Use of Technology to Improve the Adherence to Surgical Safety Checklists in the Operating Room.

Background: Although checklists can improve safety in the operating room (OR), compliance with their use is variable. Use of a forcing function, a principle of human factors engineering, has not been reported earlier as a method of increasing checklist use. The authors conducted this study to determine the feasibility and effects of introducing a forcing function on OR surgical safety checklist implementation and adherence.

Risk Perception and Preventive Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the General Population.

Background People's perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated risk are very essential to prevent the spread of the infection. The awareness among individuals may contribute to preventing COVID-19 infections. Coronavirus disease is a serious public health issue.

Socioeconomic Burden of Critically Ill Patients: A Descriptive Study.

Background The cost of critical illness treatment is generally recognized as expensive and increasing in India. Critical illness of the individual will affect the socioeconomic status of the individual and the family. The direct and indirect costs of intensive care and its impact on the socioeconomic status of critically ill patients and their families need to be estimated.

Long COVID following Omicron wave in Eastern India-A retrospective cohort study.

Long coronavirus disease (COVID) or postacute sequelae of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is widely reported but the data of long COVID after infection with the Omicron variant is limited. This study was conducted to estimate the incidence, characteristics of symptoms, and predictors of long COVID among COVID-19 patients diagnosed during the Omicron wave in Eastern India. The cohort of COVID-19 patients included were adults (≥18 years) diagnosed as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 positive with Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction.