PURPOSE To provide a detailed assessment of the techniques, technical features, and practical use of 6 aberrometers made available to our institution from September 2002 to January 2004. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. METHODS A number of technical and practical parameters are listed for the Visual Function Analyzer (Tracey), the OPD-scan ...

We present the case of a 57-year-old woman who had combined Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and phacoemulsification with implantation of a toric intraocular lens (IOL). Surgery was intended to treat a cataract developing in a post-penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) eye with high astigmatism and endothelial decompensation. Six months after uneventful surgery, the cornea...

The complete sequence of pPDL2 (37,317 bp), an indigenous plasmid of Sphingobium fuliginis ATCC 27551 that encodes genes for organophosphate degradation (opd), revealed the existence of a site-specific integrase (int) gene with an attachment site attP, typically seen in integrative mobilizable elements (IME). In agreement with this sequence information, site-specific recombination was observed ...

BACKGROUND Minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy (MIPD) remains one of the most challenging abdominal procedures. Safety and feasibility remain controversial when comparing MIPD with open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of MIPD versus OPD. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was perfor...

Introduction: Vesicouterine fistulas (VUF) are an uncommon and pathological connection between the uterus and the bladder. Although rare, they are usually related to caesarean section. Case Report: A 28 year old female, P 2+1, consulted in gynecology OPD for a 5 years history of episodes of painless cyclical hematuria (menouria) every month that started immediately after her last caesarean sect...

BACKGROUND Clinical assessment of acute appendicitis can be challenging due to atypical presentation. Computed-tomography can reduce negative appendectomies but not without adverse effects. We report our experience with preoperative CT-scan in patients with suspected acute appendicitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS During 3-years, 257 adult patients underwent appendectomy. We retrospectively reviewed...

In order to improve the reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) as part of the routine practice at the pediatric outpatient department (OPD), we modified our ADR reporting strategy into one that facilitates the reporting process by means of a multi-disciplinary approach. In this study, we retrospectively reviewed ADR records during the period from March to September 2014 when we changed our ...

PURPOSE Current increase and complexity of medical tests and surgical procedures at outpatient department (OPD) require OPD nurses to have customer orientation focusing on various customers' interests and needs. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors associated with customer orientation in nurses working at OPD of hospitals. METHODS The study used a descriptive correlational de...

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of VIA screening with cryotherapy and to record normative values for indicators anticipated in similar low resource settings. Women aged 30-49 years were targeted, resulting in 1961 women screened and treated at two primary health care (PHC) centres near Suva, Fiji. Recruitment was through provision of information, education and commu...