Knowledge and attitude about cervical cancer and human papillomavirus vaccine among medical and paramedical students of a university.

Background: Every year, globally 570,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, out of which around 311,000 die. India contributes to about 132,000 new cases and 74,000 deaths yearly. One of the major risk factors for cervical cancer is infection with some types of human papillomavirus (HPV).

Umbilical Venous Catheter Versus Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter in Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Unlabelled: Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) and umbilical venous catheter (UVC) in terms of success rate, complications, cost and time of insertion in neonatal intensive care were compared. Neonates requiring vascular access for minimum 7 days were included. Sample size of 72 per group was determined.

An Educational Intervention to Improve Nurses' Understanding of Pain in Children in Western India.

Accurate assessment of pain and its management is a challenging aspect of pediatric care. Nurses, usually the primary caregivers, showed inadequate knowledge and restrictive attitudes toward pain assessment. We evaluated an educational intervention to improve nurses' assessment of pain in a teaching hospital in India.

Missed Opportunities for Sedation and Pain Management at a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, India.

Background: Neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) undergo a multitude of painful and stressful procedures during the first days of life. Stress from this pain can lead to neurodevelopmental problems that manifest in later childhood and should be prevented.

Objective: To determine the number of painful procedures performed per day for each neonate, to verify documentation of painful procedures performed, and to, subsequently, note missed opportunities for providing pain relief to neonates.

Oral Sucrose for Pain in Neonates During Echocardiography: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To test the efficacy of oral sucrose in reducing pain/stress during echocardiography as estimated by Premature Infant Pain Profile score.

Design: Double-blind, parallel-group, randomized control trial.

Setting: Tertiary-care neonatal care unit located in Western India.

Comparison of efficacy of three devices of manual positive pressure ventilation: a mannequin-based study.

Background: We compared the efficacy of and consistency in manual ventilation by trained healthcare professionals using three devices: self-inflating bag, flow-inflating bag, and T-piece resuscitator.

Methods: Prospective analytical study at a level III Neonatal unit of a tertiary care hospital. Forty participants (consultants, postgraduates, interns, and neonatal nurses - 10 each) manually ventilated a mannequin with the above three devices for three minutes each.

Knowledge of and Attitudes Regarding Postoperative Pain among the Pediatric Cardiac Nursing Staff: An Indian Experience.

Pain following cardiac intervention in children is a common, but complex phenomenon. Identifying and reporting pain is the responsibility of the nursing staff, who are the primary caregivers and spend the most time with the patients. Inadequately managed pain in children may lead to multiple short- and long-term adverse effects.

Proficiency of residents and fellows in performing neonatal intubation.

Objective: To determine success rate and time taken for intubation by pediatric residents/fellows.

Methods: Prospective observational study among neonates requiring endotracheal intubation.

Results: 212 attempts and 118 successful intubations were recorded in 153 videos.

Knowledge and attitudes regarding neonatal pain among nursing staff of pediatric department: an Indian experience.

Neonates receiving care in intensive care units are highly likely to experience pain due to investigations and/or treatments carried out by the health care providers. Neonates are a vulnerable population because they are unable to vocalize their pain. Unaddressed and mismanaged pain can not only affect the child's comfort, but also may alter the development and cognitive abilities of the child in a later part of his/her life.

Pain in children: knowledge and perceptions of the nursing staff at a rural tertiary care teaching hospital in India.

Objectives: To assess the knowledge and perception regarding pain amongst nursing staff and to determine whether varying clinical exposure to painful procedures in children had any association with their perception of pain.

Methods: A consensually validated questionnaire containing combination of questions from basic (must know) and advanced (nice to know) areas of knowledge about nursing pediatric patients and questions related to nurses' perception about pain in pediatric patients was administered to the eligible nursing staff at a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital in Western India. The responses to the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the comparisons were made by applying chi-square test.