Peripheral Artery Disease in a Low-Income-Setting: The Role of VascularSurgery

Nwafor, I A; Onohn, U S; Nsude, I O.
Ibom Medical Journal; 15 (2), 2022
Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a progressive disorder characterized by stenosis and/or occlusion of large and medium-sized arteries, other than those that supply the heart (coronary artery disease, CAD) or the brain (cerebrovascular disease). It is increasingly becoming a challenge in dev...
Angioplasty, Laser, Endarterectomy, Carotid, Vascular Surgical Procedures, Cardiovascular Nursing, Coronary Vessels, Cerebrovascular Disorders
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