Assessing Drug Utilization in the Emergency Medicine Department at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital Using WHO Drug Use Indicators.

Background Patients might need urgent care in critical cases. Limited resources and limited manpower are limitations seen in developing countries. Very few studies have been conducted on drug utilization in the emergency department in Nepal.

Antibiotics Use in a Tertiary Care Hospital Using Point Prevalence Survey Method.

Background: Point prevalence survey on antibiotic use developed by WHO are already in use in acute care hospitals around the world. The aim of this study was to collect prescribing of antibiotics using Point prevalence survey method in KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital.

Methods: This was a cross sectional descriptive study and data collection was completed within 8 working days in the study site.

Knowledge and DdeI Based Confirmation of Sickle Cell Anemia Among the Tharu Community.

Background: Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder caused due to a point mutation at the sixth codon of the ?-globin gene of both alleles. Sickle cell traits occur when the mutation is in one of the two alleles of the ?-globin genes. This study was carried out in the Tharu community, which is an indigenous and minority group mostly residing in the Terai region of Nepal.

Knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic among undergraduate medical and dental students in Lalitpur, Nepal.

Background: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has become a major global problem. There is an urgent need to measure the knowledge of the disease among health science students who can play an active role in pandemic control. The research was conducted to examine COVID-19 knowledge among medical and dental students in a Nepalese medical college, compare the knowledge to other studies in the literature and identify educational needs of students who may be involved in treating COVID-19 patients.

Prevalence of Hysterectomy among Gynecological Surgeries in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Introduction: Hysterectomy is the most common gynecological procedure. Over the last decade, the minimally invasive approach has been practiced more frequently. Fibroid uterus being the most common indication for hysterectomy justifies this minimal approach, however, whenever feasible, vaginal hysterectomy can be the preferred route.