Background: Haemoglobin (Hb) genotype is not a routine test in adult pre-operative investigations majority of clinical settings, though the obstetric and gynaecological patients already have their Hb as part antenatal investigations. However, paediatric work up for surgical procedures investigation. This due to sickle cell endemicity our locality. Aim: To determine pattern HB Genotype at Rivers...

OBJECTIVE To describe the postgraduate surgical skills training programme of the Flemish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (VVOG*). Laparoscopic surgical techniques and indications have increased substantially during the past two decades. From surgeons it is expected that they keep up with all techniques and should be able to perform all relevant procedures. Learning new procedures in daily...

We tested the hypothesis that the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway is superior to laryngoscope-guided tracheal intubation for gynaecological laparoscopy. One-hundred and eighty consecutive patients (ASA grade 1-2, aged 18-80 y) were divided into two equal-sized groups for airway management with the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway or tracheal tube. Induction was with fentanyl/propofol, maintenance wi...

Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) is an example of a partial hysterectomy, performed due to benign gynaecological complaints. Better endoscopic instruments and operational techniques have led to a great reduction in the number of abdominal hysterectomies. It is believed that LSH is a safe and minimally invasive hysterectomy technique. The Cochrane Database meta-analysis proves the b...

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