Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) is rapidly becoming a technique that can be utilized with intravenous microbubbles to detect myocardial perfusion abnormalities during stress echocardiography. Real-time techniques with low mechanical index pulse sequence schemes have been developed that allow for the simultaneous detection of wall motion and perfusion during pharmacologic stress echoc...

OBJECTIVE To determine Ghanaian women's preferred mode of delivery and opinion of caesarean section after caesarean delivery. DESIGN A cross sectional study of women who recently delivered by caesarean section prior to hospital discharge. SETTING Two teaching hospitals in Ghana: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, and Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra. RESPONDENTS 154 patients who del...

The purpose of the current study was to compare the delivery of varied versus constant high-, medium-, and low-preference stimuli on performance of 2 adults on a computer-based task in an analogue employment setting. For both participants, constant delivery of the high-preference stimulus produced the greatest increases in performance over baseline; the varied presentation produced performance ...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have identified various risk factors for neonatal tetanus (NNT) in rural areas of Pakistan. The present matched case control study was conducted to further evaluate these risk factors in an urban setting. AIM The study was carried out to identify risk factors for NNT in Karachi. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients of NNT (n = 125) diagnosed from January 1998 to Februa...

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the utility of the large spot size (LSS) setting using a binocular laser indirect delivery system for peripheral ablation in children. One patient with bilateral retinopathy of prematurity received photocoagulation with standard spot size burns placed adjacently to LSS burns. Using a pixel analysis program called Image J on the Retcam picture, the a...

Gravity infusion is a common and basic method for delivering fluids to a patient without the use of any complex medical device, such as an infusion pump or a syringe driver. Nevertheless there are many quite complex and error-prone steps involved in the setting up a gravity infusion for the correct dose, and since there is no technology involved to assist with the procedure, it can be difficult...

conclusions stem cell therapies in wound care may lessen the morbidities associated with wound healing. an ideal method for the effective administration of stem cells for burn patients has not yet been elucidated. further comparison of the local and systemic effects in burn patients, associated with each route of stem cell delivery, needs to be performed. results application of cells to the bur...

This paper studies how mayors engage with citizens, public managers and politicians across the policy cycle specifically in four local governance processes: agenda setting, decision-making, services design delivery. Drawing from a survey of 1,067 Italian mayors, we identify clusters engagement: Centralized Leadership, Semi-Inclusive Conventional Leadership Multi-Actor Leadership. We find that s...

background: symmetrical peripheral gangrene is usually associated with underlying medical problems and it is seldom seen in pregnancy. sepsis though common in a setting of delivery by unskilled midwife is rarely accompanied by symmetrical gangrene. case presentation: we report a case of symmetrical peripheral gangrene which occurred in the winter, triggered possibly by sepsis and a single dose ...

a number of 1810 members of the water user associations (wuas) of jarghouyeh district consisted the statistical population of the study, out of which 150 farmers were selected as sample using proportionate stratified random sampling technique. a questionnaire was developed for gathering the data and information. content validity and cronbach alpha proved both the validity and reliability of the...