N Meeks-Aitken

Clinicopathological Features of Colorectal Cancer at the Extremes of Age

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10.7727/wimj.2016.443

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CRC in the young and elderly patients is not uncommon. Patients present with locally advanced disease and similar clinicopathological features to patients of a screenable age, emphasizing the importance of clinical vigilance if we are going to diagnose and treat these patients in a timely manner.

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Objective: To determine the clinicopathological features of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) at the extremes of age and compare differences across the younger and older age groups.

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28 Feb, 2017

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24 Mar, 2017

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e-Published: 18 May, 2017

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Trauma in the Developing World: The Jamaican Experience

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Vol 63, Issue 3: Emergency Medicine (2014)

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10.7727/wimj.2013.318

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267–70

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Trauma remains a challenging burden on the often under-funded healthcare systems of developing countries. Ten-year data from the Jamaica Trauma Registry shows that trauma accounts for 20% of surgical admissions, with 5% mortality. There is a good opportunity for various preventive programmes to be instituted to reduce the burden of this disease.

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Trauma remains a challenging burden on the often under-funded healthcare systems of developing countries. Ten-year data from the Jamaica Trauma Registry show that trauma accounts for 20% of surgical admissions, with close to 50% being intentional and with a 5% mortality. There is a good opportunity for various preventive programmes to be instituted to reduce the burden of this disease.

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15 Nov, 2013

Accepted:

11 Dec, 2013

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Trauma: The Burden of a Preventable Problem

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Vol 59, issue 1 (2010)

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26–8

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Jamaica Trauma Registry data analysis shows that the majority of hospitalized patients were males suffering from penetrating trauma. Their care were largely state funded.

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Surgical and Intensive Care needs of Head-injured Patients Transferred to the University Hospital of the West Indies

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Vol 56, Issue 3 (2007)

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The majority of transferred head-injured patients sustained mild injuries with a third requiring surgical procedures and 19% requiring Intensive Care Unit care. Appropriate educational, training and transfer programmes and transfer policies must be implemented to minimize inappropriate transfers.

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The Aetiology of Head Injury in Admitted Patients in Jamaica

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Vol 56, Issue 3 (2007)

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223–5

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Head injury in admitted patients is mainly due to road traffic accidents, falls and interpersonal violence. More effective prevention strategies including education and law enforcement are urgently warranted.

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Transfer of Head-injured Patients in Jamaica: Is there a Problem?

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Vol 54, Issues 4 (2005)

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220–24

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The transfer of head-injured patients, many with multiple injuries, is not being performed in a manner consistent with modern medical practice. There is urgent need for implementation of a standardized protocol for the transfer of such patients in Jamaica.

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Colonoscopy in Central Jamaica: Results and Implications

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Vol 61, Issue 6 (2012)

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10.7727/wimj.2011.170

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610–4

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A review of the outcome of 1250 colonoscopies performed in central Jamaica reveals adequate caecal cannulation rate, but a perforation rate of 0.24%. Ten per cent of the patients had cancer diagnosed at colonoscopy, while a similar number had adenomas.

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lower gastrointestinal bleeding

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N Meeks-Aitken

JM Plummer