Publications by authors named "G H Hebbar"
Pollution and global warming are a few of the many reasons for environmental problems, due to industrial wastes and greenhouse gases, hence there are efforts to bring down such emissions to reduce pollution and combat global warming. In the present study, zinc oxide nanoparticles are green synthesized using cow dung as fuel, through combustion. Synthesized material was characterized by FTIR, XRD, UV, and FESEM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Prevention strategies are critical to reduce infection rates in joint arthroplasty. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a set of evidence-based practices to reduce surgical site infection (SSI) rates after knee and hip arthroplasty (HPRO & KPRO).
Methods: A quasi-experimental study design (comparing pre- and post-intervention phases) was applied.
Objective: Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (USG-FNAC) is used for the detection of axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis in patients with breast carcinoma (BC). US findings have a good diagnostic accuracy with high sensitivity and specificity. The aim of this study is to correlate the detection of ALN metastases on US with FNAC in BC patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the difference in the rates of dialysis events stratified by vascular access type and to describe the microbiological profile and sensitivity patterns of positive blood cultures over a 3-year period.
Subjects And Methods: The dialysis event data of 10,751 chronic hemodialysis patients collected from March 2013 to February 2016 at an outpatient dialysis unit in Kuwait were reviewed. The dialysis events studied were: intravenous (IV) antimicrobial use, a positive blood culture, and signs of inflammation at the vascular access site.
Article Synopsis
- - High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in critically ill ICU patients is linked to worse health outcomes like longer hospital stays and higher mortality rates.
- - A pilot study tested 50,000 IU and 100,000 IU doses of vitamin D for 5 days in mechanically ventilated patients, showing significant increases in vitamin D levels compared to a placebo.
- - Both vitamin D treatment groups experienced reduced hospital length of stay (25 and 18 days) compared to the placebo group (36 days), indicating potential benefits of vitamin D supplementation in ICU patients.