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2015 | January-March | Volume 2 | Issue 1

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EDITORIAL

Shibban K Kaul, Chander P Puri

Editorial

[Year:2015] [Month:January-March] [Volume:2] [Number:1] [Pages:1] [Pages No:0 - 0]

   DOI: 10.5005/mgmjms-2-1-iv  |  Open Access |  How to cite  | 

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Nilesh S Paul, Revati Sharma, Raman P Yadav

Biological Synthesis of Antimicrobial Silver Nanoparticles by Phaseolus vulgaris Seed Extract

[Year:2015] [Month:January-March] [Volume:2] [Number:1] [Pages:6] [Pages No:1 - 6]

   DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10036-1036  |  Open Access |  How to cite  | 

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Paul NS, Sharma R, Yadav RP. Biological Synthesis of Antimicrobial Silver Nanoparticles by Phaseolus vulgaris Seed Extract. MGM J Med Sci 2015;2(1):1-6.

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Assessing the Gap in Policies of Human Resources, Quality and Communication for Indian Teaching Hospitals

[Year:2015] [Month:January-March] [Volume:2] [Number:1] [Pages:6] [Pages No:7 - 12]

   DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10036-1037  |  Open Access |  How to cite  | 

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Introduction

Teaching hospital is one of the apex bodies of Indian hospital system, which is catering to much desired healthcare needs of both rural and poor urban society.

Objectives

The study examines the status of Indian teaching hospitals both government and private in the changing global scenario by assessing the gaps in their management practices based on three core parameters, i.e. human resource management, quality improvement and patient safety, and communication and patient relation through their adherence to documentation and policy with respect to the expected norms nationally and internationally. The standards were chosen from Joint Commission of International Accreditation (JCIA) in concurrence with National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) to ensure comprehensiveness and appropriateness to Indian environment.

Design and settings

Eleven teaching hospitals were selected from the 6 divisions of Maharashtra (minimum 1 from smaller division and 2 or above from larger division). The medical superintendent was interviewed from each 11 hospital. The responses were given scores, such as 10, 5, 0 (full, partial, no compliance).

Results

The overall scores for policy/documentation were 6.29 ± 1.96, 5.00 ± 3.06 and 2.95 ± 2.48 for HRM, quality and communication respectively, among teaching hospitals. Moreover, there were significant gaps among all 6 standards of human resource management (HRM) [F (5,60) = 24.217, p < 0.001], quality/safety [F(5,60) = 21.524, p < 0.05] and communication [F(10,55) = 10.455; p < 0.05] on their own. Indeed, these hospitals were found to be significantly behind the global standards.

Conclusion

Teaching hospitals comply with norms of staff, qualifications and department-wise infrastructure as part of Medical Council of India (MCI) regulations, which is prerequisite for global standards. So by designing hospital's policies with inclusion of some cost-effective approaches, these hospitals can attain quality services.

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Mishra A, Doke PP. Assessing the Gap in Policies of Human Resources, Quality and Communication for Indian Teaching Hospitals. MGM J Med Sci 2015;2(1):7-12.

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Jaishree Ghanekar, Vijay Kadam

Effect of Smoking on Serum Lipid Levels: A Hospital-based Study

[Year:2015] [Month:January-March] [Volume:2] [Number:1] [Pages:3] [Pages No:13 - 15]

   DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10036-1038  |  Open Access |  How to cite  | 

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Aim

To study the effect of smoking on the levels of serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, HDL-C and LDL-C in men between the age group of 20 and 30 years.

Materials and methods

The study recruited 50 smokers and 50 controls. Controls were age, BMI and dietary habits matched nonsmokers. The variables compared between the two groups were total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C, HDL-C. dyslipidemia with relation to the severity of smoking was studied in smoker group.

Results

The present study showed statistically significant differences in all variables in two groups (p < 0.001). Smokers as compared to nonsmokers had higher total cholesterol (189.14 ± 19.888 vs 159.22 ± 23.221 mg/dl), triglycerides (149.98 ± 32.068 vs 116.86 ± 19.937 mg/dl) and LDL-C (121.14 ± 18.212 vs 93.28 ± 23.726 mg/dl). While the mean HDL-C was lower in smokers as compared to nonsmokers (38.02 ± 4.515 vs 42.56 ± 3.215 mg/dl).

