Perista Mamadi,Westin Seta
Perista Mamadi
Case Reports
Papua and New Guinea medical journal. 2007 Mar-Jun;50(1-2):74-6. DOI: 2007
S Thomas,David A K Watters,J V Rosenfeld
S Thomas
Case Reports
Papua and New Guinea medical journal. 2007 Mar-Jun;50(1-2):72-3. DOI: 2007
Neuroprotection in traumatic brain injury: practical implications for Papua New Guinea and some research developments [0.03%]
创伤性脑损伤的神经保护：对巴布亚新几内亚的一些实际影响及一些研究进展
W Matui Kaptigau
W Matui Kaptigau
Given the lack of infrastructure in Papua New Guinea (PNG) traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases are usually not retrieved quickly to medical centres. Cases that eventually reach the hospital do so after the golden hour has passed. This means ...
W Matui Kaptigau
W Matui Kaptigau
Continuous appraisal of clinical indices with appropriate tests and their recording as evidence of treatment are conducive for evidence-based management of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Monitoring of various neurological indices and relatin...
Open depressed and penetrating skull fractures in Port Moresby General Hospital from 2003 to 2005 [0.03%]
2003至2005年 Papua New Guinea 总医院开放性凹陷性及火器性颅骨骨折患者分析
W Matui Kaptigau,Liu Ke,J V Rosenfeld
W Matui Kaptigau
Background: Open wounds to the head with skull bone depression pose the potential for serious injuries to the brain parenchyma and an increased risk of infection. The treatment of these injuries aims to repair the breache...
Trends in traumatic brain injury outcomes in Port Moresby General Hospital from January 2003 to December 2004 [0.03%]
巴布亚新几内亚莫尔兹比港总医院2003年1月至2004年12月创伤性脑损伤的预后分析
W Matui Kaptigau,Liu Ke,J V Rosenfeld
W Matui Kaptigau
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been responsible for 25-30% of surgical deaths in Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) over the last 30 years despite being responsible for only 5% of the admissions. ...
Big heads in Port Moresby General Hospital: an audit of hydrocephalus cases seen from 2003 to 2004 [0.03%]
莫尔兹比港总医院的大头婴儿：2003年至2004年脑积水病例分析
W Matui Kaptigau,Liu Ke,J V Rosenfeld
W Matui Kaptigau
Background: Hydrocephalus is a common neurosurgical problem in Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) contributing to 27 (24%) of the 114 neurosurgical operations done in 2003 and 2004. During the same period it was respons...
W Matui Kaptigau,Liu Ke
W Matui Kaptigau
Background: The use of computed tomography (CT) scanning to diagnose and treat space-occupying lesions (SOL) has been a great advance. Aim: ...
W Matui Kaptigau,J B Koiri,Isi H Kevau et al.
W Matui Kaptigau et al.
Two cases of spinal tuberculosis (TB) presented with deteriorating myelopathy despite chemotherapy. Surgery of anterior decompression and fusion was successfully carried out resulting in both the patients ambulating and being continent on d...
Case Reports
Papua and New Guinea medical journal. 2007 Mar-Jun;50(1-2):25-32. DOI: 2007
David A K Watters
David A K Watters
Background: Skull trepanation is an ancient art and has been recognized in many, if not most, primitive societies. Papua New Guinea came into contact with Europeans in the late 1800s and therefore it was possible for the ...