AIM To assess the survival rate of root filled cracked teeth over a 2-year period in a tertiary institute. METHODOLOGY Forty-nine patients who had root canal treatment completed on their cracked teeth at the National Dental Centre (Singapore) were recalled for a 2-year review. Collected review data included presence of periodontal pocketing, sinus tract and swelling associated with the teeth....

Background Lesions of the sinonasal area are varied, but they mostly present as polypoid masses which require meticulous work-up to reach at the most probable diagnosis. Objective Analysis of polypoid sinonasal masses in terms of etiology, clinical presentations, brief demographic profile, clinico-histologic correlate where possible, and follow-up results. Method In this descriptive, longitudin...

Background and Aims: The issue of the quality in healthcare cannot be ignored anymore. Laboratories play vital roles in control and prevention of diseases by providing timely and accurate result for patient management including disease surveillance. The aim of the study is to assess the quality of laboratory services in a Tertiary Health Institution in Sokoto. Materials and Methods: A descript...

School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA 02744, USA Department of Physical Oceanogra hy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA Department of Civil Engineering, Ins...

Background Right-sitting chronic asthma care from acute hospitals to the Primary Care Provider (PCP) is an initiative undertaken at an institution in Singapore. Follow up care delivered by PCP like polyclinics (OPS) or general practitioners (GP) will aid to free hospital and Emergency Department (ED) to provide more acute and complex specialized care. This study was to evaluate the outcome afte...

BACKGROUND Research in postoperative mortality is scarce. Insight into mortality and cause of death might improve and innovate perioperative care. The objective for this study was to report the 24-hour and 30-day overall, and surgery and anaesthesia-related, in-hospital mortality at a tertiary paediatric hospital. METHODS All patients <18 yr old who underwent anaesthesia with or without surge...

Despite the release of a national report describing key markers of emergency department (ED) overcrowding, limited linear data using these markers have been published. We sought to report the degree and trends of ED overcrowding in a typical academic hospital and to highlight some of the key markers of ED patient flow and care. We conducted a prospective study in a large Canadian urban tertiary...

The use of complementary and alternative medicine by asthma patients receiving care in an urban tertiary centre in nigeria.