Publications by authors named "R K Manna"
Objectives: Underutilisation of thrombolysis is a major problem in patients with stroke in Bangladesh as patients do not arrive within the therapeutic window due to delays in their way to emergency department. This study aims to assess the time delay from patients' symptom onset to arrival in the hospital and the factors that are associated with it.
Methods: This cross-sectional survey of a prospective cohort of stroke patients was conducted between January and March 2023.
Spatial and temporal variation in phytoplankton assemblage and their species responses with varying salinity regimes were investigated in the Hooghly Matlah estuary, India during two annual period. The exhaustive survey in the ten sampling stations recorded 132 species of phytoplankton belonging to 95 genera. The study revealed 12 taxonomic algal groups with the dominance of class Bacillariophyceae (43 species).
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- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted maternal health care services in Bangladesh, with notable declines in service utilization across the country compared to the pre-pandemic period from 2017 to 2019.
- The study analyzed data from January 2017 to December 2021 to assess the trends in first antenatal visits, institutional deliveries, and caesarean sections, revealing about a 30% overall decrease in these services during the pandemic.
- Geographical disparities were evident, with the Chattogram and Rajshahi divisions showing the lowest rates of maternal health service utilization, especially in 2020 and 2021, indicating a pronounced impact of the pandemic on specific regions.
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- Brugada syndrome is a heart condition linked to sudden cardiac events, primarily caused by mutations in the sodium channel gene, SCN5A.
- A case study involved a 25-year-old woman with a heart defect who tested positive for a new variant of the SCN5A gene, despite having no prior symptoms or family history of the syndrome.
- The findings suggest that this new gene variant could have harmful impacts, further emphasizing the importance of genetic screening in asymptomatic individuals.
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- Acute pericarditis is an inflammatory condition affecting the membrane around the heart, often idiopathic in developed countries, but can be caused by various factors including infections and treatments like radiation therapy.
- A case is presented of a patient developing acute pericarditis shortly after receiving chest radiation for breast cancer; traditional treatments were ineffective.
- The introduction of anakinra, an anti-IL-1 medication, led to an immediate improvement in the patient's condition, suggesting it may be a promising treatment for radiation-induced acute pericarditis, although research in this area is limited.