scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Orthopedic Trauma Practice: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Center in Northern India

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhavkaran Singh ◽  
Rajesh Kapila ◽  
Kamalpreet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Orthopedic Trauma ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Northern India ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Impact of Rapid PCR Influenza Testing on the Rate of Inpatient Admissions During Influenza Season at a Tertiary-Care Center

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s263-s264
Author(s):  
Jordan Polistico ◽  
Avnish Sandhu ◽  
Teena Chopra ◽  
Erin Goldman ◽  
Jennifer LeRose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Season ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Turnaround Time ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Pediatric Hospital ◽  
Rapid Pcr ◽  
The Impact

Background: Influenza causes a high burden of disease in the United States, with an estimate of 960,000 hospitalizations in the 2017–2018 flu season. Traditional flu diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests have a longer (24 hours or more) turnaround time that may lead to an increase in unnecessary inpatient admissions during peak influenza season. A new point-of-care rapid PCR assays, Xpert Flu, is an FDA-approved PCR test that has a significant decrease in turnaround time (2 hours). The present study sought to understand the impact of implementing a new Xpert Flu test on the rate of inpatient admissions. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted to compare rates of inpatient admissions in patients tested with traditional flu PCR during the 2017–2018 flu season and the rapid flu PCR during the 2018–2019 flu season in a tertiary-care center in greater Detroit area. The center has 1 pediatric hospital (hospital A) and 3 adult hospitals (hospital B, C, D). Patients with influenza-like illness who presented to all 4 hospitals during 2 consecutive influenza seasons were analyzed. Results: In total, 20,923 patients were tested with either the rapid flu PCR or the traditional flu PCR. Among these, 14,124 patients (67.2%) were discharged from the emergency department and 6,844 (32.7%) were admitted. There was a significant decrease in inpatient admissions in the traditional flu PCR group compared to the rapid flu PCR group across all hospitals (49.56% vs 26.6% respectively; P < .001). As expected, a significant proportion of influenza testing was performed in the pediatric hospital, 10,513 (50.2%). A greater reduction (30% decrease in the rapid flu PCR group compared to the traditional flu PCR group) was observed in inpatient admissions in the pediatric hospital (Table 1) Conclusions: Rapid molecular influenza testing can significantly decrease inpatient admissions in a busy tertiary-care hospital, which can indirectly lead to improved patient quality with easy bed availability and less time spent in a private room with droplet precautions. Last but not the least, this testing method can certainly lead to lower healthcare costs.Funding: NoneDisclosures: None

Increasing Trend of Heterogeneous Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in a Tertiary Care Center of Northern India

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 545-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avinash Singh ◽  
Kashi Nath Prasad ◽  
Richa Misra ◽  
Mohibur Rahman ◽  
Satyendra Kumar Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Northern India ◽  
Increasing Trend

Firecracker-related ocular injuries during Diwali festival season in a tertiary care center in Northern India

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Mandeep Tomar ◽  
Gaurav Sharma ◽  
Rajeev Tuli ◽  
Rattan Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Northern India ◽  
Diwali Festival ◽  
Ocular Injuries
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