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Publication Acute Pancreatitis among Patients Visiting the Department of Surgery in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2023) Basukala, Sunil; Pathak, Bishnu Deep; Dawadi, Pravakar; Bohara, Sujan; Tamang, Ayush; Pahari, Soumya; Khand, Yugant; Thapa, Ojas; Bhusal, UjwalAbstract Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is the inflammation of pancreatic parenchyma characterised by severe abdominal pain and nausea. It is a common gastrointestinal disease requiring hospital admission. The death rate for mild acute pancreatitis is low but severe acute pancreatitis can reach up to 40%. This study aimed to find the prevalence of acute pancreatitis among patients attending the Department of Surgery in a tertiary care centre. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 October 2021 to 30 March 2022. The study was conducted after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Registration number: 454). Patients with age more than 18 years were included and patients less than 18 years of age including those suffering from chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic malignancy or immunocompromised states were excluded. Convenience sampling was done. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Among 1560 patients, the prevalence of acute pancreatitis in our study is 120 (7.69%) (2.92-12.46, 95% Confidence Interval). Out of them, 57 (47.50%) were males and 63 (52.50%) were females. Out of total, hypertension found in 52 (43.33%) was the most common co-morbidity observed followed by diabetes mellitus 18 (15%). Similarly, 80 (66.67%) patients had mild pancreatitis whereas 40 (33.33%) had moderate pancreatitis and 8 (6.67%) had severe pancreatitis. Conclusions: The prevalence of acute pancreatitis among hospital admissions in the department of surgery in a tertiary care centre was found to be similar to other studies done in a similar setting.Publication Confronting the Threat of Predatory Journals: Time for Nepalese Academia to be Aware(Nepal Health Research Council, 2025) Hamal, Pawan Kumar; Dawadi, Pravakar; Yogi, PrajwalaNAPublication Hypothyroidism among Female Medical Students in a Teaching Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2022) Kadel, Muna; Dawadi, Pravakar; Khadka, Sabina; Yadav, Gita KumariAbstract Introduction: Hypothyroidism is a common clinical condition of thyroid hormone deficiency and is frequently seen in women. Studies regarding the prevalence of hypothyroidism among healthy young adult females are very less. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of hypothyroidism among female medical students in a teaching hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among first to final-year female medical students in a teaching hospital from 15 August 2021 to 22 January 2022. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee (Registration number: 296). A semi-structured questionnaire was filled out by the students followed by a clinical examination to recognize the high-risk group by Zulewski’s scoring criteria. Blood samples were taken from those who were having a score of >5 points for the thyroid function test to confirm hypothyroidism. Convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Among 141 female medical students, the hypothyroidism was found in 3 (2.12%) (0-4.50, 95% Confidence Interval). Conclusions: The prevalence of hypothyroidism among the female medical students in a teaching hospital was lesser when compared with other studies from similar settings.Publication Internet Addiction among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2022) Dawadi, Pravakar; Khadka, Sabina; Maharjan, Swojay; Baniya, Aashish; Khadka, Sulochana; Thapa, Sajina; Deo, RajeebAbstract Introduction: Internet addiction denotes the compulsive use of the internet which affects physical, mental, social, psychological and academic aspects of life of an individual. Very few studies among medical students in regard to internet addiction have been conducted. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of internet addiction among undergraduate medical students of a medical college. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in a medical college from September to December, 2021 after obtaining ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Committee (Registration number: 442). The study was conducted among 229 medical students using convenience sampling technique. Internet addiction test questionnaire was used for collecting data. Data were entered in Google Spreadsheet and analysed with Microsoft Excel 2016. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: The prevalence of internet addiction among 229 undergraduate students was found to be 121 (52.84%) (43.95-61.73 at 95% Confidence Interval). Out of them, mild and moderate internet addiction accounted for 90 (74.38%) and 31 (25.62%) respectively. Conclusions: The prevalence of internet addiction in this study was higher in comparison to the other studies conducted in similar settings.Publication Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding among Patients Admitted in Department of Emergency in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2022) Karki, Binod; Sherpa, Tshering Wangdi; Aryal, Egesh; Adhikari, Alisha; Regmi, Binit Upadhaya; Katwal, Srijana; Mandal, Sujit Kumar; Deo, Rajeeb Kumar; Dawadi, PravakarAbstract: Introduction: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common medical emergency with significant morbidity and mortality. Its causes can be classified under variceal bleeding or non-variceal bleeding. Peptic ulcer and variceal bleeding are common causes. Thus, this study aims to find the prevalence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients attending the Department of Emergency in a tertiary care centre. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on patients admitted to the Department of Emergency a tertiary care centre from September 2020 to August 2021 among 3375 patients. The ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of the hospital (Reference number: 328). Patients presenting with the clinical features of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the form of hematemesis or melena were enrolled after written informed consent. Data entry was done in Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences version 20.0. for descriptive analysis. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentage for binary data. Results: Out of 3375 admissions in the Department of Emergency, 85 (2.52%) (1.99-3.05 at 95% Confidence Interval) patients presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Conclusions: The prevalence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is lower in comparison to other studies done in similar settings.Publication Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding among Patients Admitted in Department of Emergency in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2022) Karki, Binod; Sherpa, Tshering Wangdi; Aryal, Egesh; Adhikari, Alisha; Regmi, Binit Upadhaya; Katwal, Srijana; Mandal, Sujit Kumar; Deo, Rajeeb Kumar; Dawadi, PravakarAbstract Introduction: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common medical emergency with significant morbidity and mortality. Its causes can be classified under variceal bleeding or non-variceal bleeding. Peptic ulcer and variceal bleeding are common causes. Thus, this study aims to find the prevalence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients attending the Department of Emergency in a tertiary care centre. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on patients admitted to the Department of Emergency a tertiary care centre from September 2020 to August 2021 among 3375 patients. The ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of the hospital (Reference number: 328). Patients presenting with the clinical features of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the form of hematemesis or melena were enrolled after written informed consent. Data entry was done in Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences version 20.0. for descriptive analysis. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentage for binary data. Results: Out of 3375 admissions in the Department of Emergency, 85 (2.52%) (1.99-3.05 at 95% Confidence Interval) patients presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Conclusions: The prevalence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is lower in comparison to other studies done in similar settings.