Government Medical College and Hospital

Nutritional and Biochemical Correlates of Disease Severity and Hospitalization in Adults with Drug-resistant Tuberculosis: A Prospective Study from North India

BACKGROUND: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a major public health challenge in high-burden countries. While microbiological diagnosis is central to management, factors determining disease severity and hospitalization at presentation are less well characterized, partic...

Effect of red blood cell processing on hemoglobin increment in oncology patients

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of red blood cell processing on the hemoglobin increment in oncology patients requiring packed red blood cell transfusions. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study population in this prospective, open-label, randomized controlled trial i...

Insulin Resistance and Subclinical Myocardial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: Left atrial (LA) strain and left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) on two-dimensional echocardiography in asymptomatic Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients might help recognise subclinical myocardial dysfunction in these patients. Since T2DM is a...

Robot‐assisted Parotidectomy: Improved Clinical and Patient‐Reported Outcomes

OBJECTIVE: To compare perioperative outcomes, postoperative safety, and patient-reported outcomes among conventional, endoscopic, and robot-assisted parotidectomy for primary benign parotid tumors. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective comparative study. SETTING: Tertiary academic institut...

Textile solid waste management: circular economy and life cycle perspectives

The growing population and rising living standards have significantly increased textile production and textile waste generation worldwide. Handling and management of textile solid waste (TSW) is an emerging opportunity but also a challenge due to inadequate collection systems and...