The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
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J Assoc Physicians India · Sep 2007
Role of simple needle aspiration in the management of spontaneous pneumothorax.
To determine the efficacy of simple needle aspiration in the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Not all patients with pneumothorax require intercostal tube drainage (ICTD). Some patients can be managed conservatively by simple needle aspiration of air from pleural space. It is a cheap and easy alternative to ICTD which can be done on out patient basis. ⋯ Spontaneous pneumothorax may be managed by simple needle air aspiration primarily, unless contraindicated (tension pneumothorax), or in patients requiring mechanical ventilation. For symptomatic patient it is the recommended procedure.
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J Assoc Physicians India · Sep 2007
Body-mass index, waist-size, waist-hip ratio and cardiovascular risk factors in urban subejcts.
Influence of obesity as determinant of cardiovascular risk factors has not been well studied. To determine association of obesity, measured by body-mass index (BMI), waist-size or waist-hip ratio (WHR), with multiple risk factors in an urban Indian population we performed an epidemiological study. ⋯ There is a continuous positive relationship of all markers of obesity (body-mass index, waist size and waist hip ratio) with major coronary risk factors- hypertension, diabetes and metabolic syndrome while WHR also correlates with lipid abnormalities.