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Background: Rajiv Aarogyasri has covered 86.53% of the families across the state. Majority of its people are living in rural areas. Hence, our study will explore gaps in accessibility of urban centric health services by rural policyholder’s under the scheme. To find out the current status of Aarogyasri coverage, awareness, utilization and experiences of rural policyholders in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh during the year 2014-15.Methods: This is a cross-sectional quantitative study and a total of 200 households were surveyed by using multi-stage random sampling technique to obtain primary data, and for background & discussion secondary data was reviewed. SPSS software was used for data analysisResults: In the past one year, 6.77% of the families have received benefits under the scheme. Amongst the ones who have utilized RAS services, 2/3rd of the families were protected from catastrophic illnesses and the mean average of 91.70% of the total costs was covered by RAS. Another 19.21% of the families were in need of healthcare but did not utilize the services due to lack of RAS card, lack of awareness, non-listed therapies, procedural difficulty, non-availability of caretaker, loss of wage and low quality of services.Conclusions: Overall, 66.66% of the beneficiaries expressed their satisfaction, 16.66% opinionated fair while 16.66% were dissatisfied with the RAS services. Beneficiaries experienced shortage of supportive services in Government hospitals under the scheme. Further, IEC activities, alternatives for excluded conditions, strengthening of public facilities will improve the utilization of RAS and reduce the OOPE.
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Internet of things (IoT) is an emerging technology that helps in reducing the human efforts. IoT refers to the physical objects connected to each other over the internet. In reference to the healthcare sector various equipment and gadgets like a thermometer, ECG, blood pressure measuring machine, heart rate monitor etc. are interconnected via various sensors. People are becoming more inclined towards the use of the Internet of things. The growing elderly population and the increase in chronic diseases generate a need for the healthcare sector to find ways to provide services at the convenience of the patient. Many people in India do not have access to proper medical services due to which the health of these people suffers. Nowadays the government is taking so many initiatives to support and provide help to the people living in the rural area. This paper proposes a model e-governance healthcare framework of IoT equipped hospital that helps in treating critical healthcare requirements.
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Objective: Prospective evaluation of inhouse developed SEVA TB ELISA using cocktail of Mycobacterial antigens ES-31 and EST-6(containing ES-38 and ES-41) and their specific antibodies in the diagnosis of Tuberculous pleural effusion was done in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: Detection of circulating free and immune-complexed (IC) antigens and antibody by sandwich and indirect peroxidase ELISA respectively was done in pleural fluid and sera specimens. Total 33 patients with pleural effusion, including 24 patients diagnosed as tuberculous pleural effusion based on clinico-radiological, microbiological and biochemical profile (protein, LDH and ADA) of pleural effusion and nine patients with non-tuberculous pleural effusion, were studied. Results: Pleural fluid showing either antigen or immune-complexed antigen or antibody positive was considered as ELISA positive for tuberculous pleural effusion. Multi antigen and antibody assay (SEVATB ELISA) showed 100% specificity and 83% sensitivity in pleural fluid while 78% specificity and 92% sensitivity in serum of tuberculous pleuritis patients. Conclusion: This study showed usefulness of SEVATB ELISA, using cocktail of ES-31 and EST-6 antigens and their antibodies for antibody and antigen detection respectively in analysis of either sera or pleural fluid samples of suspected tuberculous pleuritis patients as an adjunct test to clinical diagnosis.
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Introducción: algunas manifestaciones del estrabismo comparten con la epilepsia un origen cortical. Objetivo: correlacionar los hallazgos neurofuncionales y los cambios neuroadaptativos durante el manejo de una variedad de estrabismo concerniente a la presencia de un foco epileptógeno en fase ictal. Paciente y métodos: estudio prospectivo y observacional de una paciente con "síndrome estrábico de variabilidad angular" (SEVA), en quien se aplican diversos estudios neurofisiológicos en épocas distintas: mapeo cerebral digital, tomografía computada de emisión de fotón único (SPECT), electroculografía (EOG) y filmación infrarroja. Resultados: endotropia de rango variable y supresión, que durante el tratamiento cambia transitoriamente a desviación horizontal disociada (DHD) y finalmente a endoforia compensada. El primer mapeo mostró actividad lenta y paroxística, brotes de alto voltaje y mayor potencia temporal derecha; el segundo mostró asimetría de potencia y retraso en la electrogénesis y el tercero fue normal. El primer SPECT manifestó zona focal de hiperactividad metabólica epileptógena en fase ictal en región temporal derecha y zona de hipoperfusión focalizada frontoparietal izquierda, el segundo SPECT reveló disminución de la actividad en la zona hipermetabólica y del área de la zona hipometabólica. Los EOG y la filmación mostraron durante el tratamiento mejoría de la ganancia e incomitancia horizontal. Conclusiones: se evidenció la correlación entre actividad cortical ictal y esta variedad de estrabismo, además de algunos cambios neuroadaptativos que incluyeron disminución de la actividad epileptógena, la ganancia, la incomitancia horizontal y la coherencia interhemisférica, se observó también aumento en la frecuencia y la potencia hacia las regiones posteriores del cerebro.
Introduction: some strabismic manifestations share a cortical origen with epilepsy. Objective: prospective observational study of a patient with "variable angle strabismic syndrome" (VASS) in whom several neurophysiologic studies are conducted at different times: digital cerebral mapping: single photon emission computed tomography (DVD) and finally to compensated endoforia The first mapping showed slow and paroxistic activity; spikes of high voltage and higher right temporal potency. The second mapping showed potency asymetry and electrogenesis delay. Third mapping was normal. First SPECT showed a focal zone of epileptogenic metabolic hyper-activity in ictal phase at the right temporal region and a left frontoparietal focalized hypoperfresed zone. The second SPECT showed diminished activity in the hypermetabolic zone, and diminished area of the hypometabolic zone. EOG and films showed gain and horizontal inconsistence improvement. Conclusions: a correlation was found between cortical ictal activity and this type of strabismus, besides some neuroadaptative changes that included reduced epileptogenic activity, gain, horizontal incomitance and interhemispheric coherence. A rise in frequency and potency towards posterior regions of the brain was also observed.