Background: Breast cancer (BC) poses a significant public health concern as it is the most common cancer detected among women worldwide. Early detection and intervention are associated with better prognosis and survival. A primary reason for the rising…
Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain associated with fatigue, stiffness, sleep disturbance, cognitive dysfunction, anxiety, and depression. The role of Vitamin D in the pathophysiology of FM is poorly kno…
Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) affects the tumor protein marker’s expression and status. Changes in the expression of biomarkers during NACT may influence the clinical decision of adjuvant molecular and hormonal therapy. Hence, re-evaluati…
Background: Cisatracurium and rocuronium are non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers with an intermediate duration of action and are used safely in short and intermediate-duration surgical procedures in the pediatric population. Aims and Objectives: A …
Background: About 1.5 million individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) reside in India. Sixty to seventy percent of the 20,000 new cases of SCI that is added each year are from impoverished, illiterate people. SCI leads to life-altering experiences…
Background: The process of laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation is potent stressful stimuli that cause sympathetic activation, which is transient. Some of the modalities for attenuation of laryngoscopic and intubation response have been found to be les…
Background: In India, breast cancer forms the most common malignancy, accounting for 28.2% of all female cancers. Breast cancer consists of phenotypically diverse group of diseases. Due to different relapse abilities, doubling times, and different infi…
Background: Subarachnoid blockade is a safe, reliable, and inexpensive technique that provides surgical anesthesia along with prolonged post-operative analgesia. The quality of subarachnoid block is enhanced by the addition of intrathecal adjuvants, su…
Background: Rabies is an acute and 100% fatal viral disease transmitted to humans through the bite or lick of an infected animal. It can be successfully prevented if a complete course of anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) is taken following an animal bite. The …
Background: Spinal anesthesia is the technique of choice for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) surgeries. Levobupivacaine, an S-enantiomer of bupivacaine, is less cardiotoxic than bupivacaine; therefore, a low dose of local anesthetic with…