Papers by Digvijay Thakur
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International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Background: Trauma is a neglected area of the society. It is a health problem that is responsible... more Background: Trauma is a neglected area of the society. It is a health problem that is responsible for mortality and disability, predominantly among the young generation. Thereupon, the risk stratification of such patients become essential to avoid the mortality, for which various scoring systems are employed.Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted among the 300 polytrauma patients who presented in a tertiary care institute over a span of one and half year (March 2018 to December 2019). The severity of injuries of each patient was assessed using various scoring systems (GCS, RTS, AIS, ISS, NISS), and accordingly the outcome (mortality and hospital stay) was recorded.Results: Of the total 300 cases of polytrauma, the young men are most commonly afflicted with road traffic injuries as the leading cause. Most patients presented after a latent period of 2-8 hours since injury with predominantly accidental injuries. Total 21% mortality was observed in this study of which ...
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International Journal of Surgery Science, 2021
Aims and Objectives: differences in two methods of inguinal hernia repair in terms of operative t... more Aims and Objectives: differences in two methods of inguinal hernia repair in terms of operative time, chronic pain at 3 months and recurrence at 6 months. Materials and Method: This study conducted in the department of Surgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla from 1 st June 2013 to 31st May 2014 included 40 patients admitted in department with inguinal hernia who were fit for surgery. Patients were randomized to self-fixating/gripping Mesh hernioplasty and Lichenstein tension free/ sutured mesh Hernioplasty groups randomly in groups of 20 each. Results: Self-fixating mesh group was associated with significantly decreased operative time (mean 27 minutes) as compared to sutured mesh hernioplasty (mean 44.7 minutes). However, no significant difference was found in post-operative pain (VAS score), analgesia requirement, chronic pain at 3 months, postoperative hospital stay or recurrence at 6 months in either group. Conclusion: The only benefit of using self-fixating of using self-fixating/self-gripping mesh is decreased operative time.
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Patient safety in surgery, 2018
A retained surgical sponge remains a dreaded complication of modern surgery. Despite the increasi... more A retained surgical sponge remains a dreaded complication of modern surgery. Despite the increasing focus on patient safety instances of "a sponge being left in the abdomen", are all too common in popular media. In this article we report the rare phenomenon of transmigration of a retained surgical sponge in a patient who underwent laparoscopic sterilization. A 30-year-old female presented with progressive abdominal pain for about one month and vomiting with obstipation for 2 days. The patient had undergone laparoscopic sterilization 7 years back and then underwent re-canalization one year back. She underwent an exploratory laparotomy for suspected adhesive small bowel obstruction. During surgery, an intra-luminal surgical sponge was recovered from the distal small bowel. The patient recovered and was discharged in good health. Despite numerous advances in terms of technology and the ever-growing emphasis on patient safety, the problem of a retained surgical sponge remains ...
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