Singap Med J
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This is a prospective study involving seventy-two consecutive admissions of patients with fractures of the proximal femur over a period of eleven months. It reviews the incidence, pattern and clinical course of deep vein thrombosis in this group of patients. ⋯ Results show that the incidence of deep vein thrombosis is low and complications of thromboembolism and local complications secondary to venous stasis are nil. It appears that prophylaxis and active treatment of deep vein thrombosis in this group of patients may not be essential.
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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) is a rare cholestatic condition seen locally. Its etiology is unknown and it is commonly associated with ulcerative colitis, another rare condition seen locally. ⋯ An interesting feature common to both patients was that of intra-hepatic ductal involvement. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTC) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatogram (ERCP) showed characteristic stricturing and beading of the intra-hepatic ducts.
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We screened 3276 voluntary blood donors for Hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAg) and VDRL. The results were analysed to assess the prevalence and the possible relation to age, sex, race and blood group. ⋯ HBsAg positivity rate among various blood groups is found to be not statistically significant (p greater than 0.05). However, this rate is found to be highly significant among racial groups (p less than 0.001) and the rate of positivity of VDRL is also found to be significantly different among racial groups (p less than 0.01), with the highest percentage of both being in the Ibans.