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Self Reported Side Effects of Prophylactic Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) Usage among Health Care Workers (HCWs) during the Initial Phase of COVID-19 OutbreakBy Mini George, Jithin Thomas Parel, Manglam Kumari
Abstract: Background: Hydroxychloroquine has been widely administered to patients with Covid-19 without robust evidence supporting its use. The rising burden of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led to the mass use of hydroxychloroquine by healthcare workers (HCWs). Side effect of this drug when used as prophylaxis is not well known in the literature. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was carried out using a Google form containing questionnaire on different organ systems. Google …
Published in International Journal of Medical Surgical Nursing · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–7 Read article →
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Health Care Worker’s Attitude and Hydroxychloroquine usage in a Tertiary Care Centre at Capital City of India during Early Phase of COVID 19By Mini George, Jithin Thomas Parel, Manglam Kumari
Abstract: Introduction: COVID 19 outbreak created apprehension and anxiety across the world because of the unpredicted and unexplained health consequences. There was a lot of scientific discussion happening among medical experts regarding the usage of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a prophylactic drug. Methods: A cross sectional online survey was conducted among 180 Health Care Workers (HCWs) at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, from April 2020 to May 2020 adopting …
Published in International Journal of Nursing Critical Care · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 5–10 Read article →
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Living Well with Kidney Disease: Nurses Make a Huge DifferenceBy Jithin Thomas Parel, Lovely Negi, Linsu Thomas
Abstract: Kidney diseases have risen from from the world’s 13th leading causes of death to the 10th and mortality has increased from 8, 13, 000 in 2000 to 1.3 million in 2019. The KKidney diseases disrupt and restrict the activities of daily living and impair the quality of life of patients and their family members. The progression of kidney disease to more severe later stages can be prevented and/or slowed down. …
Published in International Journal of Neurological Nursing · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–5 Read article →