indian/hemorrhage

The incidence of hereditary hemorrhagic disorders may vary according to the country and ethnic origin. Von Willebrand disease has emerged as the most common hereditary hemorrhagic disease in the industrialized world. In this series of 966 patients diagnosed to have inherited bleeding disorders,

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the management outcomes amongst various treatment modalities for submacular hemorrhage (SMH) in Indian subjects. METHODS Retrospective, single-center study. METHODS Patients presenting with SMH between 1999 and 2006 were included. Treatment modalities included: vitrectomy with

The relationship of this country with dengue has been long and intense. The ?rst recorded epidemic of clinically dengue-like illness occurred at Madras in 1780 and the dengue virus was isolated for the ?rst time almost simultaneously in Japan and Calcutta in 1943-1944. After the ?rst virologically

In order to define the prevalence of haemostatic defects in women presenting with menorrhagia in our region, the coagulation data on women bleeders investigated in the Department of Haematology, AIIMS, were analysed. A total of 337 of the 2200 menorrhagic women investigated were characterized to

OBJECTIVE To analyze the efficacy and safety of indigenous Tenecteplase in Indian elderly STEMI patients in a clinical setting. METHODS Post-licensure, observational, prescription event monitoring (PEM) study. RESULTS 2162 patients received weight-adjusted Tenecteplase injection. The data for

Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) was diagnosed in 11 patients attending the haematology clinic of a private community hospital in Hyderabad, India over a 3-year period. Compared to PNH occurring in Caucasians, the patients were younger, and showed a marked male preponderance; severe

Colonoscopic snare polypectomy was carried out in 70 patients (40 children, 30 adults). There was a male preponderance in both the groups with a combined male: female ratio of 4.4:1. The majority of patients (85%) were aged 20 years or below. All patients presented with intermittent bleeding per

Over a five year period, between January 1989 and December 1993, a total of 230 patients with confirmed hepatic injuries were treated at a major urban trauma center. The mechanism of injury was blunt in 154 patients (67%). Nonoperative treatment was given in 18 patients (8%). All operated patients

BACKGROUND Traditionally, circumcision wounds are closed by absorbable sutures. However, certain alternative methods are also being utilized to overcome the shortcomings of the conventionally used method for circumcision wound closuring. In the current study, the use of tissue glue ((iso amyl

BACKGROUND Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) is a common indication for capsule endoscopy (CE). Reports on diagnostic yield of CE in this situation show a wide variation. We evaluated the diagnostic yield and clinical impact of CE in patients with OGIB. METHODS We reviewed the medical records

North American Indian childhood cirrhosis is a distinct form of neonatal familial cholestasis. To date, it has only been described in aboriginal children from northwestern Quebec. The disease rapidly evolves into cirrhosis with early portal hypertension and bleeding from esophageal varices. Twelve

BACKGROUND Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is an uncommon cause of portal hypertension in children. So far, there is no report of this from the subcontinent. We have studied the clinical spectrum of CHF in North Indian children. METHODS Fifteen children were diagnosed with CHF on the basis of