Early the diagnosis, intervention and treatment is key for Covid-19 induced Mucormycosis
TCMS-Vol. 1 (2021), Issue 3, pp. 15 – 17 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Rabia Arora, Satinder Pal Singh, Sukhmani Dua, Nippundeep Kaur
Abstract:The novel corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak declared as a global pandemic. Glucocorticoids are inexpensive, widely available, and have been shown to reduce mortality in hypoxemic patients with COVID-19. With increasing risk of new strains of covid virus infections and now the latest dreadful fungal infection Mucormycosis, the situation is becoming more and more devastating. Survival in mucormycosis depends on early diagnosis, alleviation of basic predisposing factors, aggressive debridement of necrotic tissues, and appropriate systemic antifungal agents.
Ondansetron versus ramosetron in attenuation of propofol-induced pain during induction of anaesthesia
TCMS-Vol. 1 (2021), Issue 3, pp. 11 – 14 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Pratik B Tantia, Sunny Malik
Abstract:Our main goal is to compare effect of ondansetron and ramosetron in attenuation of propofol-induced pain during induction of anaesthesia. A total of sixty subjects with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status (PS) 1 and 2, age ranging 18-60 years scheduled for various elective surgical procedures under general anaesthesia were included and were randomly divided into 2 groups. Group 1 received 4 mg of ondansetron and Group II received 0.3 mg of ramosetron. Mean age of patients in group 1 was 36.2 years and in group 2 was 36.0 years. There were 16 males and 14 females in group 1 and 17 males and 13 females in group 2. ASA grade I was seen in 20 in group 1 and 24 in group 2 and ASA grade II was seen in 10 in group 1 and 6 in group 2. A non- significant difference between both groups was seen (P> 0.05). Pain score 0 was observed in 14 in group 1 and 20 in group 2, score 1 in 9 in group 1 and 6 in group 2, score 2 in 4 in group 1 and 3 in group 2 and score 3 seen in 3 in group 1 and 1 in group 2. A significant difference between both groups was seen (P< 0.05). Ramosetron alone can be used to reduce the propofol-induced pain. Pre-treatment with IV ramosetron found to be effective as compared to ondansetron in preventing propofol-induced pain.
Single versus multiple gall stone disease in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy
TCMS-Vol. 1 (2021), Issue 3, pp. 6 – 10 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Harpreet Singh, Arvind Sharma
Abstract:The aim of this paper is to compare single versus multiple gall stone disease in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A total of one hundred and thirty patients (males- 52, females- 78) within age group 20-65 years presented with cholelithiasis were divided into 2 groups. Group 1 comprised of single stone patients and group II had multiple stones. Each group had 65 patients. Parameters compared were symptoms and operative findings between both groups, Analysis of results was carried with chi0 square test. Most common clinical symptoms found to be fever in both groups (87%- group 1, 90%- group 2). Other symptoms were dyspepsia seen in 25% and 30%, nausea/ vomiting in 45% and 38% in group 1 and 2 patients respectively. Females were commonly affected and maximum case were observed in age group 40-50 years. Multiple gall stones patients had more symptoms and prevalence of conversion to open surgery was more in these patients. Group 1 patients showed gall bladder distention in 56 and group 2 in 62 patients, gall bladder contraction was seen in 6 patients in group 1 and 3 in group 2, adhesions were exhibited by 11 patients in group 1 and 20 in group 2. 4 patients in group 2 converted to open surgery. Gangrenous gall bladder was seen in 1 in group 1 and 5 in group 2.
Different treatment modalities in management of plantar fasciitis
TCMS-Vol. 1 (2021), Issue 3, pp. 1 – 5 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Fluorent Lucotte, Ehab Ahmed
Abstract:The aim of this paper is to compare different treatment modalities in management of plantar fasciitis. Forty- five patients with plantar fasciitis (males- 2- females- 20) were randomized into 3 groups. Group 1 patients received conventional treatment, group 2 patients received heat treatment with silicone heel pad and group 3 patients received active plantar fascia stretching with sham calf stretching. Patient was evaluated using foot function index (FFI) and the foot and ankle disability index (FADI). In group 1, foot function pre-intervention index score and post-intervention score was 68.2 and 43.5, in group 2 was 64.8 and 6.9 and in group 3 was 70.5 and 1.6 respectively. A significant difference was observed (P< 0.05). In group 1, pre-intervention foot and ankle disability score and post-intervention score was 61.5 and 76.4, in group 2 was 66.5 and 95.2 and in group 3 was 61.3 and 97.6 respectively. A significant difference was observed (P< 0.05). Active plantar fascia stretching with sham calf stretching exercise resulted in most significant improvement in FFI and FADI score followed by treatment with heat and silicone heel pad and conventional treatment.
On a generalized class of bi-univalent functions defined by subordination and \(q\)-derivative operator
OMA-Vol. 5 (2021), Issue 2, pp. 46 – 52 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Ayotunde O. Lasode, Timothy O. Opoola
Abstract:In this paper, the \(q\)-derivative operator and the principle of subordination were employed to define a subclass \(\mathcal{B}_q(\tau,\lambda,\phi)\) of analytic and bi-univalent functions in the open unit disk \(\mathcal{U}\). For functions \(f(z)\in\mathcal{B}_q(\tau,\lambda,\phi)\), we obtained early coefficient bounds and some Fekete-Szegö estimates for real and complex parameters.
On separability criteria for continuous Bitopological spaces
OMA-Vol. 5 (2021), Issue 2, pp. 31 – 45 Open Access Full-Text PDF
O. Ogola, N. B. Okelo, O. Ongati
Abstract:In this paper, we give characterizations of separation criteria for bitopological spaces via \(ij\)-continuity. We show that if a bitopological space is a separation axiom space, then that separation axiom space exhibits both topological and heredity properties. For instance, let \((X, \tau_{1}, \tau_{2})\) be a \(T_{0}\) space then, the property of \(T_{0}\) is topological and hereditary. Similarly, when \((X, \tau_{1}, \tau_{2})\) is a \(T_{1}\) space then the property of \(T_{1}\) is topological and hereditary. Next, we show that separation axiom \(T_{0}\) implies separation axiom \(T_{1}\) which also implies separation axiom \(T_{2}\) and the converse is true.
