Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
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To evaluate the use of surgical management in displaced scapular neck fractures. ⋯ The results of this report show that open reduction and internal fixation of grossly displaced scapular neck fractures are the treatment of choice for these injuries to restore the normal biomechanics of both glenohumeral and scapulothoracic joints and allow favorable clinical outcome.
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To report 2 cases with pediatric penile trauma due to penile zipper injury. ⋯ Penile entrapment in a zipper is a presentation that may be seen in any emergency department. The 2 boys were treated successfully by cutting the median bar of the sliding piece of the zipper.
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The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of squamous cell abnormalities in cervical cytology in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait, and to document any change in the pattern of these lesions. ⋯ A significant linear trend (p < 0.001) was observed in satisfactory smears, ASCUS and AGUS over the years. However, no significant change was found in the detection of LSIL, HSIL and carcinoma. A reduction in the age of LSIL/HSIL and an increasing trend in the number of Kuwaiti women over the years was also observed which makes screening of young women essential in Kuwait.
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The objectives of this study were to evaluate the perceptions, expectations and experience of physicians with hospital-based pharmacists in Kuwait. ⋯ Physicians in Kuwait appear comfortable with pharmacists providing a broad range of services but appear somewhat less comfortable with pharmacists' provision of direct patient care. Physicians considered pharmacists knowledgeable drug therapy experts, but regarded them as not routinely providing a broad range of higher-level pharmacy services.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidative and neuroprotective activities of various extracts from the fruit hull of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana Linn., GM). ⋯ These results suggest that the water and 50% ethanol extracts from the fruit hull of GM may be potent neuroprotectants.