Publications by authors named "A Geevar Zachariah"
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- Nearly 60,000 people in India die from snakebites each year, mainly in rural and tribal areas, prompting a study on snakebite epidemiology and treatment in Tamil Nadu.
- A cross-sectional survey revealed that snakebite incidence and mortality rates were similar in two studied regions, with high reliance on traditional healers for initial treatment, particularly in Jawadhu Hills.
- Major challenges include the use of dangerous first aid practices, poor communication between traditional healers and the healthcare system, and insufficient transportation options to health facilities, necessitating community awareness and better public transport solutions.
Background: Medical interns have 2 weeks compulsory internship in psychiatry.
Aim: We tried to explore their learning and views about psychiatry during these 2 weeks. To document verbatim their account about the knowledge gained and their experiences during the psychiatry internship posting and derive prominent themes.
Introduction: International guidelines recommend definitive combination antibiotic therapy for the management of serious infections involving carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter (CRAB) species. The commonly available combination options include high-dose sulbactam, polymyxins, tetracyclines, and cefiderocol. Scanty prospective data exist to support this approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is a paucity of data regarding the impact of cardiac conduction disease (CD) on clinical outcomes in patients with cardiac amyloidosis (CA).
Methods: The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) was queried to identify all CA admissions and those with CD using ICD-10 codes from 2016 to 2019. We explored baseline characteristics and used multivariate logistic regression to assess the association between CD and several clinical outcomes during index admission; a p-value of <0.
Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening condition which may arise from infection in any organ system and requires early recognition and management. Healthcare professionals working in any specialty may need to manage patients with sepsis. Educating medical students about this condition may be an effective way to ensure all future doctors have sufficient ability to diagnose and treat septic patients.
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