Publications by authors named "Cherian Verghese"

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) can cause immune-related organ dysfunctions, including nephritis, pneumonitis, thyroiditis, hepatitis, colitis and more rarely hematological toxicities like immune-related autoimmune hemolytic anemia (irAIHA). Very few cases of irAIHA associated with immunotherapy have been reported, and treatment protocols remain unclear. This is partly because not all irAIHA cases are Coomb's test positive.

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Splenic lymphoma may be primary or secondary. Primary splenic lymphoma's are rare and usually of follicular cell origin representing <1% of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma's. Most are secondary with 35% representing Marginal Cell sub-type with the rest being Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma's.

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  • * A study analyzed healthcare data to explore how age influences the development of VTE in lung cancer patients, finding that younger patients (under 65) had more occurrences of various types of VTE compared to older patients.
  • * Specifically, patients under 65 experienced significantly higher rates of pulmonary embolism and other VTE types, indicating that younger cancer patients may need targeted monitoring and prevention strategies.
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Background: Individuals with tardive dyskinesia (TD) who completed a long-term study (KINECT 3 or KINECT 4) of valbenazine (40 or 80 mg/day, once-daily for up to 48 weeks followed by 4-week washout) were enrolled in a subsequent study (NCT02736955) that was primarily designed to further evaluate the long-term safety of valbenazine.

Methods: Participants were initiated at 40 mg/day (following prior valbenazine washout). At week 4, dosing was escalated to 80 mg/day based on tolerability and clinical assessment of TD; reduction to 40 mg/day was allowed for tolerability.

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Purpose/background: Valbenazine is approved to treat tardive dyskinesia (TD) in adults. KINECT 4 (NCT02405091) was conducted to explore the long-term effects of once-daily valbenazine in patients with TD.

Methods/procedures: The study included a 48-week, open-label treatment period and 4-week washout.

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Objectives: To determine the patient's perception of the role of an anesthesiologist and the patient's expectations of their anesthesiologist and their anesthesia care.

Study Design: Questionnaire survey.

Methods: A total of 170 patients attending the preanesthesia clinic answered a survey prior to their clinic interview and another survey the day after their surgery.

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Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) modified T-cell therapy, a unique platform technology highlighting precision medicine through utilization of molecular biology and cell-based therapeutics has shown unprecedented rates in patients with hematological malignancies such as acute lymphocyte leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma (MM). With the approval of CD19-targeted CAR T-cells by the Food and Drug Administration in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and NHL, this technology is positioned for aggressive expansion to combination therapeutic opportunities and proof of principle towards utility in other malignant disorders. However, despite the impressive results seen with hematological malignancies, CAR T-cells have shown limited efficacy in solid tumors with several unsuccessful preclinical studies.

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Anemia in cancer patients is associated with poor quality of life, reduced response to therapy, and decreased overall survival. We describe a case of a 56-year old woman with advanced metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma who demonstrated marked response to a novel combinational immunotherapy approach involving a long-acting PEGylated construct of recombinant human Interleukin-10 with Nivolumab, an anti-PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor. While on treatment, the patient developed severe anemia and hyper-ferritinemia requiring RBC transfusion support.

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Background And Aims: Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) elicited intraoperative motor evoked potentials (iMEPs), are suppressed by most anaesthetic agents. This prospective randomised study was carried out to compare the effects of Isoflurane and Propofol on iMEPs during surgery for spinal cord tumours.

Methods: A total of 110 patients were randomly divided into two groups.

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The bag-valve-mask or the manual resuscitation bag is life-saving equipment. This article explains its construction, functioning, and limitations. This article also attempts to clarify some common misconceptions such as whether a resuscitation bag can be used to preoxygenate or provide continuous positive airway pressure or positive end-expiratory pressure and the highest percentage of oxygen that it can deliver.

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Plasmapheresis involves the separation of all cellular elements of blood with the help of an extracorporeal semipermeable membrane. Even though plasmapheresis is generally considered safe, there have been anecdotal reports of thrombosis related to this exchange. We present 2 cases of healthy young males developing ischemic strokes within 24 hours of plasmapheresis.

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This study examined whether elevated A1C in patients with diabetes is associated with a higher incidence of postoperative infections and other complications. Researchers followed 50 noncardiac surgical patients for 7 postoperative days. Half of the patients had an A1C <7% and the other half had an A1C ≥7%.

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General anesthesia was administered in an 18-year-old man for removal of hardware from his right knee using a King Laryngeal Tube supraglottic airway. An hour after extubation, he reported inability to swallow with no respiratory distress. Examination showed an edematous uvula, which took 3 days to subside with anti-inflammatory medication.

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Evan syndrome (ES) is a rare hematological disorder that involves 2 or more immune cytopenias. It usually includes autoimmune hemolytic anemia and autoimmune thrombocytopenia. Although occasionally associated with immune neutropenia, its association with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is rare.

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Myocardial infarction (MI) due to coronary atherosclerosis in young adults is uncommon; rare causes such as cocaine abuse, arterial dissection, and thromboembolism should be considered. A 21-year-old football player, and otherwise healthy African American man, developed chest pain during exercise while bench-pressing 400 lbs. Acute MI was diagnosed based on physical examination, electrocardiography findings, and elevated cardiac enzymes.

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Background: Most primary and secondary level hospitals in developing countries provide inadequate labor analgesia due to various medical, technical and economic reasons. This clinical trial was an effort to study the efficacy, safety and feasibility of intravenous (IV) ketamine to provide labor analgesia.

Materials And Methods: A total of 70 parturients were consented and randomly assigned to receive either IV ketamine or 0.

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Background: The success of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) depends on visual clarity of the surgical field, through the endoscope. The objective of this double-blind, randomized, controlled study was to determine if a pre-operative dose of bisoprolol (2.5 mg) would reduce the bleeding during FESS and improve the visualization of the operative field.

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Introduction: Purple Glove Syndrome is a devastating complication of intravenous phenytoin administration. Adequate analgesia and preservation of limb movement for physiotherapy are the two essential components of management.

Case Presentation: A 26-year-old Tamil woman from India developed Purple Glove Syndrome after intravenous administration of phenytoin.

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Objective: To evaluate left bundle branch block (LBBB) as an indicator of advanced cardiovascular involvement in diabetic (DM) patients by examining left ventricular systolic function and proteinurea.

Methods: Data of 26 diabetic patients with left bundle branch block (DM with LBBB) were compared with data of 31 diabetic patients without left bundle branch block (DM without LBBB) and 18 nondiabetic patients with left bundle branch block (non-DM with LBBB). The inclusion criteria were age >45 years, and diabetes mellitus type 2 of >5 years.

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