introduction: preterm birth is still a major health problem throughout the world, which results in 75% of neonatal mortality. preterm labor not only inflicts financial and emotional distress, it may also lead to permanent disability. the present study was conducted to determine the related risk factors and preventive measures of preterm labor. methods: this retrospective cross-sectional study a...

The case of a woman with sickle cell trait who sustained a cardiac arrest and died during a Caesarian section under general anaesthesia is reported. Because the common causes of intraoperative hypoxia and shock were ruled out in this case, we believe that death was due to severe concealed aorto-caval compression. After delivery, the release of a large volume of hypoxaemic, acidotic blood with s...

Article history: Received: 6 May 2011 Revised: 27 July 2011 Accepted: 1 October 2011 Available online: 10 October 2011 Background: High incidence of menstrual disorders at late ages of fertility accounts for 20% of clinical visits and 25% of gynecological surgeries. This study was conducted to identify the relationship between delivery type and menstrual disorders in women referring to hospital...

BACKGROUND The number of electronic health record (EHR)-based notifications continues to rise. One common method to deliver urgent and emergent notifications (alerts) is paging. Despite of wide presence of smartphones, the use of these devices for secure alerting remains a relatively new phenomenon. METHODS We compared three methods of alert delivery (pagers, EHR-based notifications, and smar...

Small bowel obstruction secondary to adhesions is a recognized complication of Caesarian section. However, obstruction due to small bowel volvulus caused by adhesions at the Caesarian-section scar has not been reported. We report such a case identified on computed tomography. We review the literature on small bowel volvulus in pregnant patients and discuss the computed tomography findings.

BACKGROUND Intermittent treatment of acute lower acuity situations has come to be defined as urgent rather than emergent care. The location of urgent care delivery has been shifting from exclusively hospital or office settings to other community locales. AIMS To review the concept of urgent care and the new models of health care delivery in the niche between hospitals and primary care. To hig...

BACKGROUND There has been a persistent rise in the rate of Caesarean sections over the years. Whether this rise is the cause of the decline in infant mortality and improved neonatal outcome still remains debatable. OBJECTIVE To compare the Caesarian section rate and the perinatal outcome at the Aga Khan University Hospital for the years 2001 and 2004. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING T...