There are about 290 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Nepal. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
Multifetal pregnancies are common in in vitro fertilization. Multifetal gestation increases maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. We perform fetal reduction in our hospital by intra-thoracic injection of potassium chloride. This manuscript is description of our initial experience.
The descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken at Kanti Children's Hospital during the period from January 2020 to June 2021. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Kanti Children's Hospital (IRB-KCH). The refence number is 59/2020-021. The study focused on children with hyperpigmentation disorders presenting at the Dermatology Outpatient Department of Kanti Children's Hospital.
The goal of this interventional study is to assess the effectiveness of pre-injection use of topical ice application in decreasing pain perception when administering greater palatine nerve block injections as compared to that of topical 20 % benzocaine anesthetic gel using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for subjective pain assessment and Sound, Eye, Motor (SEM) scale for objective pain assessment in adult patients. The main question it aims to answer are: 1. Does topical cooling reduce pain as effectively as topical benzocaine during greater palatine nerve block injections? 2. Is there any adverse reactions during and after application of topical ice and 20 % benzocaine gel? 3. Is there any difference in patient acceptability to the use of either methods during the administration of greater palatine nerve block. A split mouth design was used where an anesthetic injection was administered in the left and right posterior palatal area. The same operator administered the injections so as to standardize the flow rate and delivery style. The method of intervention i.e topical ice or topical 20% benzocaine anesthetic gel was randomly allocated to the patient by lottery method. The participants received two palatal injections with an interval of two weeks between the appointments. The subjective pain response of the patients during greater palatine nerve block injection with pre-injection use of topical ice and topical anesthetic gel (20% benzocaine) was recorded using VAS scale. The objective pain response of the patients were recorded by a blinded single observer using SEM scale on the same day of the appointment. Technique of application of topical ice: A new pack of sterile cotton swabstick that was injected with 0.5ml commercially available bottled water and then freezed the day before the appointment. At the time of intervention the injection site was dried with gauge piece and the frozen cotton swab stick was held by its wooden part and the frozen cotton end was placed on the proposed anesthetic site (palatal mucosa just anterior to the greater palatine foramen) for 1 minute. With the frozen cotton swabstick in place, an injection of 0.5 mL of 2 percent Lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine was administered into the injection site via a 27-gauge short needle. Technique of application of topical anesthetic gel: After the oral mucosa was dried with a gauze piece, application of 0.2 mL Benzocaine 20% gel was done with a sterile swab stick on the proposed anesthetic site (palatal mucosa just anterior to the greater palatine foramen) for a period of two minutes as shown in figure. With the cotton swabstick in place an injection of 0.5 mL of 2 percent Lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine was administered into the injection site via a 27-gauge short needle.
An intensive care unit (ICU) is a specialized unit within the hospital where patients who need immediate medical attention are admitted both during office hours and off hours.1 Literatures report reduced working efficiency because of long working hours, unavailability of 24/7 intensivist staffing and the absence of the same level of hospital services like laboratory investigations during off hours affecting outcome of the patients. 2-6 High intensity staffing model and shorter workhours can improve the outcome.7 However, these are not always feasible in ICUs of low and middle income countries like Nepal. Any variations in outcome depending upon time of ICU admission may impact the workforce planning, medical insurance, and healthcare policy. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of patients admitted to the ICU during office hours and off hours in terms of ICU mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation and length of stay.
This is a observational study conducted at the department of Ear ,Nose and Throat -Head and Neck Surgery (ENT-HNS) of Shree Birendra Hospital ,a tertiary health care centre of Nepal. Head and Neck cancers are the sixth most common cancer in the world. Data was collected from the medical records of Head and Neck Cancer patients who underwent treatment between May 2022 to April 2023.The main aim of the study was to know about the common cancers of head and neck region and their distribution according to the site. Also to know the stage of the presentation with treatment modalities in the tertiary health care centre of Nepal.
The aim of this study was to compare the discriminative power of commonly used scoring systems, namely the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital.
A retrospective study was conducted on 367 patients. CT PNS and head of the patients were evaluated for type of course of optic nerve according to DeLano's Classification.
Research Title PATTERN OF CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIFFERENT BREAST DISEASE IN SURGICAL OPD AT BPKIHS Rationale: The Study will help us to know about pattern of presentation of different breast diseases Aims and Objectives: 1. To investigate the pattern of symptoms in patients with Breast diseases 2. To assess the burden of different Breast diseases. Research Hypothesis (if relevant): N/A 1. Material & Methods: 1. Whether study involves Human/animals or both : Human 2. Population/ participants: Files of patients presenting in Surgical OPD with Breast related complaints 3. Type of study design: : Descriptive Research Design 4. Human study : Inclusion Criteria: Patients presenting in Surgical OPD with Breast and related complaints Exclusion Criteria: Those who deny consent for participation. 5. Expected sample size : 823 Sample size calculation: Mentioned in methodology 6. Control groups : N/A 7. Probable duration of study: 365 days 8. Setting: Outpatient Department 9. Parameter/Variables to be applied/measured Independent Variables i. Socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, address. ii. Family History Dependent Variables: i. Clinical symptoms associated with breast disease ii. Type of breast disease (benign or malignant) Outcome measures: Primary (main outcome): All dependent variables (i) Rational for statistical methods to be employed : Retrospective Study Data will be entered in Microsoft Excel and converted it into SPSS for statistical analysis For descriptive studies, percentage, ratio, mean, SD, median will be calculated along with graphical and tabular presentations. For inferential statistics, bivariate analysis will be done using χ2 test and independent t test to find out the significant differences between dependent and independent variables at 95% confidence interval and p-value significant at <0.05. Multivariate logistic regression will be done to adjust for confounding. (ii) Ethical clearance : Ethical clearance will be obtained from Under Graduate Medical Research Protocol Review Board (UM-RPRB) of BPKIHS. (iii) Permission to use copyright questionnaire/Pro forma: Not applicable (j) Maintain the confidentiality of subject Confidentiality of the participants will be maintained. Whether available resources are adequate: Yes 1. Other resources needed: No 2. For Intervention trial: Not applicable A. Permission from Drug Controller of Nepal required/ Not required/Received/ Applied when_____ B. Safety measure C. Plan to withdraw
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the incidence of bradycardia during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: - Does bradycardia really occurs during pneumoperitoneum/laparoscopic surgery? - If the patient get Glycopyrrolate, Does it really prevent pneumoperitoneum/laparoscopic surgery induced bradycardia?
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the postoperative analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided TAP block with Local Anesthetic Infiltration of ropivacaine in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. The main question it aims to answer is: • If Transversus Abdominis Plane block with Ropivacaine will produce long duration of analgesia than the Local Anesthetic Infiltration with ropivacaine after laparoscopic abdominal surgery .