Research

Thesis

1. Evaluation and Characterisation of Paediatric Abdominal Tumors by Multidetector Computerised Tomography and its pathological correlation. {BK}.

2. To study the causes of postponement / cancellation of operative procedures on the scheduled day of elective surgery in a tertiary care superspeciality hospital - an observational prospective study. {BK}

3. Multidetector Computed Tomographic Evaluation of Adrenal Gland: Normative data and Multi-parametric Assessment. {BK}.

4. A descriptive study to assess the knowledge of newly recruited staff nurses regarding peripheral IV cannulation in selected ward of SGPGIMS. {VDU}.

5. Role of PTBD in cases of HJ site stricture in form of guidance to surgeon and its outcome. {VDU}.

6. Role of ultrasonography in diagnosis of biliary atresia in infants with neonatal cholestasis. (Completed) {AM}.

7. Physiological and anaesthetic considerations of safe and optimal pneumo-peritoneal pressures for laparoscopic surgeries in children. {AM}.

Intramural Projects

1. Neuroblastoma and Wilm`s Tumor: Co-relation of computed tomographic findings with serum/urine level of Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) and serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) as a marker of prognosis.

2. NMR based Bile fingerprinting to unfold the metabolic pattern of bile in pediatric surgical patients with biliary pathology – A Pilot study. (IEC Code:2020-173-IP-EXP-24)

3. To evaluate the role of Serum Platelet derived growth factor-BB as a marker in the Diagnosis of Haemangioma.

4. Evaluation of lower urinary tract dysfunction in children with anorectal malformations using urodynamic study (UDS). (IEC code: A-01-PGI/MP/80/2019).

5. All dilated CBD in children are not choledochal cyst. (IEC code: 2019-23-IP-EXP-7).

6. Pelvic diameter to cortical thickness ratio in antenatally detected unilateral pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction.

7. Outcome of infantile choledochal cyst at tertiary centre (Completed and submitted for publication) (IEC Code:2020-157-10-EXP-21).

8. Is excision of appendix is beneficial over retention of appendix in cases of malrotation of gut in children (Completed & submitted for Publication).

9. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic’s lockdown period on superspeciality surgical case management in India. (Completed & submitted for Publication).

10. Chances of peritoneal fluid positivity in cases of Naso-oro-pharyngeal swab negative cases. (Submitted). (IEC code: 2020-218-IMP-EXP-25).

11. To compare the efficacy of two different types of analgesic techniques for postoperative pain relief after abdominal and pelvic surgeries in pediatric urological and pediatric surgical patients. (Completed & submitted for Publication).

12. MUC1, CK19 and CD10 expression on the cell blocks of pancreatic tumours diagnosed by endoscopic / ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology.(Completed & Published).

13. Outcome of umbilical granuloma managed with common salt. (Completed & Published). (IEC Code:2019-32-IP-108).

14. Outcome of intralesional aqueous bleomycin on cystic lymphangioma involving major salivary gland. (Completed & Published) (IEC Code: 2020-157-IP-EXP-21).

15. Colonic stenosis in neonate is not always congenital or post necrotizing enterocolitis. (Completed & Published) (IEC code: 2019-24-IP-EXP-7).

16. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic’s lockdown period on Emergency Neonatal surgical case management in Northern India. (Completed & Published) (2020-136-IP-EXP-20)

17. Surgical Outcomes in COVID-19 Pediatric Patients: Multicentric Observational Study (Submitted) (IEC Code: 2020-206-IP-EXP-23).

Collaborator

India Neuroblastoma Registration and Biology study.

GlobalSurg-CovidSurg Week: Determining the optimal timing for surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection (Completed )

Process to derive a new Essential Emergency General Surgery Guideline to support care for patients across our shared network. (Completed).

GlobalSurg- Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (Completed & Published).

  • Multicentric observational study of Candidemia in ICU patients in India (SIHAM Candidemia network) ; in collaboration with the department of Microbiology [ 2011-2012] Funding agency: Society of Indian Human and Animal Mycologists