Is endoscopist-directed sedation for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with balanced propofol solution (BPS) practical and safe? A prospective study from a tertiary care centre in India.

Introduction: Endoscopist-directed, nurse-administered sedation using propofol, midazolam, and fentanyl for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is being utilized worldwide. However, this is not usually employed in India by endoscopists.

Aim: To assess the efficacy, acceptability, and safety of this sedation in low to moderate risk patients undergoing ERCP.

Efficacy of levofloxacin, omeprazole, nitazoxanide, and doxycycline (LOAD) regimen compared with standard triple therapy to eradicate infection: a prospective randomized study from a tertiary hospital in India.

Aim: In this study, the efficacy of 14-day triple therapy was compared with that of a novel ten-day LOAD regimen to eradicate infection in India.

Background: infection is widespread in India. Resistance to antibiotics commonly used against is increasing rapidly, leading to traditional triple therapy's lower success.

Assessment of Correlation between Sweat Chloride Levels and Clinical Features of Cystic Fibrosis Patients.

Introduction: Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder and the incidence of this disease is undermined in Northern India. The distinguishable salty character of the sweat belonging to individuals suffering from CF makes sweat chloride estimation essential for diagnosis of CF disease.

Aim: The aim of this prospective study was to elucidate the relationship of sweat chloride levels with clinical features and pattern of CF.

Differentiating secondary from primary dengue using IgG to IgM ratio in early dengue: an observational hospital based clinico-serological study from North India.

Background: Secondary dengue causes more severe disease than the primary. Early on, it is important to differentiate the two. We tried to find important clinical and laboratory differences between the two for the purpose of early differentiation.

Association of Helicobacter pylori with hepatobiliary stone disease, a prospective case control study.

Background: Hepatobiliary stone disease is one of the most common surgical conditions worldwide. There are multiple causative agents responsible for the formation of hepatobiliary stones, and bacterial infection is one of them. The presence of Helicobacter DNA species has been investigated in the biliary epithelium of patients with biliary diseases.

Association of Low Levels of Vitamin D with Chronic Stable Angina: A Prospective Case-Control Study.

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of death and disability in developed countries. Chronic stable angina is the initial manifestation of CAD in approximately 50% of the patients. Recent evidence suggests that vitamin D is crucial for cardiovascular health.

HIV associated lupus like nephropathy.

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-seropositive patients are at a high risk for the development of a variety of acute and chronic renal diseases. Most patients with HIVAN are of African descent, presenting late in the course of their HIV-1 infection. The only reliable test to establish or rule out the presence of HIVAN (HIV associated nephropathy) is renal biopsy.