scholarly journals Seasonal trends in ear, nose, throat and head, neck patients undergoing shortwave diathermy at a tertiary care centre of Punjab: a five-year study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 4006
Author(s):  
Manish Munjal ◽  
Avkash Teotia ◽  
Jatinder Kaur ◽  
Porshia Rishi ◽  
Harjinder Sidhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Population ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Therapeutic Modality ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Population Maximum ◽  
Vacation Period ◽  
Shortwave Diathermy

Background: Shortwave diathermy, a therapeutic modality in acute inflammatory conditions of the ear, nose and neck has its utility in the paediatric, adolescent, middle age and the elderly. The seasonal variations of the patients enrolled in physiotherapy clinics for temporo-fascio-cervical diathermy sessions during a 5 years period, were analysed.   Methods: 490 patients with inflammatory pathologies localized to the head and neck region and referred to the physiotherapy unit of a tertiary care centre of Punjab were analysed. All were subjected to shortwave diathermy. The subjects were analysed for any seasonal trends.Results: In the paediatric age group, maximum patients were observed in the month of March over the period of 5 years followed by the month of January. In the adolescent population maximum patients were observed in the month of November over the period of 5 years followed by the month of December. In the Adult population maximum patients were observed in the month of April over the period of 5 years followed by January and August.Conclusion: Paediatric patients came for regular sittings in the end of March end, i.e. post examination vacation period. The elderly visited mostly during winters. Malignant otitis externa with underlying diabetes worsens in winters due to increase in intake of sugary energy drinks. 

scholarly journals Demographic profile of ear nose throat and head neck patients undergoing shortwave diathermy in a tertiary care centre of Punjab: a five-year study

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 1659
Author(s):  
Manish Munjal ◽  
Avkash Teotia ◽  
Jatinder Kaur ◽  
Porshia Rishi ◽  
Harjinder Sidhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pain Therapy ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Short Wave ◽  
Therapeutic Modality ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Head Neck ◽  
Shortwave Diathermy

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background: </strong>Short wave diathermy is a panacea in many otorhinolaryngology and head neck pathologies where either conservative therapeutic modality or surgical intervention has been undertaken. The profile of subjects who underwent short wave diathermy in a period of 5 year is discussed.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>490 subjects undergoing short wave diathermy in the otorhinolaryngology and physiotherapy services of a tertiary care centre of Punjab were analyzed during a period of five years. The subjects were studied for their demographic profile.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results: </strong>Maximum patients 42.24% (207 patients) who underwent shortwave diathermy were in the middle age group (21-60 years). Females 62.04% (304 patients) outnumbered the males 37.95% (186 patients). Maximum sittings of male patients were 54 (13.91%) and for females were 47 (12.11%) during the period 2015-2016.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Short wave diathermy is an effective pain therapy for inflammations of ear, nose neck and the maxillofacial region.  </p>

scholarly journals Efficacy of bipolar hemiarthroplasty in the elderly people: a study in a tertiary care centre

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 396
Author(s):  
G. Ramachandra Reddy ◽  
P. N. Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty ◽  
Common Complication ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Type Iv ◽  
Prosthetic Implant ◽  
The Mean

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">Intertrochanteric fractures are associated with severe displacement and comminution are very common among the elderly patients especially women. Hemiarthroplasty is a procedure, where the head of the femur is replaced with a prosthetic implant. This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of the bipolar hemiarthroplasty among the elderly patients with intra capsular fractures.</span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> Bipolar hemiarthroplasty with or without cement was performed on 77 patients above the age of 60 years with femoral neck fractures.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Out of the 77 patients, 79.2% were females and 20.8% were males. The mean age of all the patients was 68.4 years. Type IV was found to be most common among the elderly. The outcome of the surgery was excellent in more than 75% of the cases. Only one patient had a poor outcome. The most common complication of the surgery was limb shortening in 5.2% patients followed by superficial infections in 2.6%<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Bipolar hemiarthroplasty for the unstable hip fractures in the elderly has good results with early mobilizations and minimal complications. This ultimately affects the general health of the patients and reduces morbidity and mortality<span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p>

scholarly journals Dermatoses in the elderly: Clinico-demographic profile of patients attending a tertiary care centre

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Anupam Das ◽  
Dhiraj Kumar ◽  
Debabrata Bandyopadhyay ◽  
SatyendraN Chowdhury ◽  
NilayK Das ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Demographic Profile
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