Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Literature Review with African Context
Background: Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is a rare cause of acute spinal cord compression that occurs without preceding trauma or medical interve…
Background: Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is a rare cause of acute spinal cord compression that occurs without preceding trauma or medical interve…
Post partum collapse is a life-threatening emergency with wide differential diagnosis including hemorrhage, embolism, sepsis, cardiomyopathy and metabolic disor…
Introduction: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a major public health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children in resource…
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and clinical impact of blinatumomab across the treatment continuum of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Design…
Ovarian ectopic pregnancy (OEP) is a rare condition with a potentially fatal outcome and is notoriously difficult to diagnose. We present a case of a 21-year-ol…
Background: Urosepsis occurs in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) with a high morbidity because of changing beta-lactam resistance, which may become a problem…
Objectives: To study the epidemiological profile, clinical presentation, severity assessment using the Peradeniya Organophosphorus Poisoning (POP) score, treatm…
Objective: To evaluate and correlate computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings with neurological status in patients with traumatic cervical sp…
Background: Malnutrition is a public health concern due to its negative impact on human performance, growth, and development, especially in children. The presch…
Objective: To evaluate efficacy, durability, and safety of next-generation chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies in relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblas…
Background: Acute appendicitis remains the most common surgical emergency, yet its diagnosis can be challenging due to atypical presentations. The Alvarado and…
Background: Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) remains a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries, including India. Hos…
Background: The study compares the post-operative restoration of hearing in patients undergoing Tympanoplasty for chronic otitis media, specifically between the…
Background: Abdominal pathologies such as appendicitis, hepatobiliary disease, renal calculi, and bowel obstruction are major causes of acute abdominal pain wor…
Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the reasons for emergency department visits and the rates of pathological conditions in the imaging results of pa…
Acute pancreatitis is a leading emergency admission worldwide and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early risk stratification is critical…
Objective: This study aims to assess and compare the prognostic value of Rapid Acute Physiological Score and modified Rapid Emergency Medicine Score for mortali…
Objective: In the literature, the mortality rates have been reported to be higher in elderly patients admitted for medical reasons. We aimed to investigate the…
Background: Cardiovascular complications are rare in tuberculosis. It causes severe morbidity and mortality. There is paucity of data on cor pulmonale as a comp…
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematopoietic malignancy that typically presents with constitutional symptoms, cytopenias, and bleeding manifestations. Its pr…
Background: Platelet volume indices (PVI) such as mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), and plateletcrit (PCT) have been implicated in…
Background: Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury (PRAKI) has a bimodal distribution. Study aimed to analyze epidemiological factors causing AKI in critically i…
Introduction: Nimesulide-Paracetamol fixed-dose combination is widely used for managing acute painful conditions, yet real-world evidence remains limited. This…
Sjogren’s syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder primarily affecting exocrine glands, but it can also present with extra-glandular manifestations, including…
Migraine is a prevalent and disabling neurological condition characterized by recurrent, intense headaches, often accompanied by nausea, light sensitivity, and…
Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory condition of the pancreas that is painful and potentially lethal disease. It was 1889 when Fitz first des…
Introduction: Acute respiratory failure is a major medical emergency in elderly patients, [1-3], often linked to a hyper-inflammatory state. Interleukin-6 (IL-6…
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, can cause common cold symptoms to Acute Respiratory Distress syndrome, acute cardiac injury and multi-organ failure. U…
Background: Ischemic stroke, a major global health concern, is often caused by carotid artery stenosis resulting from atherosclerotic plaque formation. Carotid…
Background: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) remains a frequently encountered cause of hospital admission and surgical intervention. While postoperative adhesions…
Objective: To Elucidate the microbiological aspect of necrotizing fasciitis among type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients. Design: This is a prospective descriptive s…
Background: Acute appendicitis is a frequent emergent situation that necessitates surgery. Complications, including an appendiceal mass, occur in 2-10% of appen…
Objectives: To compare fetal hemoglobin (HbF) levels and clinical manifestations between Tribal and non-Tribal Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) patients in Gujarat's Sa…
Introduction: Stroke is a major cause of mortality and disability, with elderly patients at higher risk. Ischemic stroke, the most common type, results from emb…
An intra-abdominal hemorrhage of non-traumatic origin, though rare, is a critical medical emergency. It can result from various causes, including visceral, gyne…
Objective: To study the etiology, risk factors, clinical profile, complications, and outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in elderly patients. Design: A prospe…
Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the prognostic factors and clinical outcomes of Acute Confusional State (ACS) in elderly patients, focusing on predisposi…
Background: Despite being a simplified and universally available intervention, acute peritoneal dialysis (PD) procedure is underutilized in treatment of acute k…
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Sovateltide in patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke beyond the thrombolysis eligibil…
Background: Despite recent improvements, acute diarrhea remains a public health issue. This study investigated the epidemiological and clinical characteristics…
Atherosclerosis was found in humans who lived thousands years ago. Paleopathologist Marc Armand Ruffer (1859-1917) identified atherosclerotic plaques in the aor…
Diverticular disease has been a common occurrence in the later generation of life but is now starting to become prevalent amongst people under 40. The ramificat…
Objectives: To test the feasibility of hypofractionated irradiation using VMAT and IGRT in non-metastatic clinically pelvic nodes prostate cancer with evaluatin…
Background: A growing body of evidence has demonstrated the utility and reliability of 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (99mTc-MAG3) diuretic renography in a wide…