Analysis of motivating factors for eye donation among families of eye donors in South India - A questionnaire-based study.

Purpose: To report the factors influencing eye donation among families of successful eye donors in India.

Methods: The consenting family members of 434 deceased individuals who donated eyes between April 2019 and March 2020 were retrospectively interviewed via a telephonic questionnaire survey. Details regarding the donors and their families, motivating factors for eye donation, and time taken for tissue recovery were collected and analyzed.

Efficacy of capacity building educational interventions in the management of obstetric complications: A systematic review.

Background: Delay in the diagnosis and management of obstetric complications lead to raised mortality rate. This can be curtailed by appropriate implementation of the educational intervention among the health-care providers. Hence, this review aimed to identify the literature evidence of the efficacy of various educational interventions training in the management of obstetric complications.

Smartphone-Based Telestroke Vs"Stroke Physician" led Acute Stroke Management (SMART INDIA): A Protocol for a Cluster-Randomized Trial.

Background: One of the major challenges is to deliver adequate health care in rural India, where more than two-thirds of India's population lives. There is a severe shortage of specialists in rural areas with one of the world's lowest physician/population ratios. There is only one neurologist per 1.

Effect of a quality improvement package on reducing newborn mortality from 26 to 14 in a Himalayan North Indian State.

Background: In India, newborn mortality remains high due to a number of factors, including poor quality of care at health facilities. The experience of executing complete neonatal care quality improvement (QI) package at selected hospitals in Himachal Pradesh and reduction in newborn mortality rate (NMR) is described in this study.

Objective: The short-term objective was the participants' retention of knowledge and skills, and the achievement of uniform QI objectives following training and after a minimum of 6 months.

Pediatric Scrub Typhus Manifesting with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome: A New Cause for Confusion or Concern-A Case Series.

The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has discovered a new disease called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). In developing nations, pediatricians must be mindful of the similarities between MIS-C and other tropical fevers such as scrub typhus. Not only should such patients be kept on high alert to rule out tropical diseases and receive appropriate treatment, such as steroids or immunomodulatory medications, but this is also concerning because, if rickettsial or bacterial infection is not detected through cultures and serology, steroid, or immunomodulatory treatment alone can be fatal.

Growth Faltering Among Discharged Babies from Inpatient Newborn Care Facilities: Learnings from Two Districts of Himachal Pradesh.

Objective: To determine the burden of early growth faltering and understand the care practices for small and sick babies discharged from newborn units in the district.

Study Design: Observational and follow-up study.

Participants: 512 babies discharged from two Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) and four Newborn Stabilization Units (NBSUs) in two districts of Himachal Pradesh.

Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea among patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome in a hill state of northern India.

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is one of the emerging non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Studying OSA may contribute towards a better understanding of current concepts of atherogenesis and in guiding therapy. Methods We conducted this cross-sectional study among 66 patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in a tertiary care hospital from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Review article: Epidemiology of coeliac disease.

Coeliac disease is an immune-mediated disease caused by ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. Coeliac disease has been thought to affect mainly people of European origin but subsequently many studies revealed that it affects people living in North America, Oceania, South America, Asia as well as Africa. The global pooled seroprevalence and prevalence of biopsy-confirmed coeliac disease are 1.

Evaluation of Modified Extended Sick Neonate Score to Predict In-Hospital Mortality among Newborns Admitted to Resource-Poor Settings in Rural India.

Objectives: To devise a score based on eight extended sick neonatal score (ESNS) variables by adding two more variables, birth weight, and gestational age to check its efficacy.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 521 neonates admitted from January 2018 to June 2020 in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a tertiary care center. The proposed score has the following components, respiratory effort, heart rate, axillary temperature, capillary refill time, random blood sugar, pulse oximeter saturation, Moro reflex, modified Downes score, gestation age, and birth weight.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hearing Loss: Is There Any Correlation?

 Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a breathing disorder related to sleep that has a negative effect on the behavior and health of people around the globe. Chronic hypoxemia and variations in the concentration of oxygen in the blood noticed in OSA individuals may have adverse effects on the process of auditory transduction and transmission.  To assess the effect of OSA on hearing and to find out the parameters that have more influence on hearing recorded during polysomnography of patients with OSA.

Sensitizing the medical undergraduates to qualitative research: In the context of experiential learning debriefings.

Background: The role of medical undergraduates is limited while interacting with the community related to issues involving human behavior. Since qualitative research seeks to build a holistic understanding of social phenomena, we designed this project to expose them to the basics of qualitative research in a real-world setting of experiential learning. The aim of this study is to sensitize the medical undergraduates to the basics of qualitative research and able to apply it in the context of experiential learning in the community.

Emerging Biomarkers for Screening and Management of Celiac Disease.

Celiac disease (CeD) is a chronic, immune-mediated enteropathy that is precipitated by dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals expressing HLA-DQ2 and/or HLA-DQ8. In the current clinical practice, there are many serologic studies to aid in the diagnosis of CeD which include autoantibodies like IgA antitissue transglutaminase, antiendomysium, and antideamidated forms of gliadin peptide antibodies. Small intestinal biopsy has long been considered an essential step for the diagnosis of CeD.

Peritonsillar abscess due to temporomandibular joint septic arthritis: an uncommon cause of a common disease.

Peritonsillar abscess is a common presentation of complicated acute tonsillitis. The temporomandibular joint septic arthritis is an uncommon clinical entity while its complications are further rare. We present a case of a man in his late 30s who presented with a painful swelling in the left preauricular region along with increasing trismus.

Retino-Renal Dissociation in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Observational Cross Sectional Study at a Tertiary Care Center of Sub-Himalayan Region.

Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy, the diabetes-specific long-term microvascular complication is an important predictor of diabetic nephropathy. Diabetes induced retinopathy mostly proceeds nephropathy in patients with Type1 diabetes; however, this sequence is not consistent in patients with Type 2 diabetes and has significant discordance.

Methods: It was a hospital-based prospective, observational study conducted at Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla Himachal Pradesh a tertiary care center in the sub-Himalayan region of India from July 2016 to June 2017.

Stress and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Clear Mind, Happy Colon.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition whose prevalence in the general population worldwide is increasing at an exponential pace. Many risk factors affect the incidence, progression, and overall outcome of IBD, one of them being psychological stress. This study examined the relationship between psychological stress and inflammatory bowel disease.

Screening for respiratory morbidities and obstructive lung function among municipal waste handlers in Puducherry: A community-based cross-sectional study.

Background: Waste management is a societal problem because of its environmental impact and public health implications. Solid waste handlers have a high incidence of occupational health issues, with respiratory morbidities being the most common. Aim: To assess the prevalence of respiratory morbidities, obstructive lung pattern and its associated factors among municipal solid waste management workers in Puducherry.

Role of lung ultrasound in diagnosing and differentiating transient tachypnea of the newborn and respiratory distress syndrome in preterm neonates.

Aim: To evaluate the accuracy of lung ultrasound in diagnosing and differentiating transient tachypnea of the newborn and respiratory distress syndrome in preterm neonates.

Material And Methods: This was a single-center study. From January 2020 to June 2021.