Comprehensive Community Screening of Otological Patients by Trained Technicians Using a Telemedicine Device: An Efficient and Cost-Effective Way to Triage Patients With Ear Diseases.

Objective: To emphasize the benefits of tele-otology in community screening of patients with ear diseases.

Methods: A retrospective study of all patients screened and treated under the Shruti tele-otology program between 2013 and 2019 was conducted. It involved screening, diagnosis, medical management, surgical intervention, and rehabilitation using hearing aid.

Electrostatics-Assisted Building-Up Procedure for Capturing Energy Minima of Metal Clusters: Test Case of Ag Clusters.

Global geometry optimization of metal clusters is an important problem in nanophysics. The starting geometries of the clusters generated with empirical or other model potentials are generally optimized further by density functional theory (DFT)-based energy minimization. For this purpose, several algorithms such as simulated annealing, genetic algorithms, basin hopping, etc.

Effect of intrathecal catheterisation on incidence of postdural puncture headache after accidental dural puncture in non-obstetric patients.

Background And Aims: After accidental dural puncture (ADP) with large bore epidural needles, postdural puncture headache (PDPH) develops in 16%-86% of patients, which is unpleasant and interferes with activities of daily life of the patient. Hence we aimed to assess the effect of intrathecal catheter insertion after ADP with 18G Tuohy needle on incidence of PDPH.

Material And Methods: In all, 173 patients after ADP were enrolled and divided into two groups according to the choice of treating anesthesiologist.