Prescribing safety in primary care. Comparing the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia

Most consultations in primary care end with a prescription for medication. As a result, the potential for error in prescriptions and the potential harm to patients must be carefully considered and action taken to increase the safety of patients in these situations. Policy makers and health professionals have an obligation to protect public health. This review aims to compare and critically assess the main policies, initiatives, and guidance that have been developed to improve the safety of prescribing in primary care in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia. The report also suggests particular areas of need that might be addressed to enhance the safety of prescribing in the 2 countries

Colonic pouches after surgery for rectal carcinoma

There is little dout about the excellent early functional outcome obtained after colonic pouch analanastomosis. the improvement in the functional outcome at 2 years following complete rectal excision with colonic J- pouch anal anastomosis has been frequently reported. The aim of this to evaluate the clinical, the function and the oncologic results of low and ultralow anterior resection of the rectum for carcinoma with or without creation of a pouch. Forty patients in the Surgical Oncology Unit in Mansoura University Hospital, under low or ultralow anterior resection for rectal carcinoma located between 4-11 cm from the anal verge. twenty patients were randomized for restoration of continuity by coloanal anastomosis, and the remaining 20 patient underwent colonic J-pouch anal anastomosis. All patient underwent a complete metastatic and oncologic workup, abdominal ultrasound, pelviabdominal CT, barium studies and colonoscopy. As regards the functional outcome, about 90% of the patient with pouch were good continence but only 80% in the other-group. Uregency was 5% in the pouch group and 45% in the other group. Frequency of tool was 2- day and 4- day in both, groups respectively. As regards the recurrence of the disease the creation of the pouch does not affect the oncologic results. Colonic J-pouch anal anastomosis is an oncologically safe procedure and an optimum means of reconstruction after rectal excision for carcinoma of the low and mid rectum, if distal safety of at least 2-cm could be ascertained. The superior functional outcome after colonic pouch anal anastomosis could achieved and maintained