Medical abortion can be provided safely and effectively by pharmacy workers trained within a harm reduction framework: Nepal

Can midlevel health-care providers administer early medical abortion as safely and effectively as doctors? A randomised controlled equivalence trial in Nepal.

BACKGROUND Medical abortion is under-used in developing countries. We assessed whether early fi rst-trimester medical abortion provided by midlevel providers (government-trained, certified nurses and auxiliary nurse midwives) was as safe and effective as that provided by doctors in Nepal. METHODS This multicentre randomised controlled equivalence trial was done in fi ve rural district hospita...

Tobramycin and gentamicin can safely be given by slow push.

Sir, We read with great interest the letter by Nix and Matthias 1 regarding pharmacokinetic considerations relating to tigecycline use in urinary tract infections (UTIs). We agree with the authors that tige-cycline should not be used for UTIs when other therapies including aminoglycosides, carbapenems and colistin are options; however, in rare situations, tigecycline may be considered. In a rec...

Can Handguns Be Effectively Regulated ?

Can Total Thyroidectomy Be Safely Performed by Residents?

This retrospective comparative multicenter study aims to analyze the impact on patient outcomes of total thyroidectomy (TT) performed by resident surgeons (RS) with close supervision and assistance of attending surgeons (AS).All patients who underwent TT between 2009 and 2013 in 10 Units of endocrine surgery (8 in Italy, 1 in France, and 1 in UK) were evaluated. Demographic data, preoperative d...

Can intracoronally bleached teeth be bonded safely?

INTRODUCTION Our objective was to determine the effects of intracoronal bleaching on the shear bond strength and failure side location of metallic brackets at 2 times (bleaching immediately before bonding and 30 days before bonding). METHODS Sixty freshly extracted mandibular incisors were randomly divided into 3 groups; each group contained 20 teeth. After finishing canal preparation and roo...