14 articles in this issue
Michael Keenaghan, Amit Agrawal
Suksham Jain, Amit Agrawal
Santosh Kumar Swain, Alok Das, Ishwar Chandra Behera, Biplob Bhattacharyya
Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure which has been performed since ancient time. Tracheostomy is a life-saving surgical procedure done among critically sick patients. Children with airway compromise often require tracheostomy. The indication of the trach... see more
Mohd Kashif Ali, Aditi Das, Eeman Naim
Background: Invasive hemodynamic monitoring of central venous pressure (CVP) is a useful guide in directing early resuscitative efforts and assists in reducing the morbidity and mortality of the patients with septic shock. Dynamic parameters like ultrason... see more
Nikhil Kumar, Moumita Sengupta, Mousumi Kar, Chhanda Datta, Suchandra Mukherjee, Uttara Chatterjee, Dhrubaneel Biswas
Introduction: Hemoglobinopathies are the common genetic disorders and are considered as the emerging health burden. To reduce the childhood and infant mortality and morbidity, early recognition by newborn screening and timely intervention is necessary. Ob... see more
Shivani Deswal, Ajeet Kumar Yadav, Soumya Dey, Tribhuvan Pal Yadav, Chander Prakash Yadav
Background: Chikungunya is a vector-borne arboviral disease. Children are known to have atypical manifestations. Overlapping features with other infections can make the diagnosis difficult. Objective: The objective was to study the clinicodemographic and ... see more
Lakshmi Lakkappa, V Bharathi Tulasi Penta
Introduction: Albumin is a major plasma protein, constituting around 55% of total protein load of the plasma. Hypoalbuminemia is commonly found in patients with heart failure, cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome, severe malnutrition, thermal injuries, and prote... see more
Rajasri Seethamraju, Neelima Kharidehal, Chandrashekhar Koyalakonda, Pallavi Maddukuri, Vamsi Kiran Rayudu
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to understand the vaccination status and reasons for missed vaccination in the catchment of a tertiary private paediatric hospital in a densely populated area in urban Hyderabad. Study Design: This was a quest... see more
Vandana Singh, Daksh Yadav
Background: It has been postulated that children with low serum zinc level are more prone to febrile seizures. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to compare the serum zinc levels in children suffering from febrile seizures with the children wit... see more
Shipra Mandraha, Avyact Agrawal, Vikas Talware
Introduction: Serum lipid disorders have their roots in childhood and atherogenic changes are postulated to originate early in life. Cord lipid profile is a useful tool in the earlier detection of babies at a higher risk. Objectives: The objectives of the... see more
Elizabeth K E, David Ashok Ashwin, Sobhakumar S, Sujatha T L
Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is on the increase among general population and prenatal mothers. The feto-maternal outcome of mothers with DM varies with the type of DM, pre-pregnancy or gestational (PPDM and GDM), and glycemic con... see more
Jagan Nath Mohapatra, T Sheten Doga Sherpa, Nidhi Bedi
Objectives: The objectives were to study the cord blood Vitamin D levels in term neonates and the association of Vitamin D deficiency with birth weight and crown-heel length. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in the departmen... see more
Pramod Sreekanta Murthy, Amrit Preetam Panda
Context: Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children. In children, it is difficult to diagnose appendicitis due to atypical presentation. Various risk factors have been mentioned in literature leading to complicated appendicitis. Aims: ... see more
Lt Col Suprita Kalra, Maj Gitanjali Jain, Lt Col Sanjay Kumar Panda, Col Venkat K Narayan
Poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis (PSGN) was reported as the most common cause of GN in children. There has been, however, a marked shift in epidemiology in recent years with the decline in poststreptococcal cases. Various other bacteria and rare... see more