Gurmeet Kaur Sethi

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences · Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot

Objective To determine the macronutrient and energy content of preterm mothers’ milk in our tertiary care center for planning optimum nutrition strategies. Methodology This prospective observational study evaluated the macronutrient and energy contents of preterm mother’s milk. The breast milk composition of 50 mothers was analyzed on 3±2, 7±2, 14...

Purpose To study the features of “nontype 1” retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and indications of treatment. Design Retrospective study. Methods Medical records of inborn or outborn neonates screened for ROP from tertiary level special newborn care unit according to national screening guidelines were analyzed. Infants diagnosed with milder than ty...

Background: A quality improvement (QI) project was planned to improve the mean duration of Kangaroo mother care (KMC) from 2 hours to 6 hours per week in very preterm infants over a period of 8 weeks in our special newborn care unit (SNCU). Methods: We enrolled stable preterm infant-mother dyads with gestational age <32 weeks and SNCU stay for at l...

Pilot data on Hand hygiene (HH) compliance using a standard World Health Organisation checklist for 1-week suggested only 20% compliance. So, we planned a Quality Improvement study to improve HH compliance among health care providers in our Special Newborn Care Unit from 20% to 60% over 12 months. Methods: We did this study in 3 phases: Baseline...

Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) is characterized by seizures, facial asymmetry, hemiparesis. The clinical picture should be supported by radiological findings dilatations of sinuses and cerebral hemiatrophy with osseous hypertrophy. We are reporting a case with DDMS is a known case of type-1 diabetes mellitus patient.

Haemoglobinopathies are characterised by structurally abnormal haemoglobin variants of the normal adult haemoglobin (HbA) which led to increase hemolysis and dependency on blood transfusion for maintaining normal range hemoglobin. HbD is characterized by point mutation of Glu→Gln substitution at codon 121 with a GAA→CAA change at the DNA level on c...

Objective: To study the Stretched Penile Length (SPL) and Testicular Volume (TV) in newborns and to analyze their correlation with various anthropometric parameters in newborns with gestational age between 32-42 completed weeks. Study Design: Descriptive study Settings: Tertiary care centre in Faridkot, Punjab, India. Participants: 800 newborns wer...

This study was conducted to assess the relationship of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) with various demographic characteristics, laboratory parameters, and predictors of mortality. This prospective observational study was performed at pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a tertiary care hospital situated in north India. A total of 125 children admitt...

Background: Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) III score is one of the widely used scoring systems to quantify critical illness in the pediatric age group. This study was carried out to find the association of PRISM III score with the outcome (discharge/mortality) and also hospital stay in survivors and nonsurvivors. Setting: The study was cond...

Background: Availability of mothers only milk (MOM) for preterm infants is a boon for their growth and development. Authors found that in our Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU), the availability of MOM was very less with excessive use of formula feed. So, authors planned a quality improvement (QI) study to improve availability of MOM for preterms in...

Background: Diabetes Mellitus is commonly associated with neuropathic complications. Nerve conduction studies can be helpful in detecting sub clinical type of diabetic neuropathies. Aims and Objectives: To see the effect of diabetes on MNCV in type 1 diabetes mellitus children. Methods: This observational study was done on thirty children with type...

Background: This study has been performed to compare the pulmonary functions of healthy adolescents studying in schools situated in highly polluted areas with those studying in schools of low polluted areas of south western Punjab.Methods: This study was conducted in various schools located at Faridkot and Bathinda city. These places had been ident...

Collodion baby is a rare congenital disorder of skin characterized by the presence of extra covering of tough film like membrane which breaks on stretching leading to fissure formation. This condition makes the new-born prone to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, sepsis and temperature instability leading to frequent complications and high mortali...

Gaucher disorder s rare lysosomal disorder characterized by glycolipid laden lysosomes leading to hepatosplenomegaly, bone marrow involvement. Three types of Gaucher disease have been described based on the clinical features, ethnicity and the natural history of the disease. Gaucher disease Type 1 (GD1) occurs mainly in infancy to adulthood and is...

Background: Insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes mellitus is associated with different degrees of neuropathies affecting peripheral as well as central neural pathways. The subclinical neurological involvement in diabetic children can be assessed by changes appearing in the electrophysiological parameters like Visual Evoked Potentials (VEPs). The obj...

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare disease characterised by recurrent painful episodes of swelling in soft tissue and the occurrence of tumours in subcutaneous and muscular tissues. It causes severe disability and has an autosomal dominant penetration. We report a child with diffuse heterotopic ossification with characteristic ha...

Introduction: Menarcheal age is the age at which menstruation begins. Menarcheal age is regarded as a sensitive indicator of physical, biological and psychological environment. Aim: 1) To determine the menarcheal age and to examine the relationship between current age at menarche with anthropometric measures in Punjabi bania girls. 2) To develop...

Introduction: Thrombocytopenia is defined as platelet count less than 150×109 /L, it has a greater incidence in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) compared to wards and its most common cause is increased platelet consumption. Aims: To investigate incidence of thrombocytopenia, platelet transfusions requirement, associated diseases and relationship between...

Background Neonates, especially preterm babies admitted in neonatal intensive care units (NICU), frequently require transfusion of blood components. The use of blood components in the neonates varies across different hospitals. There is urgent need of forming global guidelines and policies for blood component transfusions in the sick neonates. Alth...

Severe thrombocytopenia is common in isolated falciparum and mixed falciparum/vivax malaria and is rare in isolated P. vivax infection, but the trend is changing. We hereby report 14 cases of P. vivax with thrombocytopenia, with 8 cases requiring blood/blood product transfusions. It is therefore a challenge to differentiate vivax malaria, falciparu...

Abstract Chronic retropharyngeal abscess secondary to tuberculosis of the spine is a rare entity. Though rare, it can lead to life-threatening airway obstruction requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment to prevent fatal consequences. We report one such case of a large tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess presenting with life-threatening airway compr...