Publications by authors named "K Rahul"
In resource-constrained countries like India, mammography-based breast screening is challenging to implement. This state-wide study, funded by the Government of Punjab, evaluated the use of Thermalytix, a low-cost, radiation-free AI tool, for breast cancer screening. Community health workers, trained to raise awareness, mobilized women aged 30 and above for screening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is a lack of information about the left ventricle (LV) systolic function changes during pump-assisted beating heart coronary artery bypass graft surgery (PACAB). This study aimed to study the changes in LV systolic function changes during PACAB.
Methods: In this prospective, single-arm, observational study, 70 patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status III or IV of either sex, aged 40-70 years, scheduled to undergo elective PACAB for isolated ischemic heart disease with EF >30% were included.
Introduction: Serum lactate is a consequence of tissue hypoperfusion and has been used routinely for patient management following cardiac surgery. This study aims to determine the association of lactate with early mortality and postoperative morbidity.
Methods: This is a prospective cohort study carried out in the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, King George's Medical University (India), from January 2020 to December 2022.
Angiectatic Polyp-An Unusual Nasal Mass in a Young Adult.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Angiectatic nasal polyps (ANP) are unusual growths in the nose that can be hard to identify and are not real tumors.
- They can look a lot like another type of nose growth called juvenile nasal angiofibroma, which makes it tricky to tell them apart just using imaging tests.
- In a case report, a young adult had nasal blockage and bleeding, and after surgery and testing the tissue, doctors confirmed it was an ANP.
Article Synopsis
- - Hip arthroplasty, involving both hemiarthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty, is a widely performed procedure aimed at helping patients with hip joint issues return to their daily activities quickly, utilizing a new minimally invasive technique called SPAIRE in this study conducted at Tata Main hospital in India.
- - A total of 35 patients were included in this observational study from May 2022 to October 2023, with outcomes measured using the Harris hip score and data on mobility and complications tracked over a 6-month follow-up.
- - The results showed a mean Harris hip score of 83.16, with 9 patients achieving excellent outcomes, while only one dislocated hip occurred. The average recovery time