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View article: Isolated Pulmonary IgG4-related Disease Presenting as Cavitary Lung Lesions and Mass Formation, Treated with Rituximab Monotherapy
Isolated Pulmonary IgG4-related Disease Presenting as Cavitary Lung Lesions and Mass Formation, Treated with Rituximab Monotherapy Open
View article: P-295 Consequences of embryos transfer following fresh biopsy (single vitrification) and frozen-thaw embryo biopsy (double vitrification) after preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: A retrospective cohort analysis
P-295 Consequences of embryos transfer following fresh biopsy (single vitrification) and frozen-thaw embryo biopsy (double vitrification) after preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: A retrospective cohort analysis Open
Study question Does exposure of embryos to double vitrification and double warming affect the chances of ongoing pregnancy for patients undergoing embryo biopsy and euploid embryos transfer? Summary answer A significantly higher statistica…
View article: Beyond the Milky Pleural Fluid: A 14-Year Study on Non-Traumatic Chylothorax From a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
Beyond the Milky Pleural Fluid: A 14-Year Study on Non-Traumatic Chylothorax From a Tertiary Care Hospital in India Open
Chylothorax is an uncommon type of pleural effusion caused by the accumulation of chyle in the pleural space. It represents 2% to 3% of pleural effusions and can be classified into two categories: traumatic and non-traumatic. Chylothorax m…
View article: Small airway involvement in severe asthma: how common is it and what are its implications?
Small airway involvement in severe asthma: how common is it and what are its implications? Open
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 ast…
View article: Retrospective Observational Study to Assess Safety and Tolerability of Nebulized Colistin for the Treatment of Patients With Pneumonia in Real-World Settings in Respiratory ICU
Retrospective Observational Study to Assess Safety and Tolerability of Nebulized Colistin for the Treatment of Patients With Pneumonia in Real-World Settings in Respiratory ICU Open
Our study demonstrated the efficient clinical utility and well-tolerated safety profile of nebulized colistin in the treatment of patients with pneumonia. Neurotoxicity and nephrotoxicity were not reported. Since a significant percentage o…
View article: Advanced Pulmonary Sarcoidosis in India: a single centre experience in North India
Advanced Pulmonary Sarcoidosis in India: a single centre experience in North India Open
Background. Advanced sarcoidosis is a recently defined entity which needs to be elaborated in different geographical areas. Methods. Retrospective analysis of records in a single north Indian centre is done on patients of advanced sarcoido…
View article: Absolute eosinophil count is a reliable prognostic marker in patients with liver cirrhosis: a cross-sectional study at rural central India
Absolute eosinophil count is a reliable prognostic marker in patients with liver cirrhosis: a cross-sectional study at rural central India Open
Background Various laboratory parameters like C-reactive protein (CRP), Cortisol, and Von Willebrand factor antigen have been evaluated independently in foreseeing outcomes of cirrhotic patients. As these parameters lack cost-effectiveness…
View article: Platelet Parameters May be Predictors of Coronary Artery Disease in Prediabetes: Rural Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study
Platelet Parameters May be Predictors of Coronary Artery Disease in Prediabetes: Rural Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study Open
Introduction: Prediabetes is a state of impaired glucose tolerance that often precedes overt diabetes mellitus and is frequently underdiagnosed. Glycation of platelet proteins leads to increased platelet reactivity which can be an essentia…
View article: Platelet Indices: Is it a Reliable Biomarker in Viral Infections?
