scholarly journals Normative Orbital Measurement Based on Computed Tomography Imaging in Tertiary Care Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anitha Kini ◽  
Sanket Vinubhai Davra
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Optic Nerve ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Ct Scanner ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Left Orbit

Introduction: The orbit is an anatomically complex region. Clear idea of the normal orbital measurements is needed for the diagnosis and management of the various diseases that may affect the orbit like optic neuritis, optic nerve glioma, meningioma, proptosis and exophthalmos. Aim: To evaluate normative orbital measurement at tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, Karnataka in Indian population based on Non Enhanced Computed Tomography (NECT) imaging. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study of 100 patients referred to a tertiary care centre for NECT of the brain for diseases other than those of the orbits was conducted. Patients having any orbital disorder, surgery or trauma and having metallic implants were excluded from the study. The patients of all age groups and either sex were included. The horizontal orbital diameter, vertical orbital diameter, orbital index, optic nerve complex, globe position, interorbital diameter and interzygomatic line measurements were calculated for 100 patients, i.e., total of 200 orbits using both axial and direct coronal CT images. Mean measurements of these parameters were calculated. Scans were performed on Siemens Somatom Perspective 128 slice multi- detector CT scanner. All statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for The Social Sciences (SPSS) for windows software (SPSS Inc. Illinois, Chicago, USA). Results: The mean orbital index was 118.6 and 118.3 for right and left orbit, respectively. It was derived from mean horizontal orbital diameter of 32.5 mm and 31.7 mm of right and left orbit, respectively and mean vertical orbital diameter of 38.4 mm and 37.4 mm of right and left orbit, respectively. Mean optic nerve sheath complex diameter was 5.2 mm and 5.4 mm for right and left orbit, respectively, while mean globe position measurements 6.7 mm and 6.8 mm of right and left orbit, respectively. Average interorbital distance was 22.9 mm and average interzygomatic distance 97.1 mm. Conclusion: The present study has given normative mean measurements for various orbital structures that are essential to ophthalmologists and radiologists to differentiate normal from abnormal dimensions which is likely to be helpful in accurate assessment of various orbital pathologies.

scholarly journals FREQUENCY AND CAUSES OF PERINATAL MORTALITY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
Maimoona Qadir ◽  
Sohail Amir ◽  
Samina Jadoon ◽  
Muhammad Marwat
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Perinatal Mortality ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Disorders ◽  
Perinatal Mortality Rate

Background: Perinatal mortality rate indicates quality of care provided during pregnancy and delivery to the mother and to the neonate in its early neonatal period. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and causes of perinatal mortality in a tertiary care hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016. The inclusion criteria was all singleton gestation with gestational age of at least 24 weeks presenting with perinatal mortality. Data was collected for the following variables; age groups (up to 20 years, 21-30 years, 31-40 years and > 40 years), booking status (yes/ no), period of gestation (24-31+6, 32-36+6, 37-39+6 and > 40 weeks), Foetal weight ( 3.5 kg) and cause of perinatal mortality. Results: Out of 4508 deliveries there were 288 perinatal deaths, including 228 stillbirths and 60 neonatal deaths, so perinatal mortality rate was 63.8/1000 births. 90.28% women were unbooked. Most common cause was hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (27.78%) followed by antepartum haemorrhage (25.71%) and then mechanical causes (13.88%). Congenital anomalies comprised 11.8% cases, neonatal problems 10.07% and maternal medical disorders for 4.16% cases. Cause of 4.16% cases remained unexplained. Conclusion: Appropriate strategies like control of identifiable causes, proper antenatal and postnatal care, healthy delivery practices and availability of emergency neonatal care facilities can bring down perinatal mortality rates.

scholarly journals Composite index of anthropometric failure among under 5 children attending the Immunoprophylaxis clinic in a tertiary care hospital in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 888
Author(s):  
Abhijit Kherde ◽  
Chaitanya R. Patil ◽  
Jyotsna Deshmukh ◽  
Prithvi B. Petkar
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Under nutrition is a global public health problem. There are numerous methods of assessment of malnutrition among which CIAF is the most recent, relatively robust since it envisages all the parameters for estimation of nutritional status of the children. So, this study was conducted to find the rates of composite index of anthropometric failure in the children attending the Immunoprophylaxis clinic in a tertiary care hospital of Nagpur and to find associations with the socio demographic variables.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Immunoprophylaxis clinic of a tertiary care institute in Nagpur from September 2016 to January 2017. The study subjects were the children attending the OPD of Immunoprophylaxis clinic of a tertiary care hospital. Necessary permissions were taken before the start of the study. Data was collected using pretested and pre-designed questionnaire. Height and weight were measured using standard guidelines and categorized into groups of CIAF as described by Nandy et al.Results: A total of 460 study subjects were enrolled in the study. The mean age group of the study subjects was 2.47±1.56 years. According to the grades of CIAF, 48.51% were having no failure. Age and gender were factors which were associated with failure status by CIAF.Conclusions: We found high rates of anthropometric failure in our study. The age groups less than 3 years had higher odds of being in failure when compared to more than 3 years age. Further, males had higher odds of being into failure when compared to females. Community based studies are recommended.

