scholarly journals A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF BACTERIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT INFECTION IN CLOSED FRACTURES

Author(s):  
Uday Raman ◽  
R C Meena ◽  
Shekh Mohammed Khan ◽  
Navendu Ranjan

Background: Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is defined as pain associated with erythema, induration, local tenderness, pus discharge or any culture positive or negative discharge from a surgically created wound. Methods: Hospital based Descriptive type of Observational study conducted on Patients in the department of Orthopaedics in teaching hospitals attached to S.M.S Medical College and hospital. Results: 6.2% patients have wound infection.    Gram positive 87.5% patients have found with Staph. Aureus and Gram negative 12.5% patients have found with Pseudomonas. Conclusion: Infection in closed fractures with implants was quite high. Th e adverse outcome of SSIs related to a clean orthopedic surgical procedure can be associated with significant morbidity, cost, and even mortality. Keywords: Infection, Closed, Implants

Author(s):  
Rajendra Kumar Goyal

Background- Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is defined as pain associated with erythema, induration, local tenderness, pus discharge or any culture positive or negative discharge from a surgically created wound. Methods- Descriptive type of Observational study conducted on Patients in the department of Orthopaedics. Results- 6.00% patients have wound infection.    Gram positive 83.33% patients have found with Staph. Aureus and Gram- negative 16.67% patients have found with Pseudomonas. Conclusion- Infection in closed fractures with implants was quite high. The adverse outcome of SSIs related to a clean orthopedic surgical procedure can be associated with significant morbidity, cost, and even mortality.  Keywords- SSI, Closed, Implants


Author(s):  
Sawai Singh ◽  
Lokesh Soni

Background: Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is defined as pain associated with erythema, induration, local tenderness, pus discharge or any culturepositive or negative discharge from a surgically created wound. Methods: Hospital based Descriptive type of Observational study conducted on Patients in the department of Orthopaedics. Results: Total 5.00% patients have wound infection. Gram positive 80.00% patients have found with Staph. Aureus and Gram negative 20.00%patients have found with Pseudomonas. Conclusion: Infection in closed fractures with implants was quite high. The adverse outcome of SSIs related to a clean orthopedic surgical procedure can be associated with significant morbidity, cost, and even mortality. Keywords: Infection, SSI, Fracture


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (30) ◽  
pp. 2697-2701
Author(s):  
Sasikala K ◽  
Vitni Fernz ◽  
Abitha Raj B.T ◽  
Ajith V. Asok ◽  
Amritha Mathew ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND Cyanide is a rapidly acting poison which has been the suicidal agent of choice since time unknown. Its notoriety also extends to homicide, and it has often been used by serial killers. It is found in nature and is used in various industries, but is difficult to obtain nowadays as a result of strict policy implementation. METHODS All cases of cyanide poisoning over a period of 20 years from 2000 to 2019 were studied. Samples were sent for identification and quantification by GC-MS to the chemical examiner’s laboratory. Data was collected in pro forma and entered into Microsoft Excel and analysed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). RESULTS A total of 84 cases were studied over a period of 20 years. The majority of cases were recorded in the first decade of the study period. Most common age group involved was 31 to 40 years. Males comprised 84.9 % of the total. Majority were suicidal in nature, and 22.6 % were suicide pacts. The reason for committing suicide could not be found in 59.3 %. 67.9 % were found dead or brought dead to the hospital. In 24 % cases, the typical smell of bitter almonds was identified. Police were able to make out the presence of poison in 83.3 % during the preliminary investigation. CONCLUSIONS Males were the commonly affected. Ingestion of poison was the method of administration in all cases. Majority were suicides, and occurred in the residence of the victims. In majority of cases, police could identify the cause of death as poisoning. The characteristic smell could be identified only in a few cases. KEYWORDS Cyanide, Corrosion, Poisoning, Suicide


Author(s):  
Aditi Jindal ◽  
Rama Thakur ◽  
Santosh Minhas

Background: Stillbirth is one of the most common yet the most poorly studied adverse outcome of pregnancy. Objective of present study was to determine the risk factors and prevalence of stillbirth at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kamla Nehru State Hospital, for Mother and Child, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.Methods: A prospective non-interventional study was conducted with effect from 1st August 2015 to 31st July 2016, during which all the intrapartum and antepartum stillbirths were enrolled.Results: During the study period total number of stillbirth were 94 and the total number of live births were 6412, giving a stillbirth rate of 14.66/1000 live births. The perinatal mortality was 22.1/1000 births. The most common cause of stillbirth as revealed in the study was hypertensive disorder.Conclusions: The stillbirth rate in the study was higher than the stillbirth rate of developed countries. Improvement of socioeconomic conditions, literacy and health education among women will definitely be important to curb the staggeringly high stillbirth rate, but the need of the hour is to deploy adequate number of dedicated skilled providers.


2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Joyabrata Das ◽  
Subash Majumdar ◽  
Subrata Das ◽  
Saiem Nurul Anwar ◽  
Hossain Ahmed ◽  
...  

