JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Sep 2018
Etiological Yield of Global Developmental Delay in Kanti Children's Hospital.
Global developmental delay is the common pediatric problem having spectrum of underlying causes. Etiological diagnosis is very vital for providing information regarding pathogenesis, prognosis, recurrence, risk and treatment options. The aim of this study was to determine etiological yield of global developmental delay. ⋯ A specific etiology can be determined in majority of cases of global developmental delay after comprehensive evaluation. The most common etiologies were perinatal asphyxia and post infectious sequelae.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Sep 2018
Estimation of Body Height from Head Length among Dental Students of a Dental College.
Body height is an important measure of physical identity. Height exhibits a dimensional relationship with various parts of the body. This relationship helps to calculate height from dismembered and mutilated body parts in forensic examinations. As the cranial dimensions are more reliable and precise means of predicting the stature, this study was undertaken to find the relation between head length and height and to derive a regression formula for the estimation of height from head length among dental students. ⋯ It was observed in the present study that there was a significant positive correlation between height and head length in all the age groups indicating that head length is a reliable indicator in estimation of height.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Sep 2018
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of Fentanyl and Dexmedetomidine as Intrathecal Adjuvants to Spinal Anaesthesia for Abdominal Hysterectomy.
Spinal anaesthesia, although advantageous for conducting abdominal hysterectomy, is not the first choice amongst surgeons for fear of intra-operative visceral pain. Intrathecal adjuvants may improve quality of spinal anaesthesia. This study aims to compare efficacy of intrathecal Fentanyl and Dexmedetomidine to reduce visceral pain during abdominal hysterectomy performed under spinal anaesthesia. ⋯ Dexmedetomidine is better than Fentanyl as an intrathecal adjuvant to spinal anaesthesia in minimizing visceral pain during abdominal hysterectomy and in prolonging post-operative analgesia.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Sep 2018
Comparative StudyConcurrent Weekly versus Three Weekly Cisplatin with Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Uterine Cervical Carcinoma.
Uterine cervical carcinoma is the commonest form of gynecological malignancy in Bangladesh as well as in South Asia. Outcome of weekly versus three weekly Cisplatin concurrent with External beam radiotherapy followed by intracavitary radiotherapy in locally advanced cervical carcinoma was compared in this study. ⋯ This study showed that the radiotherapy concurrent with three weekly Cisplatin is effective and less toxic than weekly Cisplatin in locally advanced cervical carcinoma.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Sep 2018
Comparative StudyMifepristone and Misoprostol vs Misoprostol Alone in Second Trimester Termination of Pregnancy.
During the last decade, medical methods for second trimester abortion have considerably improved and become safe and more accessible. The combination of mifepristone and misoprostol is now an established and highly effective method for second trimester abortion. But where mifepristone is not available or affordable, misoprostol alone has also been shown to be effective. The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of mifepristone with misoprostol and misoprostol alone for second trimester termination of pregnancy. ⋯ Mifepristone and misoprostol combined together is now an established, highly effective and safe method for medical method of second trimester termination. However, when mifepristone is not available or affordable, misoprostol alone can also be used effectively, although a higher total dose is needed and side effects are higher than with the combined regimen.