Background Some 50% of patients with visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) worldwide live in
the Indian state of Bihar. Liposomal amphotericin B is an effective treatment when …

Background and objective: Viruses are important aetiological agents of acute exacerbation
of COPD (AECOPD). Their reported prevalence varies from region to region. This systematic …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Hypovolemic shock is an important cause of death in the
emergency department (ED). We sought to conduct a meta-analysis to quantify existing …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of emergency department (ED) patients with chest pain
who are at low risk for acute coronary syndrome is resource intensive and may lead to false-…

Background: The Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score uses clinical data to
predict the short-term risk of acute myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization or death …

OBJECTIVE: Survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) continues to be
disappointingly low world-wide, despite advances in technology and international guidelines for …

BACKGROUND: Preventive analgesia using non-opioid analgesic strategies is recognized
as a pathway to improve postoperative pain control while minimizing opioid-related side …

OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospectively conducted
studies to define diagnostic performance of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial …

Methods: This retrospective study was carried in ART Centre, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Banaras
Hindu University, Varanasi between March 2005 to December 2007. HIV infected patients …

BACKGROUND: The Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score (GBS) and Rockall Score (RS)
are clinical decision rules that risk stratify emergency department (ED) patients with upper …