Background: The liver is the organ most subjected to the development of abscesses and made up 48 % of all visceral abscesses' and 7% of all intra abdominal abscesses. Liver abscess should be suspected when there is a combination of fever, leucocytosis, constitutional symptoms, and pain in the right upper quadrant, and tenderness over the liver or right lower rib cage. The liver is affected by a number of local and disseminated infections; their frequency and types vary considerably around the world. Parasitic disorders are more prevalent in developing countries. Methods: It was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The cases were taken from the admitted patients of Medicine unit of SMCH, Chittagong. The study was conducted over a period of one year with a sample size of 50 patients and sample was taken by purposive sampling. Results: Among 50 patients 40 (80%) were diagnosed as ALA and 10 (20%) were diagnosed as PLA. ALA cases are common in 21-30 years age group & PLA cases are more common in >50 years of age group. Majority of the cases were from rural area. Common clinical features were fever, abdominal pain, nausea and tender hepatomegaly. Diarrhea was present on admission in 7 (15.9%) patients of ALA. Anaemia was common in both but polymorphonuclear leucocytosis was moderate to severe in PLA. Microscopic examination of stool samples for E. Histolytica trophozoites was positive in 3 (7.5%) cases and cysts in 4(10%) cases. Nine patients had right sided pleural effusion. Conclusions: Clinical features are common in both ALA and PLA. Liver abscesses are more common in men and more prevalent in rural areas. ALA more commonly occurs in 21-30 years age group but can occur at any age. Pyogenic abscess is more common in older age group (>50 years) and E. Coli is the commonest organism. Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College Journal Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2013: 44-48


2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-28
Author(s):  
Zubaida Gulshan Ara ◽  
ASM Shafiqul Islam ◽  
Umme Kulsum Sharmin Zaman ◽  
Anjuman Ara ◽  
Reeva Aireen Busreea

This cross sectional descriptive study was done to see the length of the cervix in Bangladeshi cadaver to find out the anatomical variation and to compare it with other study findings. 60 post mortem specimens containing female genital organs particularly uterine cervix were collected by purposive sampling technique from cadavers of different age groups. All the collected specimens were fixed in 10% formalin solution. This study was carried out in the department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College from July 2006 to June 2007. Both gross and fine dissections were performed to measure the length of the uterine cervix. We compare our study findings with that of the references. Maximum mean length of the cervix was found in the 13-45 years age group. It was 2.89 cm. CBMJ 2016 July: Vol. 05 No. 02 P: 26-28


2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
Shanti Subedi

Objective: To assess the efficacy, safety and cost effectiveness of Misoprostol (Prostaglandin E1 analogue) as a single dose of 800?g in first trimester abortion Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital from June 2010-June 2011 where 110 patients were enrolled for first trimester abortions including incomplete, missed, blighted ovum. Each woman received a single dose of 800?g of Misoprostol intravaginally and the the process of abortion was monitored to assess the outcome measures. Results: Successful abortion was seen in 102 patients (92.7%) with induction to delivery interval of < 24 hours and the remaining 8 (7.2%) of them had to undergo surgical evacuation. Side effects noted were lower abdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Mean hospital stay of the patients was 48 hours. Conclusion: Misoprostol is a safe, cost effective and efficacious drug for first trimester abortion even as a single dosage.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v1i2.7293 Journal of Nobel Medical College (2012), Vol.1 No.2 p.11-13


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 1469
Author(s):  
Arpitha B. ◽  
Adarsh E. ◽  
Rajanish K. V.

Background: Poisoning is one of the commonest cause of emergency hospital admission in children. The accidental poisoning is seen more commonly in toddlers and intentional poisoning is seen in adolescents. Rapid globalization and increased stress has increased the risk of suicidal poisoning. The accidental poisoning can be reduced by proper education to parents and by keeping poisonous substances out of reach of the child.Methods: The study was carried out over 18 months. Sociodemographic profile of pediatric cases was studied in department of  pediatrics at Rajarajeswari medical college and hospital. Descriptive study analysis was done.Results: During 18 month study period, 34 cases were analysed. The incidence was found to be 1.64%. Male:female ratio was found to be 1:1.6. Majority belonged to upper lower class and majority were from urban class.Conclusions: The importance childhood poisoning with its association with socio-demographic factors were studied and intervention were done.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Binod Kumar Yadav ◽  
Gaurav Jung Shah ◽  
Rahul Yadav ◽  
Rajendra Mahat ◽  
Aayush Joshi

Introduction: Mental health is an important aspect of overall health of a person. Depression is a common mental health problem all around the world. According to WHO, as many as 350 million people suffer from depression all over the globe. Medical studies are well known to be stressful for students and psychological problems like depression are quite common among medical students. Although many studies are done on mental health of students worldwide, studies on depression among medical students of Nepal are quite few. Aims: To find out the prevalence of depression among medical students in Nepalgunj Medical College. Methods: A descriptive study was done in the batch of 2016 with a Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI) Questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of depression among the study subjects was found to be 25.9%. Bullying was found to be a strong factor responsible for depression among medical students. Conclusion: Depression was highly prevalent among the medical students. Students who were bullied and had appropriate pocket money suffered from higher levels of depression.


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