Preoperative Assessment to Predict Difficult Airway Using Multiple Screening Tests.

Background Predicting a difficult airway is one of the necessities in anesthesiology practice. Recognition of an obviously difficult airway leads to a series of communication and preparations to assist, as well as the establishment and maintenance of the airway. In this study, we compared various predictors of difficult laryngoscopy/intubation to determine the best possible difficult airway predictors.

A Comparison Between Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular and Infraclavicular Approaches to Brachial Plexus Block for Elective Upper Limb Surgery.

Background: Regional anaesthesia offers the anaesthesiologist, the surgeon, as well as the patient advantages over general anaesthesia such as being conscious through the surgery, avoiding multiple drugs, better haemodynamic stability, excellent postoperative analgesia, and faster per oral consumption post surgery. Compared with the axillary approach, the brachial plexus block at the level of the clavicle can anaesthetize all four distal upper extremity nerve territories without the requirement for a separate block of the musculocutaneous nerve.

Aim: The aim of the study was to compare the effect of both supraclavicular and infraclavicular brachial plexus blocks in terms of time taken for onset, performance, and block success.

Effect of β-Caryophyllene on oxidative stress, glucose metabolism in the skeletal muscle of high fat diet and fructose-induced type-2 diabetic adult male rats.

Skeletal muscle is where the majority of insulin-stimulated whole-body glucose elimination takes place under normal circumstances. A significant risk factor for metabolic diseases is high dietary fat consumption, which also increases stored fat mass. Natural solutions with anti-diabetic effectiveness and fewer side effects are becoming more popular as a result of the conventional pharmacological treatments' numerous negative side effects and high rates of secondary failure.

Vitamin D receptor (BsmI) gene polymorphism and allele frequency among chronic kidney disease patients in south Indian population.

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) axis plays an important role in multiple physiological renal functions. BsmI gene is one among the VDR gene plays a vital role in maintaining this VDR axis and any polymorphism in VDR gene will cause dysfunction of renal tissues. The main objective of the study is to study the link between BsmI VDR gene polymorphism and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).

Phytochemical cocktail of extract in the management of diabetes.

It is of interest to investigate that the phytochemical analysis, antioxidant potential and glycosidase inhibitory potential of a polyherbal formulation. is a classical Ayurvedic polyherbal formulation, markedly used for alleviation of and , which correlates in many ways with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes mellitus (madhumeha). The phytochemical constituents, total phenolic, total flavonoids, total tannin content, total antioxidant capacity, total reducing power, and free radical scavenging activity of the polyherbal formulation extracts were determined.

Influence of Educational Intervention on Awareness and Attitude of Nursing Students Towards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting During Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Background And Objectives: Under-reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is a major concern of the pharmacovigilance program of India and has deteriorated further with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Imparting the knowledge of pharmacovigilance among nursing students would significantly enhance patient care. Hence, this study was framed to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on awareness and attitude of ADR reporting among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria.

Reticulate pigmentary dyschromatoses primarily include dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria (DUH), dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (DSH) (Reticulate acropigmentation of Dohi), and unilateral dermatomal pigmentary dermatosis, which differ in their patterns of distribution. The disease was initially described by Ichikawa and Hiraga in Germany in 1933. The prevalence of DUH is 0.

Unheard Voices of Pregnant Health Care Professionals during COVID-19 Pandemic? - A Qualitative Study.

Background: Pregnant Health Care Professionals (HCPs), who serve as front-line warriors of COVID-19 will invariably experience a stressful pregnancy period. Ensuring their well-being during this COVID-19 pandemic period is a big challenge and guidelines or standard operating procedures (SOP) for the same are non-existent or are scarce.

Objectives: To explore the challenges and experiences of pregnant HCPs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investigating the Impact of Epilepsy on Cognitive Function: A Narrative Review.

It has been noted that people who have epilepsy have an increased propensity for cognitive dysfunction. We explored 25 relevant articles on PubMed and Cochrane Library after implementing inclusion criteria. Different factors have been postulated and studied that may cause cognitive dysfunction in these patients; structural brain abnormalities, polypharmacy of antiepileptic medication, and neuropsychiatric disorders are the most common causes.

Turmeric: The Yellow Allergen.

Turmeric is the dried rhizome of Linn which is extensively used in Indian culture. Curcumin is its most active pharmaceutical component. Turmeric use is very closely related with the socio-religious life of the population.

Arterial Line Placement Using Modified Seldinger Technique: A Novel Approach.

: Srinivasan A, Naidu V, Dhivya P. Arterial Line Placement Using Modified Seldinger Technique: A Novel Approach. Indian J Crit Care Med 2023;27(7):515-516.

Effect of Self-Directed Learning Module and Assessment on Learning of National Health Programme by Medical Undergraduates - A Mixed Methods Evaluation.

Background: Competency-based medical education (CBME) curriculum in India has introduced many new concepts like a foundation course, early clinical exposure, and self-directed learning (SDL). Sometimes SDL simply means self-study. Self-directed learning as defined by Knowles is a process in which individuals take the initiative with or without the help of others in diagnosing their learning needs, setting their own learning goals, identifying appropriate learning resources, and selecting appropriate learning strategies.

Maxillofacial fractures in Pondicherry, India: An eight-year single centre retrospective study.

Background: The purpose of the present study was to analyze the etiology, incidence, pattern, and treatment modalities of patients with maxillofacial fractures treated at the Department of Dentistry of a medical college in Pondicherry during the period between June 2011 and June 2019.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective epidemiological study of 277 patients treated for maxillofacial fractures between June 2011 and June 2019 was performed. Data regarding age, gender, etiology, site of the fracture, time of injury, presence of associated injuries, treatment modalities, and complications were recorded.

Comparison of conventional needle holding technique and pen holding method of needle holding for real-time ultrasound-guided internal jugular venous cannulation - A randomised parallel-group study.

Background And Aims: Ultrasound-guided central venous (CV) cannulation is the standard of care for inserting CV catheter in the right internal jugular vein (RIJV). However, mechanical complications can still occur. The primary objective of this study was to compare the incidence of posterior vessel wall puncture (PVWP) using conventional needle holding technique with pen holding method of needle holding technique for IJV cannulation.

Contact sensitizers in commercial hair dye products in the Indian market: A consumer exposure study.

Background: Hair dye is a concoction of various ingredients that can result in allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) which is a common problem encountered by dermatologists.

Objectives: To find out the presence of potent contact sensitizers in commercially available hair dyes in Puducherry, a union territory in South India, and to compare the findings with similar studies conducted in different countries.

Methods: Ingredients labels of 159 hair dye products from 30 brands that were manufactured and marketed in India screened for the presence of contact sensitizers.

Clinicoetiological Study of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Spectrum and the Correlation of SCORTEN with Prognosis.

Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) are severe cutaneous adverse reactions of major concern because of its high mortality. The prognosis of SJS and TEN is widely assessed with SCORTEN (SCORe of TEN). Although, it is a largely useful scale, the predictive ability is still variable.