Indian Journal of Medical Sciences back issues from April 2007:
Private sector contribution to childhood immunization: Sri Lankan experience
Apr 01, 2007; ... Provision of immunization services through the private sector has increased globally in recent years. The role of the private sector may be different from country to country as well as within countries. With the growing demand for immunization, the role of private sector in immunization ...
Comparison of closed endotracheal suction versus open endotracheal suction in the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care patients: An evaluation using meta-analytic techniques
Apr 01, 2007; ... Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common nosocomial infection in the intensive care unit (ICU) with an incidence ranging from 6.8 to 44%.[1],[2],[3],[4] VAP increases costs,[5],[6] length of hospital stay[7] and mortality,[8],[9] and any strategy to reduce its occurrence is worthy of ...
Acro-osteolysis and mononeuritis multiplex as a presenting symptom of systemic angiitis of Wegener's type
Apr 01, 2007; ... Wegener's granulomatosis, a disorder characterized by necrotizing vasculitis of small arteries and veins, typically involves multiple systems, but the upper and lower respiratory tract, with or without kidneys, suffer the brunt of the disease burden.[1] The diagnosis is simple, provided typical ...
Personality characteristics and gastroesophageal reflux disease in Southern Iran
Apr 01, 2007; ... Sir, Studies on different populations showed that the prevalence of the primary gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms - heartburn (i.e., a burning feeling behind the breast bone) or acid regurgitation (i.e., an acid taste in the mouth) - varied between 9 and 42%.[1] Previous ...
Toxoplasma myocarditis presenting as myocardial infarction
Apr 01, 2007; ... Sir, Autopsy profile of immunocompromised patients in India revealed that myocarditis caused by face=+Italic; toxoplasma gondiiface=-Italic; is relatively uncommon.[1],[2] Clinically, diagnosis of myocarditis remains a challenge owing to the nonspecific pattern of clinical presentation ...
Biomedical imaging: The burgeoning axes
Apr 01, 2007; ... To a futurist's surprise, the scope of the existing radio-imaging empire is much beyond the multitude 3D. 4D (spatiotemporal, space and time data) CT techniques are being developed, which may potentially aid in high-precision radiotherapy by taking respiration-induced tumor motion into ...
Information and communication technology developments in asthma management: A systematic review
Apr 01, 2007; ... Background Asthma is an inflammatory chronic public health problem throughout the world [Figure 1] affecting people of all ages, which can result in variable restriction in the physical, emotional and social aspects of a patient's life.[1],[2] It is estimated that around 300 million ...
Predicting mortality in critically ill obstetric patients requiring intensive care unit admission in India
Apr 01, 2007; ... Starting with the intensive coronary care units (ICCUs) in the early 1970s and the respiratory care units in the mid 1970s, critical care medicine has come a long way in India, to emerge as a specialty in its own rights.[1] Presently, several centers provide critical care facilities not only in ...
Closed-system suctioning: Why is the debate still open?
Apr 01, 2007; ... In recent years, there has been a global trend in intensive care units (ICUs) to change from the established system of open endotracheal suctioning (OES) to the newer (and more costly) closed-suctioning systems. The reasons for this change were initially the reported benefits in terms of ...
Prediction of mortality and morbidity by simplified acute physiology score II in obstetric intensive care unit admissions
Apr 01, 2007; ... Care of critically ill patients is a unique challenge in obstetrics. Hemorrhage, anemia, septicemia, toxemia are common causes of mortality and morbidity in these patients.[1] Admissions of obstetric patients to intensive care unit (ICU) occur in approximately 2-4/1,000 deliveries.[1] Separate ...
Post-sterilization regrets in Indian women
Apr 01, 2007; ... Female sterilization is the world's most popular contraceptive method. In India, female sterilization has been the mainstay of National Family Welfare program, accounting for 84% of prevalence among married couples using modern methods.[1] Current statistics reveal that in the year 2000-2001, ...