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Original article:
1Akshay M Daga,*2Pankaj J Akhare,3Ajay S Saxena,4Mohit B Zamad,5Mohsin A Quazi & 6RidhiShri P Akhare
Affiliation:-
1Associate Professor,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,V.S.P.M’s Dental College and Research Center,Digdoh Hills, Hingna,Nagpur – 440019. Maharashtra. India.
*2Associate Professor,Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics,V.S.P.M’s Dental College and Research Center,Digdoh Hills, Hingna,Nagpur – 440019. Maharashtra. India.
3Associate Professor,Department of Conservative & Endodontics,SPDC Dental College and Research Center,DMIMMS, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha.Maharashtra. India.
4 3rd Year PG,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,V.S.P.M’s Dental College and Research Center,Digdoh Hills, Hingna,Nagpur – 440019. Maharashtra. India.
5 2nd Year PG,Department of Prostthetic & Implantology,S K Dental College and Research Center,Hingna,Nagpur – 440019.Maharashtra.India.
6 BDS,92, New Jagruti Colony,Near Friends Colony,Katol Road,Nagpur–440013.Maharashtra. India.
Abstract:
Background: Cleft surgeries in the developing world serve as not only aesthetic and functional ones but, in some cases, as life saving operations too.
Aim: To evaluate the level of awareness of cleft patients with regards to their defect and relate it to their quality of life taking internationally approved and local factors into consideration.
Settings and Design:
Random study 123 patients completed the MOS short form – 36 questionnaire to evaluate the health related quality of life along with a few other questions. The aesthetic, functional and psychological outcomes were assessed on a visual analog scale.
Results: The main cause for clefts was considered to be god’s will. 29% of the patients were not allowed to draw water from the local well and 38% were not allowed to join school before the surgery, while post surgically only 6% had the same problems. The health related quality of life questionnaire demonstrated higher scores in all subsets under the mental health criteria after cleft surgeries.
Conclusion: Where myths and beliefs are still present, the surgery not only improves the facial appearance and function, but also helps the patient to be inculcated back into the society.
Key Words: Cleft Lip and palate, Health related quality of life, Myths and beliefs, Psychological aspects, Short form questionnaire.
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Article citation:-
Akhare et al. Cleft lip and palate- Improving lives through awareness. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.) 2013, June; 31(31): 1159-1163.
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Original article:-
Khadanga Sagar 1* & T. Karuna2
Affiliation:-
1Department of Medicine, M.K.C.G Medical college & hospital; Berhampur, Odisha, India. 2Department of Microbiology Hi-Tech Medical college & hospital ; Block 3,flat 1,Pandara, Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar ,Odisha, India.
Abstract:- Background: According to standard textbooks the diagnosis of UTI in male is questionable in the absence of anatomical abnormalities, instrumentation or rectal intercourse. But in our clinical practice we come across male UTI in the age group of 15-50. We wanted to study this aspect of male UTI and their sensitivity pattern. Material & methods: We conducted a prospective interventional type of hospital based study. A predesigned questioner was designed. Midstream clean catch urine samples were collected from 217 patients after carefully considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The samples were transported and processed within 1 hr. The urine samples were then processed by semi quantitative culture methods. Results: Sterile pyuria was found in 68.6% (149/217) cases. Among 68 culture positive cases the most common organism isolated was E.coli in 36.7% (25/68) cases. Non E.coli GNB was isolated in 42.6% (29 /68) cases. GPC were isolated in 16.1% (11/68) cases. Mycobacteriuria was found in 7 out of 149 sterile pyuria cases. Nitrofurantoin was the most sensitive oral drug followed by ciprofloxacin for GNB. Almost all GPC were sensitive to Linezolid and Vancomycin. . Conclusion: Though E.coli was the most common uropathogen, non-E.coli GNB related UTI is definitely increasing. GPC related UTI once rare in males, are not uncommon these days. Linezolid should be added to Nitrofurantoin/Quinolones in non resolving UTI as empirical therapy. Genitourinary tuberculosis should be suspected in non resolving symptomatic sterile pyuria cases. Key Words:-Acid fast bacilli (AFB), Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CONS), Escherichia coli (E. coli), Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) ,Gram-positive cocci (GPC), urinary tract infection (UTI).
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Original article:-
D. Lalitha Devi1*,K. Satyanarayana Murthy2 , Shaswat Kumar Patnaik3 & V. Subbi Reddy4
Affiliation:-
1Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, 2Professor and H.O.D, Department of Pharmacology, 3Associate Professor, Department of Anasthesiology,4Tutor,Department of Pharmacology, GSL Medical college, Rajahmundry, A.P., India.
