RIGID BRONCHOSCOPY

Objectives: To evaluate foreign bodies in tracheobronchial tree and effectiveness of the therapeutic use of rigid bronchoscopy in a tertiary care setting. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and duration of study. This study was carried out at Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi from June 2006 to June 2010. Patients and methods: This descriptive study was designed to evaluate the foreign bodies in tracheobronchial tree & effectiveness of the use of rigid bronchoscopy in a tertiary care setting. Sixty two patients underwent initial evaluation by ENT consultants and senior registrars followed by management with rigid bronchoscopy. Results: The most commonly affected age group was under 4 years. Male to female ratio was 3:1. Right main bronchus was affected in 51.61% cases. Most of the foreign bodies removed were organic in nature in 90.32% cases. The success rate for removal with rigid bronchoscopy was achieved in 98.39% cases, with fewer complications and no mortality Conclusions: It may be concluded from this study that early diagnosis & management is essential to prevent morbidity & mortality associated with foreign bodies. Rigid bronchoscopy is the most effective procedure for the removal of foreign bodies in tracheobronchial tree.

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A Descriptive Study to Assess the Paternal Knowledge and Attitude towards Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Selected Tertiary Care Setting, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India

Medico-Legal Update ◽

10.37506/mlu.v20i2.1071 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Care Setting ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Tertiary Care Setting

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Urinary tract infections: a retrospective, descriptive study of causative organisms and antimicrobial pattern of samples received for culture, from a tertiary care setting

GERMS ◽

10.11599/germs.2016.1100 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 132-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal ◽

Savitha Nagaraj

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract ◽

Urinary Tract Infections ◽

Care Setting ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Tract Infections ◽

Tertiary Care Setting

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Frequency and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated From Urine Specimens at a Tertiary Care Setting

Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Science ◽

10.37762/jgmds.9-1.126 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 15-19

Author(s):

Ihsan Ullah ◽

Aamir Hussain ◽

Humera Adeeb ◽

Mubarak Zeb

Keyword(s):

Care Setting ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Study Drug ◽

Drug Susceptibility ◽

Military Hospital ◽

Gram Negative ◽

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern ◽

Tertiary Care Setting ◽

Urine Specimens

OBJECTIVES: To find out the frequency and pattern of conventional antibiotic susceptibility of gram-negative bacilli cultured from urine specimens of patients at a tertiary care setting. METHODOLOGY: This study was conducted at the Microbiology Department of Combined Military Hospital Multan from June 2016 to May 2017. The data in this retrospective descriptive study was collected from urine culture records of the Microbiology Department, CMH Multan. Only those urine specimens who revealed positive gram-negative bacilli cultures were included in the study. Drug susceptibility patterns of these isolates were recorded against routinely used antibiotics (e.g. Nitrofurantoin, Imipenem, Sulbactum-cefoperazone, Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin) and evaluated accordingly. RESULTS: A total of 1703 urine specimens were submitted for culture and antibiotics susceptibility testing during the period of study. A total of 128 specimens showed growth of gram-negative rods. Imipenem (95% sensitivity), Sulbactam- Cefoperazone (88% sensitivity) and Nitrofurantoin (87% sensitivity) were highly effective antibiotics against the cultured gram-negative bacilli in the study. CONCLUSION: This study showed that E. coli is the commonest cause of urinary tract infection (UTIs), followed by Klebsiella and Enterobacter species among gram-negative bacilli in our set up. In-vitro efficacy of Imipenem, Sulbactam- Cefoperazone and Nitrofurantoin was found to be the highest against these gram-negative bacilli as compared to other antimicrobials. On the contrary, in-vitro efficacy of ciprofloxacin and gentamycin was found to be extremely low.

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