Articles: surgery.
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Santé (Montrouge, France) · Sep 1998
[Cesarean sections in Senegal: coverage of needs and quality of services].
A prospective longitudinal study was carried out of all women undergoing Cesarean section in the surgical maternity hospitals of Senegal between January 1 and December 31 1996. The epidemiology and quality of Cesarean sections were investigated. For each case, the following data were recorded: marital status, prenatal monitoring, conditions of hospitalization, indications for and outcome of surgery, maternal and neonatal follow-up one month after the operation. 2,436 Cesarean sections were performed. ⋯ Maternal morbidity occurred in 10% of cases, mainly due to postoperative infection. The rate of perinatal stress was 25%, most deaths being caused by neonatal distress (33%) or infection (18%). Thus, overall, both the availability and quality of Cesarean section in Senegal are poor.
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Although trends in the marketplace demand for neurosurgeons should be of interest to neurosurgeons and prospective neurosurgeons, little data are available that accurately document these trends. A recent report published in the general medical journal Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) used the Conference Board help-wanted index to evaluate trends in physician marketplace demand. ⋯ The authors' data suggest that the conclusion of the JAMA study of steep declines in the demand for specialist physicians does not accurately reflect the job market for neurosurgeons, which in fact appears to be relatively stable. The present study attempts to document the stability of the neurosurgery market and outline the steps necessary to protect this market from existing threats.
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Objective and Importance. The subarachnoid infusion of narcotics by programmable devices in patients with chronic non-malignant pain can be a useful therapeutic method. However, certain side-effects, opioid tolerance or changes in the nature of the pain can lead to failure of the therapy. ⋯ The patient therefore needed alternative infusions of both drugs with changes of infusional parameters. Conclusion. The possibility of varying the infusion method of mixed drugs or alternating the drugs is fundamental for successful therapy since neuropathic pain must be considered a dynamic state.