Huge, Inflamed Appendix. . . Nuliparous Labour. . Breech vs. Cephalic. . Pueperal Sepsis. . Road Traffic Accident With Collar Bone Dislocation
April 25th Assisted Dr Nsisi in the Theatre today. I haven't seen an inflamed appendix that huge and ready to rupture in a long while. Surgery was a success, thank goodness. One of our very own; a Staff Nurse/Midwife, is in labour even as I type this entry. She is nuliparous, and so, her first time in labour. She had a lucky break ealier at 8 months gestation when the baby turned, changing its position from the breech posture, to the cephalic one. She very likely would have required surgery otherwise. Now in labour, she appears edgy. It's proving to be a difficult one; painfully slow in its progress. April 24th The female with the macerated twin who was delivered through Caesarean Section 3 weeks ago, was rushed in today as an emergency, bleeding severely, per vaginam . Diagnosis was Pueperal, Post-operative Sepsis. It appeared that the powerful antibiotic cover she ought to have received post-operatively, were inadequately administered . . . She unavoidably was t...