Publications by authors named "Bimi John"
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- Scrub typhus is a significant rickettsial infection prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, and this study aimed to evaluate the hospitalization costs associated with it over a six-year period.
- A retrospective analysis of 198 patients revealed that the average hospitalization cost was ₹ 37,026 ($490), with ICU admissions costing significantly more at ₹ 128,046 ($1695) compared to standard wards at ₹ 33,232 ($440).
- Key factors increasing hospitalization costs included acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), higher SOFA scores, and longer hospital stays, highlighting the financial burden of scrub typhus treatment.
Unlabelled: This is a cross-sectional study to look at the utility of DXA-VFA in addition to bone mineral density (BMD) in the evaluation of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Vertebral fracture (VF) was detected in more than two-thirds of postmenopausal women referred for DXA-BMD. Addition of DXA-VFA detected additional 27% with VF whose BMD were in the non-osteoporotic range.
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