A study to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice on occupational blood and body fluid spill management awareness among nursing students in a tertiary care hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Background: Nurses form a major taskforce of healthcare providers in hospitals and are hence at a great risk of such exposure. Occupational exposure in the context of this study is the exposure of skin to blood and body fluids. Transmission of these in…

Efficacy and safety of isotretinoin in comparison to methotrexate in the patients suffering from moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: A prospective cohort study

Background: Psoriasis is a common dermatological disorder with both inflammatory and genetic etiology. In India, the incidence of psoriasis is on the verge of rise. Very less data is available on the efficacy of isotretinoin versus methotrexate in pati…

Comparison of intrathecal Nalbuphine and Clonidine as adjuvants to Bupivacaine heavy for spinal anesthesia in elective infraumbilical surgeries in adult patients – a prospective study

Background: Post-operative analgesia is a major problem associated with relatively short duration of action of spinal-anesthetics. Intrathecal adjuvants can prolong the duration of analgesia giving better success rate & patient satisfaction. Aims a…

A comparative study of single-dose esmolol and single-dose lignocaine in the prevention of intubation-induced tachycardia and hypertension during general anesthesia

Background: During laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation hemodynamic stress response is a great concern. Aims and Objective: This study aimed to compare single-dose esmolol with single-dose lignocaine in the prevention of intubation induced tachycar…