Conclusion

The prevalence of dyslipidemia in both smokers as well as nonsmokers according to the NCEP ATP III guidelines was 40% in smokers with just 18% in that of nonsmokers group. The study also showed a linear increase in the values of total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL-cholesterol with the severity of smoking which was statistically significant. While HDL-C levels linearly decreased when progressing through pack years.

Abbreviations

BMI: Body mass index; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoproteincholesterol; NCEP ATP III: National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult treatment panel III; VLDL-C: Very low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; FFA: Free fatty acids.

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Shenoi AS, Kadam V, Ghanekar J. Effect of Smoking on Serum Lipid Levels: A Hospital-based Study. MGM J Med Sci 2015;2(1):13-15.

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REVIEW ARTICLE

Indrashis Bhattacharya, Subeer S Majumdar

Male Infertility: Present and Future

[Year:2015] [Month:January-March] [Volume:2] [Number:1] [Pages:9] [Pages No:16 - 24]

   DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10036-1039  |  Open Access |  How to cite  | 

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Bhattacharya I, Majumdar SS. Male Infertility: Present and Future. MGM J Med Sci 2015;2(1):16-24.

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KH Basavaraj

Metabolic and Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Psoriasis: Revisited

[Year:2015] [Month:January-March] [Volume:2] [Number:1] [Pages:14] [Pages No:25 - 38]

   DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10036-1040  |  Open Access |  How to cite  | 

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Rohatgi S, Basavaraj KH. Metabolic and Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Psoriasis: Revisited. MGM J Med Sci 2015;2(1):25-38.

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Beyond the Hospital Wards: Moving Clinical Teaching toward Ambulatory Care Venues

[Year:2015] [Month:January-March] [Volume:2] [Number:1] [Pages:5] [Pages No:39 - 43]

   DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10036-1041  |  Open Access |  How to cite  | 

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Dent J. Beyond the Hospital Wards: Moving Clinical Teaching toward Ambulatory Care Venues. MGM J Med Sci 2015;2(1):39-43.

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Kashmira Bhusane, Rahul Gajbhiye, Uddhav Chaudhari, Geetanjali Sachdeva

Arrays to detect Erring Factors of Endometrial Origin in Endometriosis

[Year:2015] [Month:January-March] [Volume:2] [Number:1] [Pages:6] [Pages No:44 - 49]

   DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10036-1042  |  Open Access |  How to cite  | 

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Bhusane K, Gajbhiye R, Chaudhari U, Sachdeva G. Arrays to detect Erring Factors of Endometrial Origin in Endometriosis. MGM J Med Sci 2015;2(1):44-49.

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CASE REPORT

Alfven E Vieira, Alpesh Chaudhary, Anurag Diwedi, Vaibhav

Proximal Humerus Nonunion: Operated with Fibular Strut Allograft and Locking Plate

[Year:2015] [Month:January-March] [Volume:2] [Number:1] [Pages:2] [Pages No:50 - 51]

   DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10036-1043  |  Open Access |  How to cite  | 

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Vieira AE, Chaudhary A, Diwedi A, Vaibhav. Proximal Humerus Nonunion: Operated with Fibular Strut Allograft and Locking Plate. MGM J Med Sci 2015;2(1):50-51.

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CASE REPORT

Rahul Vishwasrao Kadam, Aniruddha Gajanan Deshmukh, Luv Shyamlal Mukhi

A Case of Bilateral Tibial Hemimelia Type IV and V with Bilateral Subdural Hygroma and Atrial Septal Defect

[Year:2015] [Month:January-March] [Volume:2] [Number:1] [Pages:4] [Pages No:52 - 55]

   DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10036-1044  |  Open Access |  How to cite  | 

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Kadam RV, Mishra SK, Deshmukh AG, Mukhi LS. A Case of Bilateral Tibial Hemimelia Type IV and V with Bilateral Subdural Hygroma and Atrial Septal Defect. MGM J Med Sci 2015;2(1):52-55.

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