Today I performed an emergency splenectomy in a 14 years old male patient following blunt abdominal trauma that culminated into a splenic rupture. What comes to my mind was the…
We said in the previous articles that the management of sickle cell disease requires a multidisciplinary approach with the primary clinician at the centre of it. Chronic eye complications strictly…
Stuttering priapism - no one has ever wanted surprising erections - so every effort must be made to prevent them, by keeping the body hydrated. Stuttering or recurrent priapism is…
Avascular necrosis (AVN) is one of the most common causes of chronic pain in sickle cell disease. We define it as bone death due to compromised blood supply. The hip…
Antimicrobial stewardship is an entity that is still in its ‘infancy’ in many African clinical settings. Healthcare providers should step up and have it incorporated into our day-to-day practice to…
Surgical Site Infections are infections occurring up to 30 days after surgery (or up to one year after surgery in patients receiving implants) and affecting either the incision or deep…
A wound occurs when the integrity of any tissue is compromised (skin breaks, muscle tears, burns, or bone fractures). An act - a gunshot, fall, or surgery, an infectious disease,…