Publications by authors named "Ishaan Sood"
Objective: To describe the patient population, priority diseases, and outcomes in neonates admitted to neonatal unit in the Himalayan region of North India.
Study Design: The retrospective study was conducted at a University teaching hospital in Himachal Pradesh, and captured anonymized data on all admissions in newborn unit over 6-year period.
Results: Total 12449 newborns were admitted, 4669 were outborn, M:F of 1.
Background: In India, newborn mortality remains high due to a number of factors, including poor quality of care at health facilities. The experience of executing complete neonatal care quality improvement (QI) package at selected hospitals in Himachal Pradesh and reduction in newborn mortality rate (NMR) is described in this study.
Objective: The short-term objective was the participants' retention of knowledge and skills, and the achievement of uniform QI objectives following training and after a minimum of 6 months.
Article Synopsis
- A systematic review and meta-analysis examined 17 studies on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), focusing on 992 patients from both low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) as well as developed countries.
- The most prevalent symptoms of MIS-C were fever (95%), gastrointestinal (78%), cardiovascular (75.5%), and respiratory (55.3%) issues, with underlying evidence of inflammation and SARS-CoV-2 infection observed in patients.
- Treatment varied, with 63% of patients receiving intravenous immunoglobulin and 58% corticosteroids; mortality was recorded at 2.2%, and a significant disparity in tocilizumab treatment was noted between LMICs and developed