17 articles in this issue
Allamul Hasan, Akhilesh Chhaya, R. M. Upadhayaya
Objectives: To compare effectiveness of two different loading doses: 0.6 g/kg versus 1g/kg of Dexmedetomidine for control of hemodynamic changes during endotracheal intubation. Materials and Methods: In this prospective interventional study, 60 patients o... see more
Dr. Karuna Taksande, Dr. Bharat Shah, Dr. Devavrat Vaishnav
Introduction: Caudal epidural block is the most commonly used regional technique for post-operative analgesia in children. Because of the side effects of bupivacaine which include motor weakness, urinary retention and cardiovascular and central nervous sy... see more
Prasada Rao N
Background: Tobacco consumption as pan, Bidi and cigarettes is an omnipresent problem. A recent increase in alcohol use is being observed in India. These may invariably lead to various health problems. Aim : To assess the association between tobacco and a... see more
Tamashree Dutta, Arnab Ghosh
Objective: The present study was aimed to investigate the changes and interaction of metabolic and body fat distribution variables in a gap of one year. Methods: A total of 254 participants aged 55 to 70 years took part in the longitudinal study. Anthropo... see more
Satyendra Kumar Sonkar, Gyanendra Kumar Sonkar, Rohit Chhirolya, Sant Pandey
Introduction: During hemodialysis, PaO2 falls about 10-20 mmHg. In seriously ill patients with pre-dialysis hypoxemia, the drop in PaO2 can be catastrophic. Hypoxemia and fall in PaO2 do occur during hemodialysis and hence we looked to ascertain the clini... see more
Background: Refined sunflower oil is the commonly used cooking oil in Indian market. Even though many claims have been put forth regarding its health benefits, an equal number of studies refutes this claim. Aim: To analyze the health parameters between Su... see more
Komal Agrawal, Suresh Goyal, Bhupesh Jain
Cerebral malaria is a severe and potentially fatal neurological manifestation of malaria. Hyponatremia is observed in the majority of adult and pediatric patients with severe malaria. The importance of correcting the hyponatremia that complicates severe m... see more
Arun Sundaram
Objective : In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of adding dexmedetomidine to 0.75% Ropivacaine for an axillary brachial plexus block with respect to onset and duration of sensory and motor block and duration of analgesia. Methods : 60 patie... see more
Elias Adikwu, Odoko Joseph Onyedenyifa, Akpe Anthony Bibowei
Background: Atazanavir/ritonavir (ATV/r) combination is used for the management of human immunodeficiency virus and could be associated with renal toxicity characterized by oxidative stress. Objective : This study evaluated the effects of pretreatments wi... see more
P. G. Dhumane, Taaeba Iffat Syed Naqeeb Mujtaba
Aim and Objective: Aim of the present study was to evaluate efficacy of spinal anaesthesia in terms of onset, duration and quality of sensoryand motor blockade, hemodynamic stability and perioperative complications. Methods: The study enrolled 30 patients... see more
Ravi Kant Bamotra, Meenakshi Sindhu, Deepti Dogra, Shazia Qayum
Present study was done to observe the different patterns of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSCR) on Fundus Fluorescein Angiography (FFA).This prospective study was conducted on 56 eyes of 54 patients attending the outpatient department of a tertiary ca... see more
Elias Adikwu, Odoko Joseph Onyedenyifa, Newman Keme Samuel
Background: Tenofovir and nevirapine are associated with kidney and liver toxicity respectively; hence concurrent use might be associated with hepatorenal toxicity. Therefore, the present study evaluated the effects of pretreatments with vitamins C and E ... see more
IS Akpan,, EM Essien,
Von Willebrand Factor (vWF) antigen levels are known to vary widely in healthy individuals.Approximately 30% of the variation in plasma vWF is due to the effect of ABO blood group. The aim of this study was to determine the plasma vWF levels in different ... see more
Mayank M Mahajan, R M Manolkar, R V Mhapsekar
Lymphangioma is a benign hamartomatous hyperplasia of lymphatic vessels, with three-fourths of all cases occurring in the head and neck region. The complications of lymphangioma may affect the patient broadly in four dimensions such as aesthetic, occlusal... see more
Sheetal Dalal, Deepak Ruparel, Ankita Rathi, Naresh Tirpude
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) (Brittle Bone disease) is a rare, autosomal inherited disorder due to a defect in collagen I synthesis leading to skeletal deformities with a characteristic tendency to fracture bones easily, and ocular, otologic, cutaneous an... see more
Dr. K. Senthil Kumar, Dr. Eswaran M.A., Dr. P. Ashwan
Osteopetrosis is a disorder with defective function of osteoclasts. It is a congenital condition, which means people are born with it. The most common symptoms are bone fractures, low blood cell levels, impaired vision and hearing, and dental problems rel... see more
Deepti Verma, Rina Sharma
Objective: To emphasize the importance of knowledge of mullerian anomalies while evaluating a suspected case of pregnancy in a bicornuate uterus. Design: Case report Setting : Obstetric unit in a training and research hospital. Patient : A 25 year old pri... see more