Rectal prolapse associated with traumatic fecal incontinence is a rare clinical combination. This study was designed to assess Delorme's operation with sphincteroplasty as a surgical management of this combination in terms of recurrence and improvement of fecal incontinence. In this prospective study, we enrolled patients suffering from short, full-thickness rectal prolapse associated with trau...

BACKGROUND Maternal mortality is a major public health challenge in Uganda. Whereas uterine rupture remains a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, there is limited research into what happens to women who survive such severe obstetric complications. Understanding their experiences might delineate strategies to support survivors. METHODS This qualitative study used a phenomenologica...

Objective Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the anxiety disorders caused by a specific event, which can be catastrophic events (natural disasters, war, imprisonment in forced labor camp) or everyday adversities (death relatives, divorce, carrying bags). Since patients who have recovered from COVID-19 are exposed to such events, this research was conducted determine prevalence PTSD...

rupture, even though, particularly in hospital practice, the incidence of " traumatic " rupture is considerably greater. By this statement about the greater frequency of traumatic rupture, I do not reflect upon the efficiency of hospital practice: at least two types of cases are dealt with in maternity hospitals?. (1) those which have been under the care of the hospital from the beginning of la...

OBJECTIVE To determine return to work (RTW) after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to compare long-term labor market attachment (LMA) with the general population. PARTICIPANTS All persons aged 18 to 64 years who received highly specialized neurorehabilitation after severe TBI between 2004 and 2012 (n = 637) were matched to general population controls on age, sex, preinjury employment s...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether the jurisdiction in which a work-related injury compensation claim is made is an independent predictor of duration of time off work following work injury, and if so, the magnitude of the effect. SETTING Eight Australian state and territory workers' compensation systems, providing coverage for more than 90% of the Australian labour force. Administrative claims d...

Although impressive progress has been made in the reduction of maternal mortality there has long been recognized a lack of concomitant reduction in fetal deaths. Only recently have efforts been specifically applied to the problem of reducing fetal mortality, although general progress in medicine has lowered the neonatal death rate from 44 per 1000 live births to 24 per 1000 during the last twen...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether observed higher risks of occupational injury among temporary workers are due to exposure to hazardous working conditions and/or to lack of job experience level. METHODS Data systematically recorded for 2000 and 2001 by the Spanish Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on fatal and non-fatal traumatic occupational injuries were examined by type of employment and ...