Platelet Indices: Is it a Reliable Biomarker in Viral Infections? Open
Platelets are non-nucleated blood cells that are essential for maintaining hemostasis. While platelet activation and increased platelet numbers (thrombocytosis) are associated with a higher risk of thrombotic events, low platelet counts (t…
View article: Serum Magnesium as a prognostic marker in acute coronary syndromes and its correlation with coronary prognostic index
Serum Magnesium as a prognostic marker in acute coronary syndromes and its correlation with coronary prognostic index Open
Aim: The aim is to evaluate Serum Magnesium as a prognostic marker in Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) and to compare with Coronary Prognostic Index (CPI).Methods: This case control study conducted in the intensive care unit (ICU) of AVBRH, …
View article: Significance of Neutrophil-lymphocyte Ratio, Neutrophil-platelet Ratio, and Neutrophil-tolymphocyte and Platelet Ratio in Predicting Outcomes in Dengue Patients on Admission in Wardha, Maharashtra, India: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Significance of Neutrophil-lymphocyte Ratio, Neutrophil-platelet Ratio, and Neutrophil-tolymphocyte and Platelet Ratio in Predicting Outcomes in Dengue Patients on Admission in Wardha, Maharashtra, India: A Retrospective Cohort Study Open
Introduction: Dengue is an important viral infectious disease, mostly seen in tropical countries during the rainy season, and is emerging as a public health hazard for healthcare facilities. The most common parameters used to assess the se…
View article: Impact of angiotensin receptor blocker as antihypertensive in assessing mortality in patients of COVID-19: A single tertiary care center study
Impact of angiotensin receptor blocker as antihypertensive in assessing mortality in patients of COVID-19: A single tertiary care center study Open
BACKGROUND: The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, a membrane receptor present in the respiratory system, the gastrointestinal tracts, the heart, and the kidney is the entry point for SARS-CoV-2 to enter human cells. Concerns…
View article: Family satisfaction with quality of care in the intensive care unit at Wardha in central India: A cross sectional study
Family satisfaction with quality of care in the intensive care unit at Wardha in central India: A cross sectional study Open
Background: Family member's views are crucial in assessing the quality of intensive care unit (ICU) care.This study had been planned to assess satisfaction of family members with the quality of healthcare provided in ICU, to look into pote…
View article: Scrub typhus presenting as cryptogenic organizing pneumonia in a young female: A first case report
Scrub typhus presenting as cryptogenic organizing pneumonia in a young female: A first case report Open
We report the case of a young female suffering from fever and generalized weakness on presentation and was diagnosed to be a case of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP). She developed breathlessness on rest and required oxygen support a…
View article: A retrospective observational study on pheno-endotypes of severe asthma among adults attending asthma clinic in a tertiary care centre in India
A retrospective observational study on pheno-endotypes of severe asthma among adults attending asthma clinic in a tertiary care centre in India Open
Background and Objective: Severe asthma phenotyping based on invasive and non-invasive bio-markers assists in a better understanding of heterogeneity of clinical presentations and thereby using targeted therapies. Therefore, the current st…
View article: Modified nutrition risk (mNUTRIC) score in critically ill patients: Is it a reliable predictor of outcome in the intensive care unit?
Modified nutrition risk (mNUTRIC) score in critically ill patients: Is it a reliable predictor of outcome in the intensive care unit? Open
Background: Till date, there is no consensus reached on the foremost tool for identifying the propensity of risk in critically sick patients. In this study, we plan to assess the nutritional risk in critically ill patients admitted to the …
View article: Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome
Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome Open
Dyspnea experienced in the upright position which is relieved in the supine position, is known as Platypnea. Accompanying desaturation in the arterial blood associated with Platypnea is known as orthodeoxia. Various causes of Platypnea ort…
View article: Vanishing lung syndrome masquerading as pneumothorax in a smoker
Vanishing lung syndrome masquerading as pneumothorax in a smoker Open
A rare clinical syndrome, giant bullous emphysema, also known by the name of vanishing lung syndrome (VLS), is characterized by an X-ray of the chest showing disappearance of the lung. VLS is a chronic disease that progresses gradually and…
View article: Paradoxical cause of weaning failure: Post tracheostomy foreign body causing non‐resolving pneumonia with worsening failure to wean
