The COVID-19 pandemic will become an important event of our lives, due to the change and disruption it will bring through both direct and indirect ways and the resultant responses and adaptations we make. These will also ...

Abstract Objective: Fipronil, a broad spectrum N-phenylpyrazole insecticide that inhibits GABAA-gated chloride channels, has been in use since the mid-1990s. A high affinity for insect compared to mammalian GABA receptors ...

To describe the cardiac arrhythmias, electrolyte disturbances, and serum cardiac glycoside levels seen in patients presenting to hospital with acute yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) poisoning and to compare these with ...

College Hospital London two years later, where he completed his studies. He was appointed the first Professor of Paediatrics in this country in 1949. He occupied the chair in Paediatrics in Colombo until his retirement in ...

Abstract Objective To study in detail deaths of patients admitted to the Professorial Paediatric Unit at Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH), Colombo. Design Retrospective study in 1996 and 1997 and prospective study in ...

Severe cardiac glycoside cardiotoxicity after ingestion of yellow oleander seeds is an important problem in rural areas of Sri Lanka. Currently, patients must be transferred to the capital for temporary cardiac pacing. We ...

Objective To identify the different perceptions on informed surgical consent in a group of Sri Lankan patients. Methods A qualitative study was conducted in a single surgical unit at a tertiary care hospital from January ...

A study comparing the views on the acceptance of a genetic service of 302 doctors and 143 final year medical students from Colombo, Sri Lanka, showed both groups have strong positive views on the provision and use of genetic ...

Introduction We intended to study the prevalence of occupational hazards in the anatomy laboratory and the safety measures taken by students. Methodology An audit was conducted among two batches of medical students, soon ...