Programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in non-small cell lung cancer: Findings from a tertiary care institute in western part of India.

Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting either programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) or programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) have been established as a novel target for immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Prevalence of PD-L1 expression in NSCLC varies from 13% to 70%, with sparse data from the Indian subcontinent. In this study, we looked at PD-L1 expression and its association with demographic, clinical, radiologic and pathologic parameters in NSCLC patients.

Safe Practice of Flexible Bronchoscopy for Non-COVID-19 Indications during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.

Background: Flexible bronchoscopy is an aerosol-generating procedure (AGP), which increases the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection. We aimed to find COVID-19 symptoms among healthcare workers (HCWs) involved in flexible bronchoscopies for non-COVID-19 indications during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Materials And Methods: The participants of this hospital-based single-center descriptive study were HCWs of our hospital involved in flexible bronchoscopies of patients with non-COVID-19 indications.

Emotional distress among health professionals involved in care of inpatients with COVID-19: a survey based cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Health care workers (HCWs) are directly involved in processes linked with diagnosis, management, and assistance of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients which could have direct implications on their physical and emotional health. Emotional aspects of working in an infectious pandemic situation is often neglected in favour of the more obvious physical ramifications. This single point assessment study aimed to explore the factors related to stress, anxiety and depression among HCWs consequent to working in a pandemic.

Diagnostic accuracy and adequacy of rapid on-site evaluation performed by a pulmonologist on transbronchial needle aspiration specimens (DREPA): a prospective study.

Introduction: Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) during transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is conventionally performed by pathologists. However, availability of a pathologist in the bronchoscopy suite is often an issue. We aimed to study if a pulmonologist, after receiving a short period of training in cytopathology, is able to assess the adequacy of onsite samples during TBNA.

Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in Adult COVID-19 Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital in India: an analytical cross-sectional study.

Background: The outbreak ofsevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has resulted inexponential rise in the number of patients getting hospitalised with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There is a paucity of data from South East Asian Region related to the predictors of clinical outcomes in these patients. This formed the basis of conducting our study.