scholarly journals Prevalence of anemia in blood donors: a retrospective study in rural tertiary care centre (Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India)

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2572
Author(s):  
Shairoly Singh ◽  
Ishan Arora ◽  
Shireen Singh
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Time Period ◽  
One Year ◽  
Prevalence Of Anemia

Background: In India, a large majority of blood donors are deferred due to anemia. Anemia is a temporary cause of deferral which can be easily treated. Deferrals due to anemia can be easily identified in blood bank and can be treated and managed effectively.Methods: A retrospective study was carried out in Department of Blood Bank of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Govt. Medical College, Chamba (H.P) over a time period of one year from 1st Jan 2017 to 31st Dec 2017.Results: We observed that the total number of deferrals was 90 out of all blood donors forming 9%. Out of all deferrals, those due to anemia were 23 (25.5%). Prevalence of anemia in female donors is much higher, constituting 26.31% and anemia in male donors in our study is lower forming 1.8%.Conclusions: Our study concluded that percentage of anemia is much higher in females than males. Educating and counseling females about prevention and treatment of anemia would help in lowering the percentage of anemia in females in our community.

scholarly journals An epidemiology of animal bite cases attending tertiary care centre of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru: a retrospective study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 2538
Author(s):  
Navya Sri Sreenivas ◽  
Saraswathi Sakranaik ◽  
Ranganath Thimmanahalli Sobagiah ◽  
Anil Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Virus Transmission ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Paediatric Age ◽  
Epidemiological Pattern ◽  
One Year

Background: Rabies is a viral zoonosis. In up to 99% of cases, domestic dogs are responsible for rabies virus transmission to humans. About 30% of the victims of dog bites are children under the age of 15. Ironically, all these problems are preventable by effective vaccination. However, for an ef­fective prevention programme, it is important to un­derstand the epidemiology of animal bite cases. The objective of the study was to assess the epidemiological pattern of animal bite cases attending anti-rabies clinic. Methods: A record based retrospective study was conducted from April to May 2016 by reviewing the records of one year in anti-rabies clinic. Results: In the study out of 2850 bite victims, 78% were males and about 21, 54% were in the age group of 20-29 years. 97% of cases were bitten by dog. Based on area wise distribution majority of the bite victims were from Bangalore west (49.5%), among them 23% was referred for Immunoglobulin. The study also showed that majority of paediatric cases were reported more during the month of April and May. Conclusions: In our study we found that majority of cases were reported among the paediatric age group during summer vacations. Hence education should be given in the community as well in schools for primary prevention of animal bite. 

scholarly journals A retrospective study on palmoplantar psoriasis and its associations in a tertiary care centre

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 277
Author(s):  
Saradha K. Perumal ◽  
Sudha R. Gopinath
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Plaque Psoriasis ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Plaque Type ◽  
One Year

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Psoriasis is a chronic immune mediated inflammatory condition of the skin. Palmoplantar psoriasis (PPP) is a clinical variant of plaque psoriasis affecting palms and soles extending to the wrist and the margins of the soles and heels. This study was done to find out the prevalence of palmoplantar psoriasis in our setting. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, demographic features and other co-morbidities of the palmoplantar plaque psoriasis in a tertiary care centre.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> We conducted retrospective study for a period of one year (January 2017 to December 2017) on palmoplantar plaque psoriasis patients attending the dermatology OPD.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Among 552 enrolled psoriasis patients, 85 were clinically diagnosed to have palmoplantar psoriasis. The mean age of the patient was 45 years. Most of them belong to 4<sup>th</sup>, 5<sup>th </sup>and 6<sup>th</sup> decade of life. The male to female ratio was 1:2.26. The duration of the disease was more than one year in 73% of patients at the study time. Occupation of the patients included house-wives (50%), manual labourers (36%) and office goers, (13%). Hyperkeratotic plaque type psoriasis with scaling and fissures was the predominant morphological pattern recorded. Dyslipidemia (22%), overweight and obesity (56%), hypothyroidism (6%) and diabetes mellitus (12%) were the observed co-morbidities in this study.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The prevalence of palmoplantar psoriasis (0.09%) was low in our study. Palmoplantar psoriasis affected middle aged adults and had a female predominance in this study. Overweight, obesity, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism were the co-morbid conditions observed in this study. Being a relapsing and chronic condition the disease poses a poor quality of life than plaque type psoriasis.</p>

scholarly journals Hospital Based Birth Defect Surveillance in a Tertiary Care Centre

