Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

A comparative study of the effectiveness of cooled versus room temperature lignocaine gel for relieving pain during optical internal urethrotomy

Introduction: Optical Internal urethrotomy (OIU) is conventionally performed under regional anaesthesia. Various studies have shown that it can be done under local anaesthesia. However, regional anaesthesia provides better pain control than local anaesthesia. Cold lignocaine gel...

“A comparison of pre-operative urine culture with intra-operative stone culture and its association with post-procedural sepsis: a prospective observational study”

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background and Aim:</bold> Urosepsis is a dreaded complication following endourological procedures. Urinary calculi are known to harbour bacteria that may be released into the circulation during fragmentation, potentially leading to urosepsis. Thus,...

Nucleotide Driven Hierarchical Self‐Assembly of Covalent Organic Framework and Gold Nanostar for Molecular Diagnosis of Turner Syndrome

ABSTRACT Turner Syndrome (TS), a rare chromosomal disorder, cause significant phenotypical changes like growth failure and primary ovarian insufficiency. Chromosomal karyotyping, the preferred diagnostic method till date, resulting in delayed diagnosis that precludes early interv...