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Background: Cervical spine surgery outcomes in resource‑constrained settings are often assessed subjectively, lacking standardised objective measures that account for local realities. This study aimed
Cervical spine surgerymathematical modelfunctional outcomeresource-constrained settingsspinal cord injuryNigeria.
Original Article
Background: Cholelithiasis with concomitant choledocholithiasis is a common surgical condition requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with common
CholelithiasisCholedocholithiasisERCPLaparoscopic cholecystectomyEarly cholecystectomyDelayed cholecystectomy
Case Series
Background: Pregnancy causes significant physiological changes, and back pain affects over half of pregnant women, typically managed conservatively with analgesia, rest, and physiotherapy. However, so
pregnancyspine surgeryfoetal outcomespinal traumamultidisciplinary care.
Original Article
Background: Cardiovascular disease is one of the major public health problems that causes restricted quality of life, disability, and mortality, with high costs for the healthcare system. Cardiac surg
CardiovascularAnxietyDepressionPreoperative CareQuality of Life
Original Article
Background: Orthopaedic surgical procedures account for a substantial part of the global surgical burden. This study evaluates the demographics, indications, types, and comorbidities in patients who u
Orthopaedic SurgeryInterventiontionsSociodemographicscomorbiditiesNigeria
Review Article
Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) in surgery has evolved significantly improving surgeon’s cognitive capabilities. Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML) and Computer Vision (
Artificial IntelligenceSurgeryMachine learningDeep learningNatural language processingComputer vision
Original Article
Background: Postoperative radicular pain following lumbar decompression surgery is a significant clinical challenge, often managed with transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI). This study e
Transforaminal epidural steroid injectionlumbar decompressionfailed back surgery syndromepain reliefquality of lifeNigeria.
Original Article
Background: Hemoperitoneum is a life-threatening surgical emergency requiring prompt anesthetic resuscitation and definitive hemorrhage control. However, evidence on perioperative anesthetic managemen
Anesthetic managementBlood transfusionEmergency surgeryHemoperitoneumPerioperative outcomesResource-limited settings.
Original Article
Background: Preoperative anxiety is a common phenomenon among paediatric surgical patients and their parents. Excessive anxiety may adversely affect anaesthetic induction, postoperative pain, recovery
Preoperative anxietypaediatric surgeryparental anxietyanaesthesiaperioperative counselling.
Original Article
Purpose: To compare the safety and efficacy of suture less (cut and paste) to sutured technique in Pterygium surgery performed with conjunctival auto graft and to study the change in corneal astigmati
astigmatismauto-graftsurgical technique
Original Article
Background: Gynecological laparoscopic surgery can be performed under spinal anesthesia (SA) or general anesthesia (GA). Evidence comparing perioperative outcomes between these techniques is limited,
general anesthesiagynecological laparoscopyKinshasapostoperative painspinal anesthesia
Original Article
Objective: The effect of Cardiopulmonary bypass on serum Procalcitonin, and its correlation with other markers of inflammation in paediatric cardiac surgery patients. Design: A prospective observation
BiomarkerCardiac surgeryCardiopulmonary bypassPaediatricsProcalcitonin
Original Article
Background: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal, evidence-based perioperative care programme that attenuates the surgical stress response, reduces postoperative complications, short
Enhanced Recovery After SurgeryERASpancreaticoduodenectomyWhipple proceduredelayed gastric emptyingpostoperative pancreatic fistula
Original Article
Background: Anesthesia for bariatric surgery carries an increased perioperative risk owing to the complex physiology of obesity. This study aimed to describe the incidence and characteristics of anest
anesthesia complicationsbariatric surgeryobesityrisk factorssleeve gastrectomy.
Original Article
Objective: To evaluate the progression of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and associated echocardiographic parameters following isolated mitral valve surgery, and to identify preoperative predictors of T
tricuspid valve insufficiencymitral valve surgerypulmonary hypertensiontricuspid annular dilatationright ventricular functionTAPSE