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
MK Mohan Kumar ◽  
M.S. Vinodkumar ◽  
, Indu
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Anomalies ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Live Births ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Still Births ◽  
One Year ◽  
And Child Health

<div><p><em>According to WHO in 2010, an estimated 270000 deaths globally were attributable to congenital anomalies during first 28 days of life. In an effort to decrease the number of congenital anomalies worldwide, 63<sup>rd</sup> the WHO adopted a birth defects resolution. The aim was to prevent congenital anomalies and raise awareness about their effects. Hospital based surveillance was implemented in India in collaboration with WHO. Institute of Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), Govt. Medical College Kozhikode was selected from the state of Kerala. Aim of this study includes, monitor and detect clusters (outbreaks) of congenital anomalies among a defined population and refer affected infants to appropriate services in a timely manner. Out of 15519 live births and 409 still births during the period of one year from November 2015 to 2016, there were 123 newborns with selected external congenital anomalies. </em><em></em></p></div>

scholarly journals PROFILE OF MEDICOLEGAL AUTOPSIES OF FEMALE SUBJECTS AT A BORDER DISTRICT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF WEST BENGAL - A PILOT STUDY

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Aloke Mazumder ◽  
Umme S Faisal ◽  
Partha Pratim Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Amartya Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Female Subject ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Medical College ◽  
One Year ◽  
Female Subjects

Present study has been conducted at Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Malda Medical College, located at Malda District of West Bengal state that covers both international and state borderand having a different socio economic scenario than rest of the country which is often reflected at the pattern of medicolegal cases reported here. On the other hand, death of a female subject of medicolegal category bears definite implication on such aspects. In view of this one year autopsy based study has been conducted where out of 1685 autopsies, 562 cases were of female subjects. It has been seen that majority of unnatural deaths of females were due to effects of Hanging ( 26.87% ) , followed by Burn (19.93%) and intake of Poison (15.12% ). As per the age group is concerned, commonest age group affected was 16- 20 yrs ( 23.13%), followed by 21- 25 yr ( 14.95%). Highest incidence of such deaths took place in the month of October ( 11.21%) followed closely by August and September. Besides implementing mass awareness program on it, a collaborative research team comprising of Medicos, Judiciary and Police Authority is required to minimize such fatal outcomes of females.

SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

2021 ◽  
pp. 56-58
Author(s):  
G. D. Yadav ◽  
Kuldeep Kumar ◽  
Ashish Varshney ◽  
Himanshu Singh
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Surgical Site Infections ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Cost Of Health Care ◽  
One Year

Background: Surgical site infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, increase in hospital stay and enhanced cost of health care. Objective of present study is to identify the etiological pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility, resistance and risk factors for development SSIs. Methods: It is observational study carried out at Department of General Surgery at GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, India for a period of one year. It is a tertiary care centre and a teaching hospital. A predesigned and pretested proforma was used to collect data. Surgical sites were examined and culture with sensitivity was done for infected wounds. Results: The most commonly isolated bacteria were: Klebsiella, E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Increasing age and associated diabetes showed signicantly higher rates of infection compared to their counterparts. Universal resistance was present to ampicillin, cefoxitin, ceftriaxone and tetracycline, while organism were sensitive to Imipenam, Meropenam and Piperacillin. Conclusions: Post-operative abdominal wound infection represents a substantial burden of disease both for the patients and the healthcare services in terms of the morbidity, mortality and economic costs.

scholarly journals Morbidity and mortality associated with emergency obstetric hysterectomy: a three year retrospective study in a tertiary care centre of India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 3534
Author(s):  
Swati . ◽  
Vineeta . ◽  
Ahmad Nadeem Aslami
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Near Miss ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Post Partum Haemorrhage ◽  
Live Baby

Background: Emergency obstetric hysterectomy (EOH) continues to remain an important life saving procedure in the era of modern obstetrics. EOH acts as a near miss marker as a proxy for maternal mortality. The objective of this study was to analyze 52 EOH done in a tertiary care centre of Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.Methods: A retrospective study was done using hospital records of 52 EOH done in a three year period in the Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, LNJ Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.Results: The incidence of obstetric hysterectomy was 1.25 in 1000 deliveries. The average age of the patients was 27.8 years. Most common reason for EOH was post partum haemorrhage (PPH). 86.5% patients went under subtotal hysterectomies. Several complications occurred in these patients, severe anemia being most common. 28.8% patients died after the operations. More than half patients delivered a live baby while 40.4% had still births.Conclusions: EOH is a life saving procedure. The outcome depends on timely decision and apt clinical judgement because delay can lead to high maternal as well as infant mortality.

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