Paradoxical cause of weaning failure: Post tracheostomy foreign body causing non‐resolving pneumonia with worsening failure to wean Open
The Percutaneous technique for tracheostomy has become the standard procedure, due to its ease in placement, minimal complications, and has almost replaced the traditional open (surgical) tracheostomy in intensive care units. We describe a…
View article: Pseudohemobilia (Hemosuccus Pancreaticus) as a presenting feature of fibrocalcific chronic pancreatitis managed successfully with angioembolization and coiling – A case report
Pseudohemobilia (Hemosuccus Pancreaticus) as a presenting feature of fibrocalcific chronic pancreatitis managed successfully with angioembolization and coiling – A case report Open
We present a case of a 28 years old young male who was admitted with complaints of pain in abdomen, black colored stools and hematemesis.His ultrasonography of abdomen and pelvis was suggestive of calcific pancreatitis.Digital subtraction …
View article: Non-Invasive Ventilation in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
Non-Invasive Ventilation in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Open
Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV) has emerged as an useful aid for management of pulmonary diseases specifically in cases of respiratory failure. NIV provides respiratory support without the need of an endotracheal tube, helping in avoiding t…
View article: Fulminant dengue hepatitis in sickle cell disease
Fulminant dengue hepatitis in sickle cell disease Open
Fulminant hepatitis is a potentially life-threatening disease that is evident through the findings of organ dysfunction, jaundice, and hepatomegaly, which is painful. Dysfunction of the endothelial cells and thus the damage of the endothel…
View article: Association of serum ferritin with COVID-19 in a cross-sectional study of 200 intensive care unit patients in a rural hospital
Association of serum ferritin with COVID-19 in a cross-sectional study of 200 intensive care unit patients in a rural hospital Open
Background: The COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has toppled the world since first case noted in 2019, and the cases have been increasing there after. This grave effect is caused by the cytokine storm induced inflammation p…
View article: Extra-gestational choriocarcinoma of colon - Diagnostic challenges and management issues
Extra-gestational choriocarcinoma of colon - Diagnostic challenges and management issues Open
Choriocarcinoma is an unfrequently encountered malignant tumour arising from the placenta in the females and the gonads in males.Extra-gonadal or non-gestational choriocarcinoma are rare tumors which arise from sites which include the medi…
View article: Implication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the severity and outcome of covid-19 in rural India; Is COPD the hidden culprit amongst the havoc: A cross sectional study
Implication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the severity and outcome of covid-19 in rural India; Is COPD the hidden culprit amongst the havoc: A cross sectional study Open
COVID-19 (Coronavirus infectious disease 2019) denotes an ever changing and varied disease which has crippled the health care systems throughout the world.There have been studies conducted across the globe to establish the important factor…
View article: Critical Illness Polyneuropathy as a Sequelae of COVID-19
Critical Illness Polyneuropathy as a Sequelae of COVID-19 Open
View article: Role of Salivary Uric Acid Versus Serum Uric Acid in Predicting Maternal Complications of Pre-Eclampsia in a Rural Hospital in Central India: A Two-Year, Cross-Sectional Study
Role of Salivary Uric Acid Versus Serum Uric Acid in Predicting Maternal Complications of Pre-Eclampsia in a Rural Hospital in Central India: A Two-Year, Cross-Sectional Study Open
View article: A Case of Suprasellar, Intrasellar, and Infrasellar Meningioma Presenting as a Visual Field Defect in an Obese Female
A Case of Suprasellar, Intrasellar, and Infrasellar Meningioma Presenting as a Visual Field Defect in an Obese Female Open
Bitemporal hemianopia is the most common visual field defect encountered in suprasellar meningiomas compressing the optic chiasma and its vascular supply. It is hard to distinguish between meningioma and tumors that arise from suprasellar,…
View article: The Act of Prevention: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perception Among Caretakers of Kidney Disease Patients in Rural Wardha District of Central India
The Act of Prevention: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perception Among Caretakers of Kidney Disease Patients in Rural Wardha District of Central India Open
View article: Advancement in Current Therapeutic Modalities in Postpartum Cardiomyopathy
Advancement in Current Therapeutic Modalities in Postpartum Cardiomyopathy Open
Pregnancy is considered one of the most delicate conditions for the woman and her fetus, rendering physiological stress on her body. Sometimes, this leads to unwelcomed incidences of certain systemic disorders which further complicate the …