A Prospective Study of Surgical Site Infection with its Risk Factors and Their Correlation with the NNIS Risk Index.

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is the third most commonly reported nosocomial infection, accounting for 10%-40% of all nosocomial infections and is a major cause of postoperative morbidity. Knowledge of factors related to SSI can help in reducing its incidence and related morbidity, which in many studies is shown to account for 38% of all infections in surgical patients. Lack of extending nosocomial infection surveillance programme and prevention measures in countries like India is viewed as a major challenge for the future.

The Influence of Out-of-Pocket Cost on Wrist Fracture Treatment Selection.

Purpose: Patient-centered care prioritizes patients' specific health needs and desired outcomes based on their preferences, values, and goals. The aim of this study was to evaluate nonclinical factors that affect decision-making related to wrist fracture treatment options.

Methods: A discrete choice experiment was administered via Amazon Mechanical Turk.

Touchscreen-Based Cognitive Training Alters Functional Connectivity Patterns in Aged But Not Young Male Rats.

Age-related cognitive decline is related to cellular and systems-level disruptions across multiple brain regions. Because age-related cellular changes within different structures do not show the same patterns of dysfunction, interventions aimed at optimizing function of large-scale brain networks may show greater efficacy at improving cognitive outcomes in older adults than traditional pharmacotherapies. The current study aimed to leverage a preclinical rat model of aging to determine whether cognitive training in young and aged male rats with a computerized paired-associates learning (PAL) task resulted in changes in global resting-state functional connectivity.

Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Ckd Crash Landing and Initiating Dialysis…… Is it Time for Mandatory Screening Programme for Detection of CKD?

Unlabelled: The present study was undertaken to study clinical, biochemical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease crash- landing and initiating hemodialysis at first presentation in our centre.

Material: Ours was a cross-sectional study of one hundred and seventy patients with chronic kidney disease starting hemodialysis. Detailed history and examination were done.

Age-related impairments on the touchscreen paired associates learning (PAL) task in male rats.

Discovery research in rodent models of cognitive aging is instrumental for identifying mechanisms of behavioral decline in old age that can be therapeutically targeted. Clinically relevant behavioral paradigms, however, have not been widely employed in aged rats. The current study aimed to bridge this translational gap by testing cognition in a cross-species touchscreen-based platform known as paired-associates learning (PAL) and then utilizing a trial-by-trial behavioral analysis approach.

Pancreatic tuberculosis: An unusual presentation.

Tuberculosis (TB) of pancreas is a rare presentation in both immune-competent and immune-suppressed patients. Its presenting clinical features are usually vague and non-specific, while radiological features mimic other common pancreatic conditions such as malignancy, so it is often misdiagnosed. It commonly involves the head and the uncinate process of the pancreas.

Early Detection of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Echocardiography.

Objective: This study is designed to investigate the effects of pulmonary arterial hypertension on RV systolic and diastolic functions in cases of COPD and to correlate RV systolic and diastolic functions with pulmonary arterial pressure.

Materials And Methods: 100 patients admitted in various medical wards of tertiary care Hospital and a primary care hospital with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease persons with age and sex-matched. 35 age and sex matched person without any associated and known disease were taken as control subjects.

Catatonia - An unusual presenting clinical manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.

A 24-year-old female presented with catatonia and symptoms suggestive of Depressive Disorder. She also gave history of undocumented low grade irregular fever. The patient was worked up to rule out any organic cause or psychiatric illness.