Publications by authors named "H Vijayan Pillai"
The present study provides a comprehensive overview of the taxonomic diversity of flatfish in Indian waters. Flatfish play a significant role in artisanal and commercial fisheries in India and are frequently caught as by-catch in trawling operations. However, their benthic nature makes them particularly vulnerable to the pressures of overfishing and bottom trawling practices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe FDA Sentinel Real World Evidence Data Enterprise (RWE-DE).
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The FDA's Sentinel Innovation Center created a quality-checked network using electronic health records (EHRs) and insurance claims data from over 10 million individuals to enhance regulatory decision-making with real-world data.
- - The resulting network, called the Real-World Evidence Data Enterprise (RWE-DE), includes data from two commercial sources covering 21 million lives and four academic partners covering 4.5 million lives.
- - The report details data completeness, patient populations, and a process for managing free-text notes, while also highlighting potential use cases for RWE-DE to address broader questions in healthcare regulation.
Seborrheic Keratosis: Is it What it Looks Like? A Case Report with Review of Literature.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Seborrheic Keratosis are benign skin tumors commonly observed in older adults, particularly those in their fifties, usually located on the head and neck.
- The exact causes and links between Seborrheic Keratosis and malignant skin tumors like Malignant Melanoma and Basal Cell Carcinoma are not well understood, emphasizing the need for proper treatment options for affected patients.
- A case is presented of a 54-year-old male whose skin lesion resembled Malignant Melanoma but was ultimately diagnosed as Seborrheic Keratosis through histopathologic examination.
Objectives: Exploring data on primary caregiver experiences of dealing with chronically ill children (CIC) strengthens the ability of paediatricians to improve the quality of care by detecting unmet needs in paediatric palliative care and understanding their original concerns instead of presumed needs. Hence, this study aims to identify and describe the primary concerns and challenges faced by caregivers of children with complex chronic conditions in a tertiary care hospital in Kerala.
Materials And Methods: Primary caregivers of 25 children aged <13 years with non-malignant life-limiting illnesses, admitted to the paediatric department of a government medical college in Kerala between 1 July 2021 and 28 February 2022, underwent in-depth interviews to analyse their most worrisome issues.
Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCTTS) is a slow-growing benign lesion that is reported to be the second most common soft tissue tumor of the hand. Etiopathogenesis remains unexplained, and pre-operative diagnosis is lacking in the majority of cases. A high recurrence rate remains a challenge for the surgeons, with incomplete excision being the most consensually accepted reason.
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