Congenital Bilateral Ectropion in Collodion Infants: A Case Series.

Collodion baby is a rare congenital condition marked by a parchment-like membrane covering the body, often leading to complications such as bilateral ectropion. This condition poses risks of exposure keratopathy and other ocular issues. We present a case series of five infants with congenital bilateral ectropion associated with collodion babies, all born prematurely.

Navigating healthcare leadership: Theories, challenges, and practical insights for the future.

Effective healthcare leadership is essential to ensure high-quality patient care and foster a supportive work environment for healthcare professionals. This review aims to consolidate existing healthcare leadership literature to provide evidence-based insights that can guide leadership development, improve team performance, and enhance patient care outcomes. A systematic search of academic databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, Embase, and Google Scholar was performed using keywords related to healthcare leadership.

Efficacy and safety of a generic remifentanil formulation versus fentanyl and Ultiva during general anaesthesia: A phase III, prospective, multi-centric, observer-blind, randomised controlled trial.

Background And Aims: Remifentanil and fentanyl are potent opioid analgesics commonly used during surgery due to their distinct pharmacological profiles. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of a generic remifentanil (test drug) with fentanyl and Ultiva (innovator formulation) during general anaesthesia in the Indian population.

Methods: This phase III, multi-centre (n = 13), randomised, three-arm, comparative study was conducted from 24 November 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Turning trash into treasure: Exploring the potential of AI in municipal waste management - An in-depth review and future prospects.

Rapid urbanization, economic expansion, and population growth have increased waste generation in many nations worldwide. Research on municipal waste management (MWM) is moving towards new frontiers in efficiency and applicability due to the growing amount of data being collected in these systems and the convergence of various technological applications; artificial intelligence (AI) techniques present novel and creative alternatives for MWM. Even though much research has been conducted in this field, relatively few review studies assess how advancements in AI techniques can contribute to the sustainable advancement of MWM systems.

Leveraging quinoxaline functionalization for the design of efficient orange/red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters.

A novel functionalization approach of quinoxaline has been unveiled to develop orange/red thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters by modifying the core with three carbazole donors and one or three cyano acceptors. The resulting functionalized TADF emitters demonstrated orange and red emission with promising TADF properties. An organic light-emitting diode fabricated using the orange emitter demonstrated high external quantum efficiency of 18.

Ophthalmic complications of injectable facial fillers.

The recently published mini-review article by Miotti is an effort to clarify various aspects regarding the choice between fat grafts and fillers in facial aesthetic surgery. One of the complications associated with the administration of fillers is the possibility of vascular injury and spread of the dermal filler into the orbit, causing unexpected effects at a site distant from that of the initial injection, including ophthalmoplegia, ptosis and even visual compromise. Acute vision loss following filler injection is a devastating complication, occurring in up to 0.

Combination Therapy for Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis: A Literature Review of Current Evidence.

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a neglected skin disease that has tremendous epidemiological significance as a reservoir of Leishmania parasites. Relapse, drug resistance, non-compliance to prolonged treatment, poor health-seeking behaviour, along with limited therapeutic options pose a significant impact on the management of PKDL. In this study, we aimed to review the efficacy, safety and tolerability data of combination therapies for PKDL in the published literature.

Factors Affecting Mortality in COVID-19 Patients with Pre-Existing Chronic Kidney Disease.

The emergence of COVID-19 triggered a global health crisis, sparking concerns within the medical community about its interaction with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the heightened vulnerability of individuals with compromised renal function to severe viral infection and mortality. This retrospective study encompassed all adult patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 and pre-existing CKD admitted between May 2020 and May 2023. Their demographic data, relevant clinical parameters, and laboratory values were collected.

Geospatial mapping and entropy-based analysis for groundwater evaluation with estimation of potential health risks due to nitrate and fluoride exposure.

Groundwater is a vital source of freshwater, but its quality is often compromised by various physiochemical factors. In the Mid-Gangetic Plains, there is a concerning escalation in the degradation of groundwater quality due to anthropogenic interventions. However, there remains a paucity of comprehensive knowledge concerning groundwater quality and the associated health hazards it poses.

Small airway involvement in severe asthma: how common is it and what are its implications?

Asthma is a prevalent chronic respiratory disease affecting all age groups globally, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Small airway involvement, often undetected by traditional spirometry, has emerged as a critical aspect of asthma pathophysiology, especially in severe cases. This retrospective observational study aimed to assess small airway dysfunction using impulse oscillometry (IOS) in 94 severe asthma patients.

Quality of life, compliance with treatment, and challenges among patients undergoing cardiac intervention.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide, with important economic and quality-of-life implications. Effective treatment relies on drug adherence, which is impacted by a variety of factors; noncompliance increases morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. This study examines the quality of life, treatment adherence factors, and challenges that cardiac patients encounter during their treatment regimen.

Surgical Outcomes for Vertebral Body Hemangiomas With Compressive Symptoms: An Institutional Experience.

Background Vertebral hemangiomas (VHs) are benign vascular tumors commonly found within the vertebral bodies of the spine. While most VHs remain asymptomatic and are often discovered incidentally during imaging studies, a subset can become symptomatic, leading to clinical challenges. The optimal treatment approach for symptomatic VHs remains a topic of debate.

Implantation dermoid cyst post cochlear implantation: an unusual complication.

Epidermal inclusion cysts are benign epithelial tumours that can occur in any part of the body. It can be primary or secondary to trauma or surgery that leads to the implantation of the epidermal elements into dermis and subcutaneous tissue forming a benign cyst. There is paucity of literature reporting postauricular epidermal inclusion cysts following a cochlear implant surgery with the functioning implant in situ.

Training on empathy skills for elderly persons to medical undergraduates: A quasi-experimental study.

Introduction: Undergraduate medical students often lack the soft skill of empathy which is considered as an important attribute for doctors. Hence, this study was conducted to improve the empathy skills among undergraduate students of a medical college in Kolkata.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted in the Rural Health Training Centre of a medical college in Kolkata among the undergraduate medical students during community medicine posting.

To investigate the impact of revised diagnostic algorithm on presentation of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases at a referral centre in India.

Introduction: A shift in policy has occurred with the introduction of molecular diagnostic tools for the upfront diagnosis of all cases of tuberculosis, including drug-resistant tuberculosis. The impact of this shift in policy on severity of disease was studied, and comparisons were drawn between the year 2015 and 2020.

Study Type And Design: This was an observational study conducted between 2020 and 2021.

A comparative study between modified Bishop score and transvaginal sonography to predict successful induction of labor.

Background: Modified Bishop score (MBS) and cervical length determination by transvaginal sonography (TVS) are the two methods for predicting successful vaginal delivery based on pre-induction favourability of the cervix.

Aims And Objectives: This study compared both methods for predicting successful vaginal delivery. The primary objective was to compare the predictive value of MBS and TVS in predicting successful induction of labor.

Can tele-physiotherapy help in filling treatment gaps during pandemics in multiple sclerosis?

Background: Published data demonstrate promising results for rehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), including telerehabilitation technologies. Given the travel limitations during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), telerehabilitation may provide a viable alternative to in-person physiotherapy.

Objective: To determine the efficacy of telerehabilitation in MS patients during COVID-19.