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ABSTRACT The excessive industrial use of dye producing plants has threatened the existence of these species and biodiversity. Exploration of abundantly available natural dye sources not only provide industrial benefits but also share the load of dye yielding plants. In the present study we used the inflorescence of munj sweet cane (Saccharum bengalense Retz.) to extract natural colorant for textile industry. This easily available plant is cheap source of natural colorants and good alternative of synthetic dyes. The munj sweet cane inflorescence extract and fabric was treated with microwave radiations. The dyeing aspects like temperature, time, fabrics to extract ratio, salt type and salt concentrations were optimized. Pre-and post mordanting was carried out and optimized using copper, iron, moringa and turmeric. All the samples were analyzed by spectra flash D65 10 Deg to determine the color strength (%) value. Results proved inflorescence extract of munj sweet cane (RS, two minutes) using aqueous media as a good source of natural dye. Three grams of sodium chloride as exhaustion agent was observed to be the best while 70 0C temperatures gave best colour strength. Among chemical mordants, iron proved to be good one for producing varying shades and better colour strength. Bio mordanting with turmeric was proved to be more beneficial for getting best color strength and new shades.
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The present study was carried to compare the prophylactic efficacy of parenteral single dose Cefuroxime (C) in comparison to parenteral single dose Ampicillin-Sulbactam (A+S) in patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy. Two hundred patients were randomly allocated to single dose parenterally (intra-venous) of either of the regimen before the induction of anaesthesia. Two groups were compared on the basis of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, rate of development of wound infection, duration of surgery and hospital stay. Patients were followed up for 30 days and inspected for the development of wound infection. Frequency of bile infection and the sensitivity of the organisms to study drugs and the corelation between bile infection and risk of wound infection were also recorded. Peri-operative prophylactic antimicrobials seem to play a significant role. Both A+S and C when given prophylactically play a significant role in prevention of surgical site infections. However, A+S seems to be more effective than C in doing so in case of high risk groups. Risk of wound infection significantly increases with co existing morbidity. Bile infection does not significantly increase the risk of surgical site infection. Duration of surgery does not significantly increase the risk of wound infection. A+S and C were equally effective in preventing surgical site infections undergoing elective cholecystectomy, but A+S favored better than C in prevention of surgical site infections in high risk patients.
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Ahlstrom's syndrome is an autosomal recessive, single gene disorder with multisystem involvement with cone-rod retinal dystrophy leading to juvenile blindness, sensorineural hearing loss, obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 Diabetes mellitus. The other less common involvements may severely affect the prognosis and survival and include endocrine abnormalities, dilated cardiomyopathy(DCM) , pulmonary fibrosis and restrictive lung disease, progressive hepatic and renal failure.Apart from its typical, well known clinical features, hepatic & biliary involvement should be kept in mind. Though not known in literature, the biliary tract abnormalities might not be so uncommon. A routine MRCP in a child of AS with typical or atypical biliary tract involvement is thus advisable.
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To evaluate the success of condom as a tamponade to arrest intractable Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) in patients not responding to medical management. The prospective study was done in LD Hospital, Government Medical College Srinagar over one year period. All but one (96.2%) patients successfully responded the tamponade therapy by the use of condom catheter. One (3.8%) patient required hysterectomy. Condom catheter effectively controls the PPH. It is a simple inexpensive and safe method of conserving the reproductive capacity along with saving the life of women with intractable PPH.
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The present study was doen to investigate the reliability of maternal serum Creatinine Phosphokinase (CPK) in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.100 consecutive women with documented tubal pregnancies (Group A) and 50 women with normal intra-uterine pregnancy (Group B) were prospectively studied. Women matched for age, gestational age and parity were included in both groups. Serum CPK levels of both groups were analyzed and plotted. The mean CPK levels in the study group (103 ± 50.3 IU/L) were significantly higher than the mean CPK levels of control group (52.4 ± 10.9 IU/L). The mean CPK levels in the study group showed gradual increment with increase in the gestational age, unlike the control group. The sensitivity and specificity of serum CPK level at 70 IU/L was 95% and 98% respectively. The positive predictive value was 99% and the negative predictive value 90.7% for the diagnosis of tubal pregnancy.Hence, serum CPK levels are significantly higher in women with tubal pregnancy that may or may not have ruptured and are reliable in the diagnosis of a tubal pregnancy.