Out of hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation outcome in North India - CARO study.

Background: To evaluate the outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) in India and factors influencing the outcome.

Methods: The outcome and related factors like demographics, aspects of the OHCA event, return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival to discharge, among the 80 adult patients presenting to emergency department experiencing OHCA considered for resuscitation between January 2014 to April 2015, were analyzed, according to the guidelines of the Utstein consensus conference.

Results: The survival rate to hospital admission was 32.

An unusual breast malignancy.

We describe an extramedullary plasmacytoma of both breasts in a 35-year-old woman. No other involvement was detected in the bone marrow or in any other site . Extramedullary plasmacytomas of the breast are extremely rare, especially those that are not associated with multiple myeloma.

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Barrett's Esophagus in Patients with GERD in Northern India; Do Methylene Blue-directed Biopsies Improve Detection of Barrett's Esophagus Compared the Conventional Method?

Unlabelled: BACKGROUND The reported rates of Barrett's esophagus (BE) ranged from 2.6% to 23% in Indian patients with gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms. The role of methylene blue chromoendoscopy during endoscopy, either for the diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus or for the detection of dysplasia and early cancer, remains controversial.