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

Issue: 
Vol 57, Issue 5 (2008)
Pages: 
493–6

ABSTRACT

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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Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia
Journal Authors: 
LM Buchner-Daley
DC Brady-West
e-Published: 24 Jul, 2013

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

Issue: 
Vol 57, Issue 5 (2008)
Pages: 
482–5

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Jamaica
the University Hospital of the West Indies
Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries
Journal Authors: 
SO Cawich
DIG Mitchell
A Martin
H Brown
VE DaCosta
T Lewis
M Newnham
L Christie
e-Published: 24 Jul, 2013

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

Issue: 
Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)
Pages: 
369–72
Synopsis: 
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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Fever and Seizures in infants
Journal Authors: 
D Donaldson
H Trotman
M Barton
R Melbourne-Chambers
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

Issue: 
Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)
Pages: 
364–8
Synopsis: 
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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Substance Abuse Treatment
Journal Authors: 
L Barnaby
RC Gibson
e-Published: 23 Jul, 2013

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

Issue: 
Vol 55, Issue 5 (2006)
Pages: 
340–5
Synopsis: 
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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Jamaica
the University Hospital of the West Indies
Paediatric Admission Patterns
Journal Authors: 
C Eck
RB Pierre
IR Hambleton
e-Published: 17 Jun, 2013

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

Issue: 
Vol 55, Issue 4 (2006)
Pages: 
228–31
Synopsis: 
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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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
the University Hospital of the West Indies
Bile Duct Injuries
Journal Authors: 
JM Plummer
DIG Mitchell
ND Duncan
AH McDonald
M Arthurs
e-Published: 10 Jun, 2013

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

Issue: 
Vol 54, Issues 6 (2005)
Pages: 
364–8
Synopsis: 
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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Jamaica
Gastric Carcinomas
Gastric cancer
the University Hospital of the West Indies
Journal Authors: 
JM Plummer
TN Gibson
MEC McFarlane
B Hanchard
A Martin
AH McDonald
e-Published: 06 Jun, 2013
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West Indian Medical Journal

Faculty of Medical Sciences,
The University of the West Indies,
Mona, Kingston 7
Tel: (876) 927-1214
Fax: (876) 927-1846
wimj@uwimona.edu.jm
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