scholarly journals Clinicodemographic Profile of Children with Seizures in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagendra Chaudhary ◽  
Murli Manohar Gupta ◽  
Sandeep Shrestha ◽  
Santosh Pathak ◽  
Om Prakash Kurmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Idiopathic Epilepsy ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Partial Seizures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity

Seizures are one of the common causes for hospital admissions in children with significant mortality and morbidity. This study was conducted to study the prevalence and clinicodemographic profile of children with seizures in a tertiary care hospital of western Nepal. This prospective cross-sectional study conducted over a period of 2 years included all admitted children (2 months–16 years) with seizures. Among 4962 admitted children, seizures were present in 3.4% (n=168) of children, with male preponderance. 138 (82.1%) children had generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) and 30 (17.9%) children had partial seizures. GTCS were more common than partial seizures in both sexes (male = 82.7%; female = 81.2%) and age groups. There was no statistical significance in the distribution of seizures (GTCS and partial seizures) with sexes (P=0.813) and age groups (P=0.955). Mean ages of children having GTCS and partial seizures were 8.2±4.6 years and 8.2±4.2 years, respectively. Loss of consciousness (55.4%), fever (39.9%), vomiting (35.1%), and headache (16.1%) were common complaints in seizure patients. Significant number of GTCS cases had fever (P=0.041) and neurocysticercosis (n=72; 43%) was the most common etiology in seizure patients. Idiopathic epilepsy (38 (22.6%)), meningoencephalitis (26 (15.5%)), and febrile convulsions (14 (8.33%)) were other leading disorders in children with seizures.

scholarly journals Rational and irrational use of intra-venous infusions: a cross-sectional study among patients of a tertiary care hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1286
Author(s):  
Amber G. ◽  
Muhammad J. Khan ◽  
Amina K. ◽  
Warda G. ◽  
Murtaza G. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Age ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Intravenous infusions (IV) are a rapid mean of administering drugs. Hospitals are commonplace for their use, but at the same time they have many serious potential complications. This study aims to know the justified use of intravenous infusion among patients of a tertiary care hospital and awareness about its use.Methods: It was a cross-sectional study in which 249 subjects were conveniently studied. Nil per oral, severity of dehydration, vomiting, and diarrhoea was used as confirmatory criteria for using IV Infusions. Questionnaire with verbal consent was used to collect the data. Descriptive statistical analysis was applied to analyse the data and presented as means, frequencies and percentages in the form of tables and figure.Results: Total n249 (100%) subjects, n68 (27.3%) males and n181 (72.7%) females with average age was 24.05±14.21 years participated. Among n116 (46.6%) irrational users, females n76 (30.5%) were more then males n40 (16.1) with significant difference, p= 0.018. However, no significant difference was found among other variables (age groups, profession, education, awareness and rational or irrational use of IV infusion). Majority n249, n204 (81.9%) were not aware of the IV infusion medication error and doctors were most common unjustified prescribers of IV infusion, n105 (90.5%).Conclusions: The study concluded with the more prevalent irrational IV infusion use in our setup. Doctors appeared the dominant prescriber of irrational IV infusion. This statement is astonishing and must not be overlooked. Female gender, adult age, under-grade patients and students are more exposed to irrational IV infusion.

scholarly journals Job satisfaction among doctors of a tertiary care hospital of eastern India

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 595-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharmistha Bhattacherjee ◽  
Kuntala Ray ◽  
Jayanta Kumar Roy ◽  
Abhijit Mukherjee ◽  
Hironmoy Roy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction

Background: Job satisfaction expresses the extent of congruence between an individual’s expectation of the job and the reward that the job provides. Job satisfaction among doctors is an issue that is of utmost importance because of factors like patient relationships and time pressures associated with managed care. The current study was done to determine the level of job satisfaction in doctors posted in a tertiary care hospital of eastern India and to find out the factors associated with it.Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among 255 doctors posted in a tertiary care hospital of eastern India. Data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire consisting of 49 items addressing the seven domains of job satisfaction, where higher values indicated higher level of satisfaction. The average scores of items were computed to construct factor scores for each individual. Two stage cluster analysis was performed to get the proportion of satisfied doctors and binary logistic regression was used for comparison of predictors of job satisfaction.Results: The proportion of job satisfaction was found to be 59.6% and the most important factor was found to be working space. On adjustment, the odds of being satisfied were found to be higher in the older age groups, among males, doctors posted in preclinical or paraclinical departments and those staying in present setting for 5 years or more.Conclusion: More than half of the doctors were found to be satisfied with their job which can help the policy makers to make necessary strategies to increase the level of satisfaction of the employees.

