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Aim. To review the common causes of injuries and high light the importance of falls in trauma
Method. This retrospective study was carried from 1st of January to 30 November 2013 at Zayed Military Hospital Abu Dhabi, UAE. The International Classification of Diseases Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification [ICD-9-CM] code is applied to all cases who attended for various types of injuries for data recording. Top five causes were further analyzed
Result. A total number of 2295 cases visited for care ofvarious injuries, 777 were due to different type of falls. Male cases were 505 and 272 were females. Age distribution showed 45% cases were up to 14 years, 51% were between 15 to 64 years old and 4% were above 65 years old. Seventy six cases were admitted in the hospital and remaining were treated on outpatient basis
Conclusion. Falls constitute a very significant percentage of trauma. This is potentially preventable through public awareness and application of safety measures
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Introduction: Hypocalcaemia is a common post thyroidectomy complication in addition to nerve injuries and bleeding. The incidence is variable in different studies and total thyroidectomy has higher incidence than partial thyroidectomy
Objectives: To study the incidence of temporary and permanent hypocalcaemia and to review value of post-operative calcium level in predicting short and long term cases of hypoparathyroidism
Methods: This was a prospective study carried out at Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi from January 2007 to December 2011. A total of 105 cases were included in the study who underwent total thyroidectomy. Calcium levels at 6 and 24 hours operatively were recorded
Results: Temporary hypocalcaemia of 25.7% patients and permanent hypocalcaemia of 3.8% was noted. Calcium drop of less than 1 mg/dl from pre-operative level was not significant as all patients recovered without any symptoms. Calcium drop of more than 1.1 mg/dl needs close follow up. Females had slightly higher incidence of hypocalcaemia
Conclusion: Post thyroidectomy calcium is an easy and cost effective way to identify high risk cases which need close monitoring and treatment with vitamin D and calcium