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The Initiation of Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting in a Single Outpatient Centre in Barbados

Issue: 
Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)
Pages: 
332–6
Synopsis: 
A report of the initial experience of coronary angioplasty and stenting in an outpatient setting, at the Carib-American Heart Centre in Barbados, with a look at the feasibility and safety of the procedure.

ABSTRACT

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Barbados
Coronary Angioplasty
Stenting
Journal Authors: 
A Sparman
CV Browne
L Wills
e-Published: 23 Jul, 2013

The Incidence of Asthmatic Attacks in Barbados

Issue: 
Vol 56, Issue 5 (2007)
Pages: 
427–32
Synopsis: 
The demographic analysis of asthmatic cases found higher attack rates in males than in females, higher number of attacks in children less than five years old and exponential decrease attack rates with age. The highest correlation with the meteorological variables was with the vapour pressure.

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Barbados
Chronic Disease
Asthma
Journal Authors: 
CA Depradine
EH Lovell
e-Published: 03 Jul, 2013

Endorectal Ultrasonography in Rectal Cancer: A Preliminary Barbadian Experience

Issue: 
Vol 55, Issue 5 (2006)
Pages: 
313–8
Synopsis: 
The clinical utilization of endorectal ultrasound has shown high accuracy for the preoperative definition of tumour and nodal stage in low rectal cancer. In Barbados, preliminary experience supports this view and has been used to select those patients best treated with preoperative radiotherapy and down staging chemoradiation.

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
cancer
Barbados
loco-regional cancer
endorectal ultrasound
rectal cancer
Journal Authors: 
AP Zbar
e-Published: 17 Jun, 2013

Characteristics of Patients Requiring Prolonged Length of Stay in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit in Barbados

Issue: 
Vol 55, Issue 1 (2006)
Pages: 
25–9
Synopsis: 
This prospective study found that a considerable number of long-stay ICU patients required just an intermediate care unit and highlighted the need of such a unit and a protocol to transfer fit patients to this unit.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and costs incurred for patients who stayed for a prolonged period in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU)

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Barbados
Surgery
Intensive Care Unit
Journal Authors: 
S Hariharan
AY Kumar
HSL Moseley
e-Published: 06 Jun, 2013

Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Barbados

Issue: 
Vol 55, Issue 1 (2006)
Pages: 
19–21
Synopsis: 
A review of the first fifty cases of Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados. The paper describes the technique used, its advantages versus thoracotomy, and presents the results, complications and mortality for these patients.

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Barbados
Surgery
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic
Journal Authors: 
A Smith
J Ramesh
A Harris
M Fakoory
e-Published: 06 Jun, 2013

Field Trial to Test and Evaluate Primary Tobacco Prevention Methods in Clusters of Elementary Schools in Barbados

Issue: 
Vol 54, Issues 5 (2005)
Pages: 
283–91
Synopsis: 
Tobacco control efforts presently focus on late adolescence and adulthood. The intervention in children aged 9 – 11 years reduced experimental smoking by 87% at US$2 per child, cost-effectiveness akin to immunization.

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Barbados
Tobacco Prevention
Smoking
Journal Authors: 
A Lwegaba
e-Published: 06 Jun, 2013

A Descriptive Study of HIV-infected Long-term Surviving Children in Barbados: A Preliminary Report

Issue: 
Vol 54, Issues 3 (2005)
Pages: 
167–170
Synopsis: 
This is a descriptive study of children surviving to eight years-of-age from a cohort of 44 HIV-infected children not on treatment. Seventeen (38.6%) survived to the age of eight years and are categorized as long-term survivors. Of the 16 children alive, 37.5% had mild symptoms with no immunodeficiency and are categorized as long-term non-progressors.

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To describe the clinical and immunologic characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1)-infected children surviving to more than eight-years of age (long-survivors) before the introduction of antiretroviral therapy.

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
HIV-infected Children
Barbados
Journal Authors: 
A Kumar
MA St John
D Lewis
e-Published: 05 Jun, 2013

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