Background: Internet has become a structural part of our day to day life. With smartphones, tablets and the cheap rates of mobile data, internet is "at the fingertips" to the general population. Engineering college students are the most vulnerable group to develop internet addiction. Hence, present study was conducted to assess the extent of internet addiction, its effect on health and various factors influencing internet addiction. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a private engineering college for a period of 4 months. Data was collected from the study subjects having access to the internet for the past 6 months after obtaining written informed consent using a self-administered, semi-structured questionnaire. The Internet addiction test (IAT; Young, 1998), a 20-item 5-point likert scale and Duke's health profile, a 17-item generic questionnaire instrument were used to assess internet addiction and health status. Data was analysed using SPSS 20.0 version. Results: The extent of internet addiction was found to be 48.1% among the Engineering students. The physical, mental, general, perceived health score was significantly higher among the normal students whereas anxiety, depression, pain and disability score was significantly higher among internet addicts. Arguments in the family, use of internet for more than 3 hours/day and spending more than 200 rupees/month for internet were significantly associated with internet addiction. Conclusion:Internet Addiction among the study subjects was found to be high, leading to mental health problems. Healthy family environment and less use of internet would overcome the issues.
A remnant of Thyroglossal duct, usually a cyst, is the most common congenital abnormality of the thyroid gland development. Malignant neoplasm in Thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is a very rare tumor (<1% of all thyroid malignancies). We present a case of 34 year old female patient with papillary carcinoma of TGDC who was managed with Sistrunk procedure.
Dermatobrosarcoma protruberans (DFSP) is a rare mesenchymal sarcoma with low to intermediate grade malignant potential that typically involves the dermis with an incidence rate of 0.8 to 4.5 cases per million persons per year. Typical presentation is an asymptomatic, indolent, exophytic protruberant tumour with a high local recurrance rate seen on the trunk. We report a typical case of DFSP with local recurrence on the left lower back in a 32-year old female which was managed with wide local excision with margins free of tumour inltration conrmed by histopathology. This case is reported for its rarity
Background: Laparoscopic surgeries are not totally pain free and are associated with early postoperative pain. Although the intensity is lesser than that of open surgery, few patients have pain till postoperative day 3(up to 72 hours) which can ultimately lead to longer hospital stay, need for rescue analgesics and other associated complications which nullies the main advantages of laparoscopic surgery. A prospective randomised Methods: clinical trial was done of 100 patients undergoing laparoscopic surgeries between February 2021 and December 2022 at our hospital. Test group of 50 patients received 0.2 % ropivacaine around port sites and other 50 in the control group received diclofenac injections thrice a day. Pain was assessed using Visual Analogue Scale. Majority of patients were female(65%), more belonged t Results: o the 26-35 years age group(39%) and most common surgery performed was laparoscopic cholecystectomy(47%). VAS score at 1hr, 6hrs and 24hrs after surgery was signicantly lower in test group when compared to control group(p value <0.005) Ropivacaine instillation around port si Conclusion: tes was found to be effective in reducing post-operative pain signicantly when compared to the control group at 1hr, 6hrs and 24hrs after the surgery
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