scholarly journals Evaluation of knowledge regarding COVID-19 in the doctors - A cross sectional study in a tertiary care centre of Maharashtra

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (S1) ◽  
pp. 135-138
Author(s):  
Kotnis SD ◽  
Sancheti PV
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Paediatric Age

Training of human resources is immensely important as COVID-19 is a new disease and impact of the disease is high in shorter time span. With this view, Government of India initiated Integrated Government Online Training (iGOT) platform for training of human resources. iGOT training was imparted to all doctors, residents. The present study was conducted with an aim to evaluate the knowledge of doctors regarding COVID-19. All delegates (Total 88) were invited to join a social media group which was utilised to circulate the questionnaire. More stress should be given in the training on precautions to be taken triage areas, sample collection and transfer, and management in antenatal, postnatal and paediatric age group. The iGOT training was useful for capacity building. Keywords: COVID-19; doctors; iGOT training; SARS-CoV-2

scholarly journals Breast Arterial Calcifications on Mammography among Patients Attending the Radiology Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (241) ◽  
pp. 844-847
Author(s):  
Anamika Jha ◽  
Anugya Sah ◽  
Birendra Raj Joshi ◽  
Benu Lohani
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Vascular Calcification ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Vascular Calcifications ◽  
Cross Sectional

Introduction: Breast arterial calcifications are common mammographic findings which are associated with coronary artery disease. The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of breast arterial calcifications in women presenting for mammography in a tertiary care centre. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in the Department of Radiology, in a tertiary care hospital after taking ethical clearance, Reference number 352(6-11)E-2, 077/078, data was collected from Syngovia database from March-June 2021 which included 1614 mammograms. Convenience sampling was done and mammograms evaluated for presence of vascular or non-vascular calcification. Further, vascular calcification was graded. Data was entered in Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was done, and frequency and proportion were calculated. Results: The prevalence of breast arterial calcification was 188 (11.6%) at 95% Confidence Interval (10.03-13.2). The mean age of women included in this study was 48.42±9.55 years with the largest number of patients in the age group 40-49 years, 682 (42.3%), and least in the age group 80-89 years, 3 (0.2%). All patients in the age group 80-89 years, 3 (100%) had vascular calcifications followed by 70-79 years group, 22 (57.5%) and none in patients younger than 30 years. Conclusions: We found an increase in the number and grade of vascular calcifications in breasts with the patient's age. When present breast arterial calcifications must be mentioned in mammogram report. Identification of such calcifications on mammogram should prompt further screening for atherosclerotic disease.

scholarly journals CARDIAC MANIFESTATIONS IN DENGUE FEVER: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF NORTH INDIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (17) ◽  
pp. 1300-1305
Author(s):  
Mansi Singh ◽  
Ajay Kumar ◽  
Sanjay Mehrotra ◽  
Virendra Atam ◽  
Ravi Mishra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
North India ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cardiac Manifestations

scholarly journals Injury amongst Medicolegal Cases in Department of Forensic Medicine of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (244) ◽  
pp. 1277-1282
Author(s):  
Arbin Shakya ◽  
Jenash Acharya ◽  
Sunil Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physical Assault ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Threatening

Introduction: Victim of injuries presenting to a hospital is a medico-legal issue. So, with medical management, proper documentation of injuries should be done as a legal duty by all physicians attending such cases. The study aims to find the prevalence of injury amongst medicolegal cases inthe Department of Forensic Medicine in a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done amongst 328 medicolegal cases presenting at a tertiary center, from January 2019 to February 2021. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 2603202101). Convenience sampling was used to select study samples. After detailed history regarding the incidence, injuries were examined and documented in a performa. The data were entered in Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 18. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentagefor binary data. Results: Among 328 cases presenting to hospital for medicolegal issues, 237 (72.25%) (67.40-77.09 at 95% Confidence Interval) had injuries, out of which 170 (71.73%) cases were due to physical assault, 64 (27%) cases due to accident; 2 (1.26%) were undetermined. Majority of victims of injury were adult males, with mean age of 32.41±13.96 years. In most accidental injuries internal organs were also injuries and life-threatening. Conclusions: The prevalence of injuries amongst medicolegal cases was found to be higher in our study in comparison to other studies done in similar settings. Most of the injuries were due to physical assault; however, the majority of road traffic injuries were life-threatening. These road traffic injuries could have been prevented by following a safe system approach to road safety.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy in A Tertiary Care Centre

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (221) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Pathak ◽  
Pukar Ghimire ◽  
Sabin Thapaliya ◽  
Sashi Sharma ◽  
Prem Khadga
Keyword(s):  
Liver Disease ◽  
Hepatic Encephalopathy ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy ◽  
Number Connection Test

Introduction: Among patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy, prevalence of Minimal HE variesbetween 30-50%. Identifying patients with MHE has been shown to improve with medications anddelay development of Overt HE, however only limited clinicians screen for MHE in patients due totime consuming neuropsychological and neurophysiological tests. The Number Connection Test isan easy way to evaluate patients to diagnose MHE. The aim of this study is to find out the prevalenceof covert hepatic encephalopathy. Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was done to find out the prevalence of covert hepaticencephalopathy among patients with chronic liver disease. To diagnose Covert HE which includedMHE as well, NCT was used in Devanagari script. Results: The prevalence of covert hepatic encephalopathy is found to be 56 (58.3%) at 90% confidenceinterval (58.23-58.37%). A total of 96 patients (71.9% male) were diagnosed as HE, with mean age of49.6+11.8 years. The cause of CLD in 85 (88.5%) of these patients was alcohol, of which 76 (79.2%)consumed locally brewed alcohol. Of these 96 patients with HE, only 40 (41.7%) had overt HE.Among all these, maximum patients had MHE (37.5%). Conclusions: Our study showed that although the prevalence of minimal HE is quite high amongcirrhotics, they are usually missed in clinical practice due to absence of symptoms. Active screeningwith easy-to-administer tests, like Number Connection tests, can help identify patients with minimalHE and hence treat them early.

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