Publications by authors named "Deepa K Veetil"
Foreign body (FB) ingestion results in perforation in 1% of cases and is associated with significant morbidity and rarely mortality. This case reports the delayed presentation of distal ileal perforation following accidental ingestion of solidified root pulp. A 46-year-old male presented to the emergency department with complaints of right iliac fossa pain, clinical diagnosis of appendicitis was made.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground & objectives Traumatic injuries, especially in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs), present significant challenges in patient resuscitation and healthcare delivery. This study explores the role of trauma training programmes in improving patient outcomes and reducing preventable trauma-related deaths. Methods A dual approach was adopted, first a literature review of trauma training in LMICs over the past decade, along with a situational assessment survey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Most trauma societies recommend intubating trauma patients with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores ≤8 without robust supporting evidence. We examined the association between intubation and 30-d in-hospital mortality in trauma patients arriving with a GCS score ≤8 in an Indian trauma registry.
Methods: Outcomes of patients with a GCS score ≤8 who were intubated within 1 h of arrival (intubation group) were compared with those who were intubated later or not at all (nonintubation group) using various analytical approaches.
Background: Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women in India, yet the uptake of early detection programs is poor. This leads to late presentation, advanced stage at the time of diagnosis, and high mortality. Poor accessibility and affordability are the most commonly cited barriers to screening: we analyse socio-cultural factors influencing the uptake of early detection programmes in a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) setting in India, where geographical and financial barriers were mitigated.
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- - The incidence of breast cancer is rising in Asia due to changes in development and lifestyle, leading to a need to understand how cultural beliefs affect women's coping mechanisms post-diagnosis.
- - A scoping review of 163 studies revealed that women commonly experience emotional issues like anxiety and depression, while social support and spirituality are crucial in their coping strategies.
- - The findings highlight the importance of raising awareness among healthcare providers about the specific needs of breast cancer patients, emphasizing the role of social connections and context in their recovery.
Introduction: Accidental ingestion of dentures can lead to certain life-threatening complications. Duodenal impaction is particularly a challenging situation. Minimally invasive procedures can help when done as a combined approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Complicated femoral hernias can be managed by minimally invasive surgery techniques in the select group of patients. This helps reduce the morbidity of open surgery and enables faster recovery of the patient.
Concerns Addressed: Delay in diagnosis can be reduced by a good clinical examination of the patient with a high index of suspicion for these patients.
Background: There are data on the safety of cancer surgery and the efficacy of preventive strategies on the prevention of postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 in these patients. But there is little such data for any elective surgery. The main objectives of this study were to examine the safety of bariatric surgery (BS) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to determine the efficacy of perioperative COVID-19 protective strategies on postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Over a quarter of the world's trauma deaths occur in India, with traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the leading cause of death and disability within trauma. With little known about TBI in India, we set out to do a systematic review to characterize the quantitative literature on TBI in India.
Materials And Methods: The following databases were searched from their inception to December 31, 2015: PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and the World Health Organization's Global Health Library, using the keywords: neurotrauma, brain injury, traumatic brain injury, TBI, head injury, and India.