Abstract: -
Objectives: To study the hemodynamic and respiratory effects of Propofol and Thiopentone during induction and maintenance of anaesthesia for short surgical procedures. Materials and methods: The study was conducted on 60 adult female patients of ASA grade 1 and grade 2 aged between 18- 60 years presenting for short surgical procedures in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology of GSL General Hospital during the period of January2007- October 2007. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups. Group 1 patients received Propofol 2-2.5 mg per kg, and Group 2 patients received Thiopentone 4-6 mg per kg intravenously for the induction of anaesthesia. The pulse rate, blood pressure and respiratory rate were recorded at 1st, 5th and10th minutes respectively after induction. Presence or absence of apnoea, response of the patient to pain, perioperative evaluation for nausea and vomiting and recovery are observed. Results: In our study we have found that Propofol provided smooth and pleasant loss of consciousness.The time taken for induction of anaesthesia with both the drugs was similar and there is no statistically significant difference between the two groups. Regarding blood pressure changes, the fall in blood pressure was slightly more in Propofol group than Thiopentone which is statistically significant z=2.5(p<0.05). Recovery was very rapid and smooth in patients who received Propofol and highly significant statistically z=28.17(p<0.0001). Orientation time was less in patients receiving Propofol when compared with Thiopentone. z=30.29(p<0.0001). Incidence of nausea and vomiting is less in Propofol group. Conclusions: In this study it is concluded that Propofol is a better alternative to Thiopentone as main anaesthetic agent for short surgical procedures.
Key Words: Propofol, Thiopentone, anaesthetic agent, short surgical procedures.
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Article citation:-
D.Lalitha Devi et al. Comparative evaluation of propofol with thiopentone for short surgical procedures in a teaching hospital. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.) 2013 June; 31(31): 1143-1149.
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Original article:-
*1Ajay Kumar A, 2M. R.Vasanthan & 3N. Kannan
Affiliations:-
1Associate Professor, 2 Professor, 3Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital (7, works road, Chromepet, Chennai – 600044), India.
Abstract:-
A surgical procedure performed on a patient admitted and discharged on the same day of surgery is an accepted and well-established practice in modern medicine today. The principal arguments in favour of this practice are minimizing cost and making hospital resources available for more number of patients, as each patient spends a shorter period in the hospital. The availability of shorter acting anaesthetic agents with better recovery profile has made general anaesthesia applicable in day case procedures. The ‘clear headedness’ of recovery enables the patients to be discharged from the hospital just a few hours after surgery. The drugs found most suitable for this technique are Propofol and Sevoflurane. The present study compares the recovery characteristics of these two drugs and their usefulness in ambulatory anaesthesia. We compared the recovery profile of 40 patients coming for surgeries lasting less than an hour. Aldrete scoring was used to assess early recovery and PADSS scoring used for assessing ‘Home Readiness’. ‘Home Readiness’ was sooner while using Sevoflurane VIMA(Volatile Induction and Maintenance Anesthesia) as compared to Propofol TIVA(Total Intravenous Anesthesia) making Sevoflurane the ideal choice for Day case surgery.
Keywords: Propofol TIVA, Sevoflurane VIMA, Recovery scores, Day case anaesthesia.
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Article citation:-
Ajay Kumar. A, M. R. Vasanthan & N. Kannan. Comparison of recovery from propofol TIVA and sevoflurane VIMA in day case surgeries. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.) 2013 June; 31(31): 1214-1220.
Copyright © 2013 Ajay Kumar A, R.Uma & M. R.Vasanthan. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Research article:-
Najia Rahim*1, Shagufta Nesar2, Shaheen Parveen3, Rabia Rehman2 & Sadia Shakeel1
Affiliation:-
1Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
2Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
3Faculty of Pharmacy, Jinnah University For Women, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abstract:- Background: Medical, dental and pharmacy students need computer skills and Internet access to excel in their academic and professional career. The present study was planned to analyze computer and internet use by undergraduate and postgraduate medical, dental and pharmacy students. Methodology: A questionnaire-based study was conducted from Jan’2012 to June ’2012 in four colleges and universities of Karachi, Pakistan. Undergraduate and postgraduate students of MBBS, BDS and Pharm.D programs were asked to respond to the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were determined for the different variables of the questionnaire. One way ANOVA using 0.05 level of significance was performed to observe the influence of gender, age and educational status of students on their computer and internet access and usage. Results: Out of 500, 405 students responded to the questionnaire, 68.6% of students have their own computers, whereas, only 3% of students have computer access at public place or their college campus. 73.3% of students started using computer before the age of 15 years. 41.5% of students search internet for relevant webpages daily. Only 14.1% of students browse scientific literature and website like Pubmed, Pakmedinet, Google scholar on daily basis. Conclusion: It is concluded that students have computer and internet access. Students use computer and internet mostly for class assignments and less frequently for retrieving medical and scientific literature from website like Pubmed, Pakmedinet, Google scholar. It is recommended to focus on achieving learning objectives of these bachelor programs by channelizing their computer skills and internet access.
Key Words:-Medical, Dental, Pharmacy students, Computer skills, Internet access, scientific literature.
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Article citation:-
Najia Rahim et al. Computer and internet use among medical, dental and pharmacy students of Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.) 2013, June; 31(31): 1118-1122.
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