Publications by authors named "Keshav Pathak"

Background: Most neonatal deaths in India occur due to a lack of timely and proper care just before and during delivery. Timely availability of an ambulance for institutional delivery has led to some decrease in this. However, the distance travelled and time taken may affect the outcome.

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  • Lung ultrasound (LUS) is becoming an important tool in neonatal intensive care for diagnosing respiratory issues and predicting outcomes in newborns.
  • A study was conducted on 65 neonates to explore the relationship between LUS scores and various types of respiratory support; findings showed higher LUS scores corresponded with increased levels of respiratory support.
  • The results indicated significant differences in LUS scores among different clinical outcomes (like recovery and extubation failure), suggesting that LUS can be useful in predicting the prognosis for neonates with respiratory distress.
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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted newborn care and breastfeeding practices across most healthcare facilities. We undertook this study to explore the barriers and enablers for newborn care and breastfeeding practices in hospitals in Delhi, India for recently delivered mother (RDM)-newborn dyads during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) and inductively design a "pathway of impaction" for informing mitigatory initiatives during the current and future pandemics, at least in the initial months.

Materials And Methods: We used an exploratory descriptive design (qualitative research method) and collected information from seven leading public health facilities in Delhi, India.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2 has varied manifestation with multisystem involvement. Acute coronary syndrome in COVID-19 as a result of stent thrombosis is an uncommon entity and is often due to hypercoagulable state. A 40-year-old male was referred to us with acute onset chest pain.

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