Publications by authors named "A K Attri"
Situations when field researchers are tempted to deviate from preselected sampling plan and to include nearby or related units in sample, then adaptive cluster sampling (ACS) offers a nearly completion solution. For rare and clustered populations, Thompson introduced ACS as an effective sampling method when data is not contaminated with outliers. However, traditional approaches produce distorted results when data includes outliers.
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- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) significantly impacts patient health, with recent studies linking sarcopenia (muscle loss) to decreased quality of life and poor clinical outcomes.
- An analysis of over 1.5 million hospitalizations showed that patients with sarcopenia had higher rates of in-hospital mortality (4.2% vs. 1.2%), ICU admissions, and required more surgeries compared to those without sarcopenia.
- The study concludes that managing sarcopenia is essential for improving health outcomes in IBD patients, as it was associated with a nearly threefold increase in the risk of dying during hospitalization.
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- Generalized weakness in the abdominal wall can cause it to inadequately support the internal organs, leading to multiple hernias forming at various locations.
- The authors suggest officially naming this condition "abdominal wall failure."
- The case study discusses a patient with multiple types of hernias successfully treated using a laparoscopic surgical approach.
Utility of Sonoelastography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Characterization of Thyroid Nodules.
J Assoc Physicians India
October 2024
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- The study aimed to assess thyroid nodules using sonoelastography and MRI, involving 28 patients with 40 nodules while excluding certain conditions and past surgeries.
- Results indicated a strong correlation between Rago scores and malignant nodules, with a specific mean strain ratio cutoff predicting 100% specificity for malignancy.
- The conclusion highlighted that sonoelastography is an effective noninvasive technique for predicting outcomes, whereas MRI serves better as a supplementary problem-solving tool rather than a primary imaging method.