Liver abscess in children - Clinical profile and outcome in a resource-limited setting.

Background: Liver abscess continues to be a major cause of morbidity in developing countries. There is no gold standard for management; it has to be tailor made for each child depending on availability of resources. We aimed to study clinical features, laboratory parameters, treatment, and outcome of children with liver abscess in resource-limited settings.

Study of electrolyte disturbance in chronic liver disease patients attending a hospital in Kumaon region.

Introduction: Pathophysiological changes secondary to cirrhosis predispose patients of chronic liver disease to develop various electrolyte disturbances which have a significant impact on morbidity, mortality, and prognosis of these patients. This study aims to estimate the level of electrolyte disturbance and its association with the severity, complication, and outcome in chronic liver disease patients attending a hospital in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.

Methods: Our study was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted on 100 chronic liver disease patients at the OPD/IPD Department of Medicine, Dr.

Is the rule of halves in hypertension valid uniformly across India? A cross-sectional analysis of national family health survey-4 data.

Background: Hypertension is widely prevalent across India. The rule of halves is commonly used to describe the attrition and gaps in the care cascade of hypertension management across detection, availing treatment, and having controlled blood pressure (BP) on treatment.

Objectives: Using nationally representative data, we aimed to assess the rule of halves in hypertension management in different states of India and across sociodemographic, health system, and personal factors.

Study of clinico- epidemiological profile of COVID-19 positive pregnant females in a tertiary care hospital of Kumaon region.

Introduction: Pregnant females are considered as a high-risk group for the prevention and control of various communicable diseases. Therefore, this research was undertaken to study the clinic-epidemiological profile and biochemical parameters of COVID-19-positive pregnant females in a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: This hospital-based retrospective study was done on COVID-19-positive pregnant females admitted during April 2020-March 2021.

Epidemiology of Patients Treated at the Emergency Department of a Médecins Sans Frontières Field Hospital During the Mosul Offensive: Iraq, 2017.

Background: Armed conflicts constitute a significant public health problem, and the advent of asymmetric warfare tactics creates unique and new challenges to health care organizations providing trauma care in conflicts.

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the epidemiology of presentations to a civilian field hospital deployed close to an ongoing conflict.

Methods: During the 2016-2017 Mosul offensive, the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières deployed a field hospital 30 km south of Mosul.