Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

P1.136. Toward Vagal-Sparing Esophagectomy: Defining Surgically Reproducible Zones of Pulmonary Autonomic Preservation

Abstract Topic Esophageal Cancer: Other Background Pulmonary complications remain a major cause of morbidity after transthoracic esophagectomy. Injury to pulmonary vagal branches during mediastinal lymphadenectomy may contribute to postoperative respiratory dysfunction. Precise s...

P1.133. Strengthening the Host Before Surgery: Role of Immunonutrition in Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer

Abstract Topic Esophageal Cancer: Other Background Esophageal cancer commonly presents with dysphagia and malnutrition. Esophagectomy following neoadjuvant chemoradiation is the standard treatment for locally advanced disease but is associated with significant postoperative morbi...

Community Street Play Versus Facility-based Screening for Mental Health Literacy in Rural India: A Mixed-methods Quasi-experimental Study

Background: Community-based approaches to mental health literacy (MHL), including street theatre, remain underrepresented. No study has compared street play with primary care facility-based screening as parallel MHL strategies. This study evaluated the effectiveness and acceptabi...

Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction After High-dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Intravenous immunoglobulin is frequently used in the treatment of autoimmune and hematologic disorders. While generally well tolerated, intravenous immunoglobulin administration can rarely precipitate serious cardiovascular events, including acute coronary syndrome, particularly...

Epidemiology of Kawasaki disease in Chandigarh, India (2020–2024): COVID-19 pandemic-related decline and post-pandemic resurgence

BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children worldwide. Previous studies from Chandigarh, India, documented a rising incidence until 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its infection-control measures and emergence of multisystem inflammato...

Drug stock-outs in HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria programs: a systematic review

Background Stock-outs of antiretroviral, anti-tuberculosis, and anti-malarial medicines remain a major challenge in low- and middle-income countries, affecting both health systems and patient outcomes. This systematic review aimed to synthesize evidence on the causes, consequence...