Friday, November 18, 2011

epidemic of dengue and gastroenteritis.

we have managed at least 30 pts of dengue and dengue like illnesses in last 30 days.many r coming with dengue shock,and many with capillary leaks.the duration of stay is from 3 to8 days.many with shock and capillary leaks required platelet and ffp,while majority required only supportive care.there is sudden increase in no of acute gastroenterits pts inlast 7 days.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

non surgical mangement of intussusception

About 10 children with intussusception were hospitalized in MCH in last 6 months.of these 8 were managed by hydrostatic reduction technique[ conservatively] & went home. only 2 required surgery.no patients who were conserved had recurrence ,while 1 operated pt had second intussusception.he was again managed conservatively.