Variability and Challenges in Pulmonary Rehabilitation Practices across India: Insights from a Nationwide Survey.

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is vital for managing chronic respiratory diseases. This study aimed to assess PR practices in India, focusing on quality standards, provider affiliations, service offerings, and structural components.

Materials And Methods: A survey was conducted among Indian cardiopulmonary physiotherapists WhatsApp, Facebook, and Gmail, covering demographics, structural, process, and outcome quality indicators, and PR delivery challenges.

Role of Pericardial Patch in Neurosurgery: Institutional Experience.

Introduction: Dural closure is an important part of neurosurgery, failure which may lead to wound infection, pseudomeningoceles, meningitis, severe morbidity to a patient, and even mortality. In cases where primary dura closure is not possible, a bovine pericardial patch is a good alternative with the benefits of suturability and the ability to provide watertight closure, hence preventing Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) leak. The present study demonstrates the use of the bovine pericardial patch in both cranial and spinal disorders for dural closure as well as for transposition technique in microvascular decompression.

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Cardiac surgeons wish to spare most of their time in the operating rooms with their patients. However, in their busy schedule, sparing few minutes to update with the important global research is quite essential. These are summaries of few recent articles in cardiac surgery from important journals which might help in better patient care.