Publications by authors named "Nagaraj Gabbur"

Background: The prevalence estimates of burnout among residents vary widely. Resident physicians working overnight have additional stressors and therefore, may be at higher risk of developing burnout.

Objective: To determine the rates of burnout among residents working night rotations versus day rotations.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has abruptly affected every aspect of people's daily lives worldwide. Just like every other area, the medical field has been dramatically impacted by the need to care for a large number of patients while at the same time protecting staff, patients, and their families. Changes in the wake of the pandemic called for the prompt and extensive rechanneling and re-organization of resources.

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Unilateral lower quadrant pain is a common presenting complaint in the emergency room with a wide differential. It is important to consider fallopian tube torsion in the differential, especially in premenopausal women, as fertility-sparing detorsion, especially in a woman with a previous salpingectomy or other fertility-affecting surgery, is essential. This case report is of a 25-year-old woman with worsening left lower quadrant abdominal pain over 24 h found to have an extraovarian cystic mass.

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The purpose of this study is to assess whether serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) levels on day 4 following methotrexate (MTX) treatment in patients with ectopic pregnancy predict successful single-dose therapy or the need for subsequent surgical intervention. Retrospective analysis of patients with ectopic pregnancies treated with MTX (50 mg/m (2)) was conducted. Inclusion criteria for MTX management were serum beta-hCG < 15,000 mU/mL, absent fetal cardiac activity, ultrasonographic gestational sac < 3.

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