Niger J Clin Pract
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
A comparison of the intensive care experiences of emergency and elective cardiac surgery patients.
The study was planned to review the experiences of patients in the intensive care units (ICUs) and determine their states of awareness following an emergency or elective cardiac surgery. ⋯ Patients who had undergone urgent and elective cardiac surgery were seen to have had a relatively negative intensive care experience. When there was more environment awareness in patients with ICU experience, it was determined that as the duration of stay in the ICU lengthens out, the pessimistic experiences increased and ICU satisfaction decreases.
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Multicenter Study
Cervical spine injury: a ten-year multicenter analysis of evolution of care and risk factors for poor outcome in southeast Nigeria.
Retrospective study. ⋯ The cervical spine is the most commonly injured spinal segment in southeast Nigeria. Although treatment evolution has resulted in reduction of hospital stay, the associated mortality risk still remains high.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Audit of medication errors by anesthetists in North Western Nigeria.
Safety issues are an important aspect of anesthesia practice. The relevance of medication and drug administration errors in our everyday practice is an important aspect of medical audit. Although there have been few case reports of drug administration errors by anesthetists, there is paucity of information regarding medication errors in anesthetic practice in Nigeria. We set out to study the incidence of medication errors among anesthesia practitioners in Kaduna State, North Western Nigeria and to suggest ways to minimize such errors. ⋯ Medication errors do occur in the everyday practice of anesthetists in Nigeria as in other countries and can lead to morbidity and mortality in our patients. Routine audit and reporting of critical incidents including errors in drug administration should be encouraged. Reduction of medication errors is an important aspect of patient safety, and vigilance remains the watchword.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Relationship between patient satisfactions with diabetes care and treatment.
Measurement of treatment satisfaction in diabetes is important as it has been shown to be associated with positive outcomes, reduced disease cost and better health. ⋯ The study findings revealed that patient satisfaction was positively associated with sociodemographic variables like high income, employment, married individuals and those with higher levels of education. We found a lower treatment satisfaction in patients with diabetes-related complications and insulin treatment.