A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS WITH INVOLVEMENT OF DIFFERENT ANATOMICAL SITES ATTENDING TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

2021 ◽  
pp. 35-36
Author(s):  
Ravinuthala Purnima ◽  
Hafiz Deshmukh ◽  
Ashish Deshmukh ◽  
Sunil Jadhav ◽  
Shiv Prasad Kasat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Anatomical Site ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients ◽  
Medical College

OBJECTIVE: To assess the number of new cases of Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, by characterizing patients based on anatomical site. METHODS: This is a retrospective, descriptive study of diagnosed patients of EPTB of all age groups and was conducted in the MGM medical college and hospital, Aurangabad, a tertiary care hospital. Data for this study was obtained from JAN 2018 to DEC 2020. RESULTS: This study showed that out of all EPTB cases, the incidence of Lymph node T.B is higher followed by Pleural T.B. The incidence of EPTB is higher in younger population. CONCLUSION: Our study points out the population which is at higher risk of EPTB. Since diagnosing EPTB is difcult as the samples taken from the affected organs are paucibacillary giving rise to higher chance of misdiagnosing such patients. Astrong clinical suspicion plays a crucial role in the early diagnosis and treatment of such patients.

scholarly journals Prevalence of congenital anomalies in babies and associated maternal etiological factors at tertiary care hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4189
Author(s):  
Shahana I. Chandniwala
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Anomalies ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Maternal Risk Factors ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Maternal Risk ◽  
Factors Associated

Background: The objective of this study was to know the local prevalence of congenital anomaly and study the maternal risk factors associated with it.Methods: Cross sectional descriptive study was carved out. All live babies were examined for presence of congenital anomalies and mother were looked for presence of socio-demographic factor.Results: In this study of 1 year 5767 live birth took place at tertiary care centre out of which 63 babies had congenital anomalies. Therefore, prevalence of congenital anomalies at tertiary care centre was 1.08%.Conclusions: The incidence of malformations were significantly higher in babies born to mothers over the age of 35 years and with parity 4 and above. 

scholarly journals Mean Evan's Index among Patients with Normal Computed Tomography Scan visiting Radiology Department in a Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (240) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sagar Koirala ◽  
Prity Agrawal ◽  
Suresh Bishokarma ◽  
Pratyush Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Radiology Department ◽  
Point Estimate ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: Evan's index is useful to objectively see if ventricles size is abnormal especially in borderline cases of hydrocephalus. Studying ventricular size in CT scan is essential in every pathology of the brain. Use of objective parameters to define hydrocephalus helps us not only to diagnose a case but also follow up the case following treatment. The aim of this study was to find out the mean even index among patients visiting the department of radiology of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital from 1st january 2020 to 31st December 2020. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of Upendra Devkota Memorial Neurological and Allied Sciences (reference number: 116/2021). Computed tomography scans were done for various reasons in the hospital over a one year period and reported normal by the radiologists were included in the study. Convenient sampling was done. Statistical analysis was done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with mean and standard deviation for continuous data. Results: In this study, among the 216 cases, the mean Evan’s index was found to be 0.20±0.04. Conclusions: The mean evan’s index in our study population was lower than the normal cut-off value.

A Study on Prevalence of Ocular Injuries among Workmen of Welding, Grinding and Polishing, Attending the Out Patient Department and Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Centre

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 425-428
Author(s):  
Lipika Panda ◽  
Prafulla Chandra Mahapatra ◽  
Kamala Kanta Sahoo
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Eye Injuries ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Department Of Ophthalmology ◽  
Ocular Injuries

BACKGROUND We wanted to estimate the incidence and prevalence of ocular injuries among occupational workers in welding and grinding industry treated in a tertiary care hospital, determine the major types of ocular morbidities in welding and grinding workers and identify the vulnerable age groups suffering from ocular injuries due to welding and grinding. METHODS This hospital based cross-sectional study was carried out among 712 patients having ocular injuries only for occupational workers doing welding, grinding or polishing work. The study period was from 01 / 01 / 2018 to 30 / 06 / 2018. The study was conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology, Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital. All patients were assessed for demographic distribution, detailed ocular evaluation and a questionnaire related to awareness about the injuries and safety measures taken during the work. RESULTS During the period of study, 712 patients who had ocular injuries due to welding and grinding work were included in the study. The mean age was 33.87 years with a standard deviation (SD) of 9.86. There were no female workers who reported such injuries. Most injuries were corneal foreign body (63.90 %), conjunctival foreign body (2.81 %), conjunctivitis due to fumes (11.94 %), laceration (8.71 %) and keratoconjunctivitis (12.64 %). CONCLUSIONS To complement standard epidemiological research, the narrative accident text offers useful evidence. Staff conducting a welding job or working with local welders should be qualified to recognise possible dangers and appropriate protective equipment should be used to prevent eye injury. KEYWORDS Ocular Injuries, Welding & Grinding Work, Risk Factor for Eye Injuries

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