Neurological monitoring and sedation protocols in the Liver Intensive Care Unit

Metabolic Brain Disease - Patients with liver disease often have alteration of neurological status which requires admission to an intensive care unit. Patients with acute liver failure (ALF),...     

Ganglion cysts of the wrist : a prospective study of a simple outpatient management

We present the results of a modified minimally invasive surgical technique in the management of ganglia of the wrist. Twenty six ganglia have been treated by this method. The patient satisfaction for the procedure was 92.3%. An average of 2 days were lost off work consequent to the procedure. The use of this technique has resulted in a 77.9% mean resolution in size with 50% of the patients showing complete resolution. There were no recurrences noted in the 2 year follow-up.     

Correlation of foot bimalleolar angle with Pirani score to assess the severity of congenital talipes equinovarus deformity

Various reported scores for congenital talipes equinovarus are presented with observer variations and lack in objective evidence of severity of deformity. Anteromedial foot bimalleolar angle (FBM), an objective assessment of deformity and correction, was correlated and compared with Pirani scores 0.5-2, 2.5-4, 4.5-6 as grouped I to III for mean and SD in 244 club feet in 137 children. The mean FBM angles of groups I to III were 79.72°, 68.4°, and 53.27°, respectively. The FBM angle gives an objective assessment of the severity of deformity and can be used as objective evidence of improvement/deterioration of deformity.     

Eccrine spiradenoma of eyelid: case report.

A case report is presented of eccrine spiradenoma, a benign sweat gland tumour which, though not uncommon generally, is rare in the eyelid. The possibility of sweat gland tumour should be kept in mind in the diagnosis of eyelid tumours.