scholarly journals Prevalence of ENT diseases in Chitradurga district of Karnataka, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 380
Author(s):  
Amardeep Singh ◽  
Manjunath K. ◽  
Manjunatha Rao S. V. ◽  
Akash Aradhya S.
Keyword(s):  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
General Population ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Throat Region ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Nasal Diseases

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Study was conducted to observe the magnitude of ENT morbidity in the predominantly rural district of Chitradurga, Karnataka.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> It was a retrospective study based on medical records of the patients attending OPD of Otorhino-laryngology department in a tertiary care hospital. Retrieved data was tabulated in terms of frequency and percentage to assess the prevalence of ENT diseases in this region.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Study revealed high prevalence of ear diseases (40.4%) followed by throat problems (28.5%). Among ear group, majority of patients (19.7%) had otitis media. In throat region, there was high prevalence of pharyngitis (12.8%) and tonsillitis (8.0%). Nasal diseases reflected allergic rhinitis (7.0%) and symptomatic DNS (6.5%) as the major contributors to ENT pathologies.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Results of the present study reveal that ear and throat diseases form the largest component of ENT problems. Most of these are infectious and preventable. Health education of general population will play a major role in curtailing the related morbidity.</p>

scholarly journals Experience of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies in a Tertiary Care Hospital: a Retrospective Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. E202043
Author(s):  
Aamir Hussain Hela ◽  
Haseeb Mohammad Khandwaw ◽  
Rahul Kumar ◽  
Mir Adnan Samad
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Surgical Site Infection ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Open Cholecystectomy ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Site Infection ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the most commonly performed surgical procedure of digestive tract. It has replaced open cholecystectomy as gold standard treatment for cholelithiasis and inflammation of gallbladder.  It is estimated that approximately 90% of cholecystectomies in the  United States are performed using a laparoscopic approach.  The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in context to its complications, morbidity and mortality in a tertiary care hospital.  Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 1200 patients, who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomies, during the period from January 2019 to December 2019, at Government Medical College Jammu J & K, India and necessary data was collected and reviewed. Results: In our study, a total of 1200 patients were studied including 216 males (18%) and 984 females (82%). The mean age of the patients was 43.35±8.61. The mean operative time in our study was 55.5±10.60 minutes with range of 45 – 90 minutes. Conversion rate was 2.6%. 2 patients were re-explored. Bile duct injury was found in 6 patients (0.5%).  Conclusions: Gallstone disease is a global health problem. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has now replaced open cholecystectomy as the first choice of treatment for gallstones. Gall stone diseases is most frequently encountered in female population. The risk factors for conversion to open cholecystectomy include male gender, previous abdominal surgery, acute cholecystitis, dense adhesions and fibrosis in Calot’ s triangle, anatomical variations, advanced age, comorbidity, obesity, suspicion of common bile duct stones, jaundice, and decreased surgeon experience. The incidence of surgical site infection has significantly decreased in laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared to open cholecystectomy. In our study we could not find any case of surgical site infection.

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