Buffer Stock Inventory Control Mechanism: An Approach of Minimizing the Buffer Stock Level Through Segmentation at a Tertiary Care Rural Hospital.

Background Efficient management of hospital inventories, particularly pharmaceuticals, is essential for ensuring timely patient care and optimizing resource allocation. Buffer stock is the backup stock, which is kept for providing a supply of drugs when the main stock is consumed and new stock is in the process of procurement. The buffer stock is sometimes kept in excess, which causes unnecessary overutilization of the financial resources.

Incidence of post-dural lumbar puncture headache (PDLPH) in comparison between emergency and elective lower segment cesarean section (LSCS) with 26G Quincke-Babcock cutting-beveled spinal needle.

Background: C-section is usually performed under spinal anesthesia also known as a subarachnoid block (SAB) over general anesthesia. Because of the lesser amount of dose used, there is a lower risk of local anesthetic toxicity and minimal transfer of drugs to the fetus. Obstetric patients have a higher risk of having post-dural puncture headache (PDPH).

Unraveling the Link: A Comprehensive Literature Review of Type 2 Diabetes and Menopause Onset.

Women with diabetes mellitus (DM), a metabolic endocrine illness, may experience a variety of reproductive problems. The age at menopause onset has been extensively studied as a major predictor of women's health in the future; however, its relationship to diabetes in Indian women has received less attention. This literature review looked at the consequences of diabetes in women as well as the association between diabetes and the age at which menopause begins.