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Background: Haemorrhoids is a common disease affecting people of all ages and both sexes. Though there is no confusion on the treatment of 3rd and 4th degree haemorrhoids, there is still confusion regarding the ideal treatment for 1st and 2nd degree haemorrhoids. Aims & Objective: To compare the safety, efficacy, advantages and disadvantages of Rubber Band Ligation and Micronized Flavonoids in the treatment of internal haemorrhoids. Material and Methods: Two hundred patients of haemorrhoids were treated, One hundred cases with Rubber Band Ligation and rest hundred with Daflon 500 mg. The outcome measured in term of relief from bleeding and duration of treatment. Results: 82% of patients on Daflon and 60% of patients undergoing Rubber Band Ligation were completely cured (P<0.01) on the 7th day but on follow up there is no statistical significance. Conclusion: Daflon gives rapid relief from symptoms of haemorrhoids as compared to Rubber Band Ligation but the long duration and higher cost of treatment patient acceptability and compliance is less.
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Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) formerly termed surgical wound infection, are one of the most frequent post-operative infectious complication. Patients with SSI had longer and costlier hospitalization than patients who didn't have such infection. Laparoscopic surgery as a minimally invasive surgery have good outcome regarding SSI as compared to open procedure. Aims & Objective: To compare infection rate after laparoscopic versus open surgery. Material and Methods: A retrospective analysis of large number of cases in SMIMER Hospital was conducted. Patients who underwent laparoscopic (n=4500) or open (n=1500) appendicectomy, cholecystectomy, anti-reflux surgery, or gastric bypass from 2009 to 2012 were included in the analysis. The main outcome measure was inpatient diagnosis of SSI (Surgical Site Infection) after laparoscopic and open surgery. Results: During 36 month of study period total of 6000 patient underwent one of four selected procedure. Overall, the incidence of SSI was significantly lower in laparoscopic (100 of 4500, 2.0%) than in open (150 of 1500, 10%) surgery (P<0.01). Largely, laparoscopic techniques offer a protective effect against SSI. Patient treated with laparoscopy were 76% less likely to experience SSI. Odds Ratio (OR), 0.30; 95% Confidence Interval (CI), 0.28-0.34. Conclusion: Patient treated with laparoscopic procedure is less likely to experience SSI. After stratification by severity of illness, wound classification & admission status, laparoscopic techniques shows a protective effect against SSI.