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S R Daga

Publications and source records attributed to S R Daga.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed2006

Hodgkins lymphoma with HIV infection.

The association between Hodgkins Lymphoma (HL) with HIV is common in adults but rare in children. A 5 year old boy, known case of HIV on antiretroviral therapy, presented with prolonged fever, multiple enlarged lymph nodes along with hepatosplenomegaly. A diagnosis of Hodgkins lymphoma was entertained on histopathological examination; further subtyping was done by immunohistochemistry.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed2003

Leptospirosis in children.

Leptospirosis has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations varying, from inapparent influenza like illness to fulminant fatal disease with hepato-renal dysfunction and hemorrhagic phenomena. Our cases had fever, puffiness, respiratory distress and bleeding diathesis as leading manifestations. Leptospirosis was suspected in view of epidemic situation prevailing in the city. We report four cases here, three of which survived and one died.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed2000

Non-sucrose sweetener for pain relief in sick newborns.

A prospective controlled blind study was carried out in the Special Care Unit for Newborns to assess the effect of commercially available sweetener on pain relief in newborns. Response to intramuscular injection and the pain stimulus was studied in twenty-five sick newborns, 13 preterm and 12 term, in a blinded fashion. Pain score, duration of cry, heart rate and oxygen saturations were studied. Basal response, responses with sterile water or sweetener were recorded in each baby. Responses to sweetener versus no solution and sweetener versus sterile water were compared by applying paired t-test. The reduction in pain score with sweetener was significant when compared with no solution. The difference was not significant when compared with sterile water. Similarly, duration of cry and heart rate with sweetener were significantly less when compared to sterile water or to no solution. However, the difference in oxygen saturation was not significantly different. Sweetener has an analgesic effect in sick babies. This can minimise adverse effects associated with painful procedures.

Analgesics↗
PubMed1999

Neonatal care during a residents' strike.

Medical officers from a primary health centre and rural hospital were posted at our neonatal care unit during the residents' strike that lasted 69 days. They were trained in labour room care and in special care of high-risk babies. Four weeks later they were to be first-on-call. During the pre-strike, strike and post-strike period, there was no significant difference in the number of high-risk deliveries and admissions and deaths at the special care unit (SCU). The low-tech neonatal care that we followed, can be practised at the first referral centre in rural areas of developing countries by the team led by a medical officer.

Hospitals, Rural↗
PubMed1999

Oropharyngeal delivery of oxygen to children.

Oropharyngeal oxygen was administered to 13 patients with rapid breathing and hypoxaemia, six of whom were newborns. Feeding tube, No. 8F, was used in newborns for delivery of oxygen and No. 1 OF for others. Oxygen flow rate, 0.5 litre/min for four newborns and 1 litre/min, for the rest, was adequate to maintain oxygen saturations 90% and above. There were no instances of tube blockage or displacement.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1999

Intraosseous access using butterfly needle.

Butterfly needle (18 G) was used for intraosseous administration of fluids and drugs in 22 children with shock. All except one patient could be stabilized successfully. Fifteen children had severe dehydration because of diarrhoea. The intraosseous route needs to be popularized as an option for rehydration in areas, where diarrhoeal dehydration continues to be an important cause of child mortality.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1999

Orogastric versus nasogastric feeding of newborn babies.

Oxygen saturations were compared, 10 min before and 10, 20 and 30 min after orogastric and nasogastric feeds, in 10 stable newborns. The mean saturations were significantly lower with mere passage of nasogastric tube and continued to be so during feeds. There was no difficulty in securing the orogastric tube and no baby aspirated milk.

Enteral Nutrition↗