Publications by authors named "Adarsh Kancharla"
Article Synopsis
- - A case study highlights a 4-week-old infant with orbital cellulitis leading to late-onset neonatal sepsis, a less commonly reported occurrence.
- - While orbital cellulitis in older children is widely discussed, its role in causing late-onset sepsis in newborns is not well documented.
- - The findings stress the need for healthcare providers to quickly identify orbital cellulitis in neonates, as it can contribute to severe infections like MRSA bacteremia.
Background Neutropenic patients are commonly affected by respiratory infections, whereas respiratory viral infections causing high morbidity and mortality are routinely diagnosed in developing countries like India. Our study aimed to investigate the prevalence of respiratory viral infections in pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia. Methods This prospective study was performed on 45 neutropenia patients with hematological malignancies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Radiocontrast nephropathy (RCN) is a known complication of procedures in which intravascular iodinated contrast material is used. The authors sought to determine the risk factors for RCN after emergency department (ED) contrast-enhanced computerized tomography (CECT).
Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study of patients presenting to a tertiary care ED between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2006.
Background: We recently demonstrated that near-syncope patients are as likely as syncope patients to experience adverse outcomes. The Boston Syncope Criteria (BSC) identify patients with syncope unlikely to have adverse outcomes and reduce hospitalizations. It is unclear whether these guidelines could reduce hospitalization in near syncope as well.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Limited information on the evaluation of emergency department (ED) patients complaining of "near syncope" exists. Multiple studies of syncope exclude near syncope claiming near syncope is poorly defined and its definition is nonuniform.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of critical interventions or adverse outcomes associated with near syncope and compare these outcomes with syncope.
Background: We previously studied and validated risk factors for adverse outcomes or need for critical intervention in syncope.
Objective: To determine whether high-risk patients, diagnosed with benign etiologies of syncope after a normal emergency department (ED) work-up, sustain favorable outcomes.
Methods: Prospective, observational cohort of consecutive ED patients aged ≥ 18 years with syncope.