Patients Satisfaction Level on Tele Consultation Services during COVID-19 in Tertiary Referral Hospital South India.

Background: COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for people to seek medical attention in order to maintain social distancing and reduce the risk of infection. People can now easily access health-care services without getting any exposure to COVID-19 by teleconsultation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of satisfaction on teleconsultation during COVID-19 in a tertiary care hospital.

Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Prevalence of MTP Cases and Their Clinicodemographic Profile in India: A Retrospective Multicentric Study.

Background: During the Covid-19 pandemic, reproductive health of women was disproportionately affected due to difficult access to safe abortion and contraceptive services. This study aims to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the prevalence of MTP cases and to find out the clinicodemographic profiles of women undergoing MTP during three Covid-waves in different hospitals-Government and private sectors in India.

Methods: This retrospective multicentric cohort study was conducted during three Covid-19 pandemic waves.

Diagnostic accuracy of hand-held colposcope (Gynocular) in comparison with standard colposcope in patients with abnormal cervical cytology or visual inspection with acetic acid positivity: a cross over randomized controlled study.

Objective: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of a handheld colposcope (Gynocular) versus a standard colposcope in women with abnormal cervical cytology or visual Inspection with acetic acid positivity.

Methods: This crossover randomized clinical trial was conducted in Pondicherry, India, and included 230 women who were referred for colposcopy. Swede scores were calculated using both colposcopes, and a cervical biopsy was performed from the most visually abnormal areas.

Quantification of relative afferent pupillary defect by an automated pupillometer and its relationship with visual acuity and dimensions of macular lesions in age-related macular degeneration.

Purpose: The occurrence of relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) secondary to optic nerve diseases and widespread retinal disorders is well established. However, only very few reports of RAPD in macular disorders exist in the literature. In this study, we used automated pupillometer to evaluate RAPD in eyes with macular lesions.

Endophthalmitis due to : An unusual ocular pathogen.

Endophthalmitis is a dreaded postoperative complication of cataract surgery. Delftia acidovorans is usually nonpathogenic and an unusual ocular pathogen. Isolated reports of delftia-associated sepsis, otitis media, endocarditis, keratitis, etc.

Thrombotic microangiopathy in hematotoxic snakebites and its impact on the prognosis: an entity often overlooked.

Snakebite associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a spectrum of disorders characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute kidney injury (AKI). We carried out this study to find out the prevalence of TMA in hematotoxic snake envenomation and to analyze its impact on the clinical outcome of patients. Retrospective data were collected from the medical records, hospital and lab information system after institutional ethics committee approval.

Randomised controlled study-efficacy of clonidine versus carbamazepine in children with ADHD.

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorder with a prevalence of 8-12%. Even though psychostimulants remain the treatment of choice, its cost and availability in developing countries limits the usage of the drug. In view of free availability and low cost, a Randomized controlled study was carried out using two second line drugs (clonidine and carbamazepine) in a tertiary care hospital, Pondicherry, South India.

Pattern of opportunistic pulmonary infections in HIV sero-positive subjects: observations from Pondicherry, India.

Prospective analysis for a period of six-and-a-half years was done in 190 patients with HIV infection, which showed post-primary tuberculosis with sputum positive for acid-fast bacilli in 65% of cases. Extrapulmonary forms of tuberculosis especially lymph nodes infection was more frequent. Cervical group of lymph node involvement was the commonest presentation.