Publications by authors named "N Deo"
Virtual reality for the management of pain and anxiety during outpatient manual vacuum aspiration for miscarriage or incomplete abortion: a mixed methods trial.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) as a distraction method for managing pain and anxiety during outpatient uterine aspiration procedures.
- Involving 50 participants, the study compared VR intervention with standard care, measuring pain and anxiety scores before and after the procedure, along with conducting qualitative interviews.
- Results showed no significant difference in pain and anxiety between the two groups, but the majority of VR users reported a positive experience, indicating that while VR may not reduce pain or anxiety scores, it is still a viable and acceptable option for enhancing patient comfort.
Importance: There are limited studies assessing stage at diagnosis and risk of death among all 5 federally defined races in the US among adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer.
Objective: To identify racial disparities in stage at diagnosis and survival among AYA patients with cancer.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This retrospective cohort study used data from a US national hospital-based oncology database on AYA patients, aged 15 to 39 years, with the 10 deadliest cancers among AYA patients who received a diagnosis from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2017, with 6 months or more of follow-up.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis short review focuses on the significance and prevalence of dry eye disease (DED) in the arena of ophthalmology. DED can be identified as one of the most common optical morbidities affecting about one-fourth of the patients visiting ophthalmology clinics. The perception of the cytology and disease evolution of DED has shown a noteworthy advancement in the last decade by recognizing two diverse mechanisms of the disease: tear desertion and deficient tear production.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Beta-lactamase protein family is vital in countering Beta-lactam antibiotics, a widely used antimicrobial. To enhance our understanding of this family, we adopted a novel approach employing a multiplex network representation of its multiple sequence alignment. Each network layer, derived from the physiochemical properties of amino acids, unveils distinct insights into the intricate interactions among nodes, thereby enabling the identification of key motifs.
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