Determinants of Poison-related Mortality in Tertiary Care Hospital, South India.

Aims And Background: Acute poisoning is one of the most common emergencies in India and around the world. Understanding the factors associated with mortality can aid us in devising appropriate preventive strategies to curtail deaths due to poisoning. Purpose of this study is to find various factors that determine the mortality among acute poisoning cases admitted in a tertiary care center.

Effect of listening to music among patients with dental anxiety.

Listening to music during dental treatment is widely accepted as a relaxation method. However, its effects are unclear on the psychological and vital parameters. Patients who came to the Government Hospital of 18 - 60 years old, medically fit and indicated for dental extraction and exhibiting dental anxiety were included in the study.

Effect of family linked factors on sibling's oral health.

The association between family factors and dental caries/dental plaque development in children is of interest. The parents of pediatric age group seeking treatment from the Government Chengalpattu Medical college hospital, who accompanied with two or more siblings, were included. A questionnaire was given to gather data on the parents' socioeconomic status and family size.

Safety and efficacy of Siddha management as adjuvant care for COVID-19 patients admitted in a tertiary care hospital - An open-label, proof-of-concept Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: COVID-19 resulted in loss of human lives owing to respiratory failure caused by dysregulated immune system. Though many treatments are evaluated, the most appropriate is yet to be established.

Objective: To determine the safety and efficacy of Siddha add-on therapy in COVID -19 in terms of accelerated recovery, reduced hospital stay & mortality and follow up assessment of post discharge status until 90 days as compared to the Standard Care management.

Quality improvement initiative to improve the duration of Kangaroo Mother Care in tertiary care neonatal unit of South India.

Background: India has the highest number of preterm births and maximum number of deaths due to prematurity. Chengalpattu Government Medical College had 11 593 deliveries annually in 2020, of which 2252 of neonates were low birth weight. 2016 Cochrane review concluded that Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) reduces the morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants.

Predictors of mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients and risk score formulation for prioritizing tertiary care-An experience from South India.

Background: We retrospectively data-mined the case records of Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) confirmed COVID-19 patients hospitalized to a tertiary care centre to derive mortality predictors and formulate a risk score, for prioritizing admission.

Methods And Findings: Data on clinical manifestations, comorbidities, vital signs, and basic lab investigations collected as part of routine medical management at admission to a COVID-19 tertiary care centre in Chengalpattu, South India between May and November 2020 were retrospectively analysed to ascertain predictors of mortality in the univariate analysis using their relative difference in distribution among 'survivors' and 'non-survivors'. The regression coefficients of those factors remaining significant in the multivariable logistic regression were utilised for risk score formulation and validated in 1000 bootstrap datasets.

Correlation of non-clinical parameters with the hematological indices in type 2 diabetic Mellitus patients.

Background: The study's main aim is to compare and correlate the levels of various hematological indices in type 2 DM patients with the gender, age, duration, and family history of diabetic conditions to predict diabetes-related complications.

Methods: The diabetic population is divided into 2, group 1- subjects with complications and group 2- subjects without complications. Hematological indices are measured using an automated analyzer.

To determine the effect of long-term antiepileptic drug on the serum folate and vitamin B12 among epileptic patients.

The purpose of this study was to prevent anaemia caused on long-term phenytoin treatment among Epileptic patients. Therefore, two groups were categorised based on the duration of phenytoin namely, cases and control. The duration of Phenytoin treatment for case was > 2 years while control had < 1 year.

Marjolin's Ulcer in a Post Burn Scar of the Hand.

Marjolin's ulcer arising from a post burn scar is rare. Here, we present a case of an elderly male with a Marjolin's ulcer of the hand arising from a post burn scar sustained two decades ago. The patient was not willing for an amputation, so he was managed with a spit skin graft after explaining the possibility of recurrence.