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Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia at the University Hospital of the West Indies: a 17 Year Review

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493–6

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Objective: To determine the presenting features and evolution of patients diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia between 1983 and 1999 at the University Hospital of the West Indies.

Methods: Forty-one records were retrospectively analyzed for the patients’ demographics, reasons for referral, clinical features, laboratory investigations and the time to blast transformation and death.

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e-Published: 24 Jul, 2013

Management of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries at the University Hospital of the West Indies

Routine Laboratory Investigations in Infants and Children Presenting with Fever and Seizures at the University Hospital of the West Indies

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369–72
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Fifty-nine children, aged 6 months to eight years, who presented with fever and seizures were reviewed. There was no laboratory abnormalities significantly associated with a bacterial infection. Routine laboratory investigations in children with seizures and fever were of limited usefulness.

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e-Published: 23 Jul, 2013

Factors Affecting Completion of a 28-day inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Programme at The University Hospital of the West Indies

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364–8
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Factors affecting treatment completion were studied in 224 patients in the Substance Abuse Unit of the University Hospital of the West Indies. Of the 23% of patients who failed to complete their treatment, those with cocaine dependence primarily were significantly more likely to fail than those with primarily alcohol dependence.

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e-Published: 23 Jul, 2013

Medical Paediatric Admission Patterns at the University Hospital of the West Indies: Issues for Future Planning

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340–5
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Epidemiological trends and treatment costs for paediatric hospital admissions at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica, are presented. Recommendations to improve efficiency of service provision are suggested.

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e-Published: 17 Jun, 2013

Bile Duct Injuries in the Laparoscopic Era: The University Hospital of the West Indies Experience

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228–31
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A review of all the cases of bile duct injuries seen at the University Hospital of the West Indies since the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy reveals that 60% of all cases resulted from open cholecystectomy and Roux en Y hepaticojejunostomy was the most common surgery offered for major bile duct injury.

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e-Published: 10 Jun, 2013

Clinicopathologic Profile of Gastric Carcinomas at the University Hospital of the West Indies

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364–8
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The majority of 216 cases of gastric cancer seen over a ten-year period was in the elderly; they were of the intestinal variety and located in the antrum. These patients presented with epigastric pain and often did not undergo curative surgery.

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e-Published: 06 Jun, 2013
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