Sujoy Ray

Background Exposure to extreme weatherly events potentially develops mental disorders among affected individuals. Aim To synthesize the burden of mental disorders following impact of extreme weather events in South-east Asian (SEA) countries. Methods Proposal was registered in PROSPERO register [CRD42023469788] and reported as per PRISMA-2020 gui...

Adolescents have become victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the development of several mental health problems. This protocol is aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of mental health disorders among adolescents (10–19 years) during the COVID-19 pandemic time in low middle-income countries (LMIC) and to find different community-based men...

Background Inter-professional Education (IPE) has been identified as an educational program aimed at increasing collaboration among health professionals, and improving health care outcomes. IPE programs have been incorporated in several countries and have shown positive results. The same may not be true for Asian cultures which are typically more h...

Background: Coercion and restraint practices in psychiatric care are common phenomena and often controversial and debatable ethical issue. Caregivers’ attitude and perspective on coercion and restraint practices on psychiatric inpatients have received relatively less research attention till date. Aims: Caregivers’ attitude and perspective on coer...

Background: Use of coercive measures in mental health care is an important issue for research. There are scarce data available on perception and attitudes toward coercion among Indian psychiatrists. Aims: This study aims to study psychiatrists’ attitude and perspectives on the use of coercive measure in clinical practice against the background of...

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects and safety of topical and oral agents for pityriasis versicolor.

Background: A model which takes into account several relevant factors and gives the probability of C-Section in a woman would have the advantage of preparing for such an event. The identification of women at high risk of C-Section (>50% risk) would provide the opportunity for understanding risks involved in pursuing a vaginal delivery whereas if th...

Background: Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-specific multi-organ disorder, which is characterised by hypertension and multisystem organ involvement and which has significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Failure of the placental vascular remodelling and reduced uteroplacental flow form the etiopathological basis of pre-eclampsia. There...

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To review the clinical effectiveness and safety of haloperidol compared with risperidone for people with schizophrenia.

Background: Erysipelas and cellulitis (hereafter referred to as 'cellulitis') are common bacterial skin infections usually affecting the lower extremities. Despite their burden of morbidity, the evidence for different prevention strategies is unclear. Objectives: To assess the beneficial and adverse effects of antibiotic prophylaxis or other pro...

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: The primary objective of this review is to evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine as a sedative with other pharmacological methods for procedural sedation in children. © 2017 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Lt...

Background: Heavy menstrual bleeding without an organic lesion is mainly due to an imbalance of the various hormones which have a regulatory effect on the menstrual cycle. Another cause of heavy menstrual bleeding with no pelvic pathology, is the presence of an acquired or inherited bleeding disorder. The haemostatic system has a central role in c...

Background: Among all the intellectual processes of the human brain, attention is probably the most important cognitive function to be assessed during the mental status examination. Many theories have been proposed for its understanding. It is important to combine this knowledge to understand the role of attention in various psychiatric disorders....

Background: Heavy menstrual bleeding without an organic lesion is mainly due to an imbalance of the various hormones which have a regulatory effect on the menstrual cycle. Another cause of heavy menstrual bleeding with no pelvic pathology, is the presence of an acquired or inherited bleeding disorder. The haemostatic system has a central role in c...

Background: Amniotomy (the deliberate rupture of membranes) was described almost two centuries ago and since then has been used both for induction and augmentation of labour - which are common obstetric practices. Trends have shown a rise in the induction rates over the last decade and data suggest that the rate of labour inductions is increasing...

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects and safety of topical and oral agents for pityriasis versicolor.

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The primary objective of this review is to evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine as a sedative with other pharmacological methods for procedural sedation in children.

Inherited bleeding disorders contribute significantly to the incidence and prevalence of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB), and contrary to popular belief can present any time during the reproductive years of a woman’s life. The following case exemplifies this and is being presented as part of a rare syndrome. The incidence of this syndrome in the gen...

Background / Purpose: Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) teaching is not a part of medical education in India despite the fact that there is a desperate need for evidence informed heath care, especially in resource constrained settings. This project aimed to train and evaluate undergraduates on the two primary domains of EBM, namely “ask” and “acquire...

Background / Purpose: Although evidence based medicine (EBM) has been in existence for many years, in India it is still in its infancy. Most practice in India is opinion-based. This is in stark contrast to the fact that in most of the developed world not only do physicians practice EBM, it has been inculcated into the medical school curriculum. T...

Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition, which usually develops in early childhood. Many children outgrow this disorder as they reach secondary school age, and although It may improve with age, there is no cure. Constant itch makes life uncomfortable for those with this condition, no matter what age they are, so it may have a significant ef...

Introduction: Malaria is a public health problem worldwide with India contributing to 77% cases in the South East Asian region of World Health Organization (WHO). Karnataka is one of the project states under World Bank with API>2. Statistics from the district of Udupi, which is the setting for this study, shows a rise in malaria cases from January-...

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is one of the most common fungal infections that recur frequently in HIV infected women. Symptoms of VVC are pruritis, discomfort, dyspareunia, and dysuria. Vulval infection presents as a morbiliform rash that may extend to the thighs. Vaginal infection is associated with white discharge, and plaques are seen on eryth...