Wishaw General Hospital

About: Wishaw General Hospital is a healthcare organization based out in Wishaw, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Survival rate. The organization has 256 authors who have published 222 publications receiving 4324 citations.

Simultaneous bilateral avulsion fractures of the anterior superior iliac spines in an adolescent sprinter.

Abstract: A 16-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with sudden onset of bilateral hip pain while performing in a 100 m sprint race. Examination revealed diffuse swelling and tenderness at both anterior superior iliac spines (ASIS). Pelvic x ray revealed bilateral displaced avulsion fractures of the ASIS at the origin of the sartorius muscle. He was managed conservatively with analgesia and bed rest with both hips held partially flexed at approximately 60°. Further x rays showed good healing and no further displacement of the avulsed fragments. Following physiotherapy he had a full range of hip movements at 6 weeks post-injury. He was able to return to full activity by 18 weeks post-injury.

Effective awake thoracic epidural anesthetic for major abdominal surgery in two high-risk patients with severe pulmonary disease--a case report.

Abstract: Awake thoracic epidural anaesthesia as the sole anaesthetic technique was successfully employed for two high risk surgical patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing abdominal surgery. The procedure was tolerated well and the anaesthetic technique which has been shown to reduce intra-operative and post-operative cardiac, respiratory and gastrointestinal complications, may have significantly contributed to the prompt, complication free recovery experienced by both patients. We report two cases of awake major abdominal surgery in two high-risk surgical patients with severe pulmonary disease, performed effectively under thoracic epidural anaesthesia as a sole technique. The first case was an elective open sigmoid colectomy in a sixty one year old cancerous patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] and recent thoracotomy for a wedge resection of a bronchial adenocarcinoma [pT1NoMx]. The second case was an emergency open cholecystectomy in an adult patient with end-stage COPD. Reviewing the literature, no similar cases were reported recently.

Physicians' knowledge of transdermal fentanyl:

Abstract: Background: Different opioids for use in the control of moderate to severe cancer pain have become widely available. More recently, sophisticated formulations such as transdermal patches have been ...

Diagnostic laparoscopy, infertility, and endometriosis—5 years experience

Abstract: The objectives of this study were to determine the importance of diagnostic laparoscopy for the accurate diagnosis of endometriosis and to correlate the findings with infertility. Participants in this study included 336 women who were 18–45 years old, had no past medical history of abdominal operations, and complained of chronic symptoms of pelvic pain. In all these cases there were no pathological pelvic ultrasound findings. Also, nongynaecological diseases where excluded. Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed in all patients. In 191 women (56.8%) no pathology was found during the diagnostic laparoscopy, and 89 women (26.4%) actually reported improvement or even complete cure from their symptoms after the operation. In the majority of pathological cases the laparoscopy revealed various stages of endometriosis (n = 101; 30%). Other gynecological causes which were diagnosed during the laparoscopy where pelvic adhesions due to inflammatory disease (n = 37; 11%), ovarian cysts (n = 5; 1.5%), and uterine fibroids (n = 2; 0.5%). Diagnostic laparoscopy is the most accurate method for excluding the pathology related with chronic pelvic pain. Endometriosis seems to be responsible for the majority of pathological cases. Almost 60% of women have no pathology when examined with laparoscopy. A high percentage of symptoms can be phycogenic.

A Nationwide Study of the Prevalence and Initial Management of Atypical Genitalia in the Newborn in Scotland.

Abstract: Provision of optimum healthcare for infants with atypical genitalia requires a clear understanding of the occurrence of this condition. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of atypical genitalia and its initial management. A prospective, electronic survey of clinicians within managed clinical networks in Scotland was undertaken between 2013 and 2019. Notification from clinicians was sought for term neonates requiring specialist input for atypical genitalia. Additional information was also sought from the 4 regional genetics laboratories that provided details for neonates who had an urgent karyotype performed for atypical genitalia or sex determination. In total, the study identified 171 term infants who required some investigation for atypical genitalia in the neonatal period, providing a birth prevalence of 1:1,881 term births. Of the 171 infants, 97 (57%) had specialist input over the first 3 months of life, providing a birth prevalence of 1:3,318 term births that received specialist input for atypical genitalia. A total of 92 of these 97 cases had complete 3-month follow-up data, 62 (67%) presented within 24 h of birth, and age at presentation ranged from birth to 28 days. Age at sex assignment ranged from birth to 14 days, and in 63 cases (68%), sex assignment occurred at birth. Thus, the birth prevalence of a case of atypical genitalia where sex assignment was reported to be delayed beyond birth was estimated at 1:11,097 births. In 1 case sex was re-assigned at 3 months. Atypical genitalia requiring specialist input within the first month of life are rare in term newborns, and in only a third of these cases, sex assignment is delayed beyond birth. This study provides new clinical benchmarks for comparing and improving the delivery of care in centres that manage these conditions.