Dr. Meghana Mukesh ^{1 *} Dr. S. Nandhakumar ² Dr. Tittu Thomas James ¹

Aims: Most of the rehabilitation assessments concentrate on a unidimensional approach which focuses on challenging and measuring either the executive function (cognitive) components of the task or on its motor components of fallers. This study aimed to assess dynamic balance tasks with and without cognitively load in elderly non-fallers.

Methods: Totally 30 elderly participants with age of 65.57 ± 4.00 were included in the study. Non fallers were…

Dr. Anamika Sahu ^{1 *} Dr. Ranjeet Singha ² Dr. Tittu Thomas James ³

Background: Stroke is defined as the immediate loss of neurological function caused by an interruption of the blood supply to the brain or because of the bursting of blood vessels in the brain. A major problem that has been encountered and recorded by clinicians after a stroke attack is depression, which has been found out in almost 33% of patients, and is termed as post-stroke depression (PSD). The balance in gait impairment in stroke patients affects the functional…

Elijah McMillan ¹ Da’Jhai Monroe ¹ Nicole Chapman ¹ Elizabeth Beyene ² Sarah Kim ¹ Noah Wheaton ¹ Kevin Boluyt ¹ Bria Moore ¹ Emmanuel Ocampo ¹ Miguel Ramallo ¹ Keleb Mehari ¹ Samrawit Zinabu ² Mekdem Bisrat ^{2 *} Miriam Michael ^2,3

Introduction: Ketamine is widely used for pediatric procedural sedation, but its long-term psychological effects remain unclear. This study examines the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in children receiving ketamine versus other anesthetics for fracture management.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 677,189 children aged 6–18 who received ketamine or another anesthetic. After 1:1 propensity…

Jari Intra ^{1# *} Pietro Iezzi ^1# Francesca Basta ¹ Lidia Fossati ¹ Davide Martinez ¹ Elisa Zucchetti ¹ Laura Zullo ¹ Marco Casati ¹

Objectives: Urinalysis requires that urine specimens maintain their biochemical and physical integrity from collection through to analysis. Delays between sample collection and laboratory processing can introduce variability due to chemical and cellular degradation.

Design & Methods: This study evaluated the stability of 11 urine strip parameters and two ratios in 100 samples preserved in BD Vacutainer® UAP tubes and stored at room temperature…

Syed Fahad Gillani ^{1 *} Rawan Elkomi ¹ Anand Deonarine ¹ Syed Asad Geelani ⁴ Ali Chand ¹ Jesse Maynard ² Mekdem Bisrat ¹ Miriam Michael ^1,3

Objective: To assess the risk of colorectal malignancy in CD patients with and without colectomy over time.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the TriNetX Research Network, which includes data from 70 U.S. healthcare organizations. A total of 7,315 CD patients who underwent partial or total colectomy were matched 1:1 to 7,315 patients without surgical intervention. Patients with ulcerative colitis were excluded. CRC…

Rawan Elkomi ^{2 *} Syed Fahad Gillani ² Daniel Larbi ² Jesse Maynard ¹ Rana Elkomi ² Syed Asad Geelani ⁴ Elizabeth Beyene ² Miriam Michael ^2,3

Background & Aims: The long-term risk of colorectal neoplasia in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients undergoing colectomy remains poorly quantified. This study compared the incidence of colorectal malignancies in UC patients with versus without colectomy across 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year follow-up.

Methods: Using the TriNetX US Collaborative Network, we conducted a propensity score-matched cohort study of 3,767 UC patients with colectomy…

Tegshjargal Baasansukh ¹ Sarah Gore ¹ Chukwudalu Ononenyi ¹ Rawan Elkomi ² Malachi Scott ¹ Syed Fahad Gillani ² Mekdem Bisrat ^{2 *} Miriam Michael ^2,3

Background: Ketamine is widely used as an anesthetic adjunct in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), yet its association with surgical revision and postoperative analgesic exposure remains unclear.

Objectives: To evaluate the association between intraoperative ketamine and one-year revision surgery as well as early postoperative analgesic exposure following primary TKA.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective,…

Da’Jhai Monroe ² Sumaiya Ahmed ⁷ Elizabeth Beyene ³ Valerie McAllister ¹ Nurupa Ramkissoon ¹ Samrawit Zinabu ³ Elijah McMillan ² Miguel Ramallo ² Kamdili Ogbutor ⁵ Huda Gasmelseed ³ Mahlet Abrie ⁶ Mekdem Bisrat ^{3 *} Basheer Qolomany ³ Miriam Michael ^3,4

Ketamine is increasingly being explored as a treatment for depression and has been studied for its potential prophylactic effects in postpartum depression (PPD). This study aims to analyze data from a large population to determine ketamine's efficacy in preventing PPD in patients without a prior history of depression and mitigating symptom escalation in those with a history of depression. Using data from TriNetX, a global health research network, we compare the incidence of PPD among…

Govani DR ¹ Swamy KB ² Midha PK ³ Govani ND ¹ Panchasara NG ¹ Patel RR ¹ Patel RV ^{1 *}

An interesting rare case of post-anesthesia spinal epidural hematoma leading to cord compression in an 18-year-old girl having pelvic and bi-lobar hepatic metastatic masses which required operative intervention by laminectomy decompression has been reported. Patient had laparotomy for a pelvic mass with hepatic metastasis for staged debulking and the complication developed on 4th post operative day during mobilization and the anesthesiology, pain control, neurology and surgical teams…

Pablo Torres-Huelva OD ^{1 *} Timoteo González-Cruces OD ¹ Antonio Cano-Ortiz ¹ Alvaro Sánchez Ventosa ¹ Francisco Javier Aguilar-Salazar ¹ Alberto Villarrubia ¹

A 45-year-old heterosexual male patient, married with one daughter, with no significant medical history in previous consultations.

He presented to the emergency department at Hospital Arruzafa on 11/08/2022 with whitish discharge, tearing, and discomfort in both eyes. Upon examination, tarsal and bulbar conjunctival hyperaemia, papillary reaction, and mild chemosis were detected.

The initial clinical diagnosis was acute conjunctivitis, likely of viral origin. Appropriate…