Variations in Hepatic Artery in Human Cadavers and its Importance in Surgery: A Prospective Study

Aim: The anatomical knowledge of the human body dates back to 500 years before Christ (BC) in Southern Italy with Alcmaeonof Crotona, who performed the first dissections, even in animals. In the 3rd century BC, the study of anatomy had advancedconsiderably in Alexandria and many discoveries made that there can be attributed to Herophilus and Erasistratus, the first toperform systematic human dissections.Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study involving cadavers undergoing postmortem examination in theDepartment of Forensic Medicine in conjunction with the Department of General Surgery at Gajra Raja Medical College andJ A Group of Hospital, on cadavers undergoing postmortem examination in the Department of Forensic Medicine betweenApril 2017 and April 2018. It is a prospective observational study comprising 30 patients in each group.Conclusion: Hence, in our study, maximum patients of Michels Type I were male (n=−16) followed by female (n=13), whereaspatients with Michels Type III, one patient was male and another was female.

A Study of Complementry Feeding Practices amongst Mothers of Children Aged Six Months to Two Years Attending an Immunisation Clinic

Introduction: Infant and young child feeding indicators havebeen developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), toguide and monitor the feeding practices of young children. TheWorld Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusivebreast feeding (EBF) for the first six months of life, with theaddition of complementary feeds (CF) at six months withcontinued breast feeding until at least the age of two years.Study aimed to find out the complementary feeding practicesamongst mothers of children aged six months to two years.Material and Methods: A cross sectional study ofcomplementary feeding practices amongst mothers of childrenaged six months to two years in an urban setting. Therefore atotal of 154 subjects were taken into the study. The study wasconducted from Jan 2014 – Sep 2015.Result: Among the studied children, 59.7% were males and40.3% were females. Almost more than half of the childrenwere in the age groups of more than 9 months and only 18.2%were in the age group 6 – 8 months.Conclusion: This study suggested that accurate informationand education should be given to mothers and caregiversabout appropriate breast-feeding and complementary feedingpractices to prevent malnutrition and improve the health statusof the children

Stress in Fathers of Premature Newborns Admitted in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Objective: To study stress in fathers of preterm infants admitted in a neonatal intensive care unit. Methods: Questionnaire-based study. Questionnaire included domains on infant’s health, maternal illness, staff behavior, parental role, home affairs and finances. Eligible fathers were repeatedly interviewed on day 7 (n=80), day 17 (n=59) and day 27 (n=28). Raw and standardized stress scores were calculated. Results: Financial burden was the main stressor at all times. Stress related to staff behavior and altered parental role reduced with time. Birthweight and father’s age, occupation and education independently predicted stress. Conclusions: Fathers of preterm infants admitted in hospital are stressed, primarily due to financial burden.

Geriatric health: Need to make it an essential element of primary health care.

Within the next few decades, we will see an extraordinary increase in the number of older people worldwide. The public health benefit of preventive medicine in old age comes from the compression of the time spent in dependency to a minimum. A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the morbidity profile of the geriatric population in a rural area of Maharashtra. A total of 214 subjects, of age 60 years and above, were examined. Data were collected by structured interviews and clinical and laboratory examinations. Out of the total of 214 subjects, 190 were suffering from some or the other diseases and the major morbidities were visual (56%), musculoskeletal (38.3%), respiratory (32.7%), and hypertension (28%). Anemia was present in 62.6%, 5.61% had Diabetes Mellitus and 22.5% were found to be overweight. The average morbidity load was 2.61. The rising morbidities clearly showed that a regular, complete health checkup of the elderly should be embedded in the essential elements of the Primary Health Care. This would reduce the morbidity, improve the quality of life, and facilitate 'Active Aging'.