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Assessment of the cleaning and disinfection practices among healthcare workers in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) post-patient discharge (2022)
Journal Article
Varghese, T., R. Pai, R. R., & Varghese, R. (2022). Assessment of the cleaning and disinfection practices among healthcare workers in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) post-patient discharge. Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.55889/2582-7979.1248

Introduction: Patients being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) pose a risk of developing common healthcare acquired infections. Healthcare workers (HCWs) must be well-equipped and knowledgeable to deliver effective cleaning and disinfection p... Read More about Assessment of the cleaning and disinfection practices among healthcare workers in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) post-patient discharge.

Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural responses in comatose patients – A feasibility study (2020)
Journal Article
Varghese, R., Sulochana, B., & D'Souza, P. J. J. (2021). Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural responses in comatose patients – A feasibility study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 9, 150-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2020.08.006

Purpose
This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural response of comatose patients in a tertiary care hospital of Udupi district, Karnataka, India.
Meth... Read More about Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural responses in comatose patients – A feasibility study.

A new approach for scoring in Objective Structured Clinical Examination (2019)
Journal Article
Varghese, R., & U, J. C. (2019). A new approach for scoring in Objective Structured Clinical Examination. Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences, 5(1),

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a useful multi-use assessment tool which may be used to evaluate health care providers of various disciplines in a clinical setting. It appraises proficiency, through direct observation based on... Read More about A new approach for scoring in Objective Structured Clinical Examination.

Prevalence of depression among post-stroke survivors in South Asian Region: A narrative review (2018)
Journal Article
Varghese, R., & Barboza, L. A. (2018). Prevalence of depression among post-stroke survivors in South Asian Region: A narrative review. Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences, 4(2),

Stroke is the third biggest reason for mortality and has a massive emotional effect on clients and the members of their family. Depression is a debilitative complication of stroke, with repeated occurrences of depressive ailments after the stroke. Pr... Read More about Prevalence of depression among post-stroke survivors in South Asian Region: A narrative review.

Cardiovascular complications of spinal cord injury (2018)
Journal Article
Chakrabarty, J., & Varghese, R. (2018). Cardiovascular complications of spinal cord injury. Biomedicine (India), 38(3), 283-289

Patients with spinal cord injury have a high risk of cardiovascular complications. Complex anatomy and physiology of the brain and spinal cord make it difficult to understand the pathophysiological changes and the complications of an injury to the sp... Read More about Cardiovascular complications of spinal cord injury.

Nursing management of adults with severe traumatic brain injury: A narrative review (2017)
Journal Article
Varghese, R., Chakrabarty, J., & Menon, G. (2017). Nursing management of adults with severe traumatic brain injury: A narrative review. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 21(10), 684-697. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.ijccm_233_17

Effective nursing management strategies for adults with severe traumatic brain injury (STBI) are still a remarkable issue and a difficult task for neurologists, neurosurgeons, and neuronurses. A list of justified indications and scientific rationale... Read More about Nursing management of adults with severe traumatic brain injury: A narrative review.

Nasal pseudotumour in a haemophilic: A case report (2017)
Journal Article
Balakrishna, S., Pujary, K., Kurien, A., D’Souza, A., & Varghese, R. (2017). Nasal pseudotumour in a haemophilic: A case report. Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences, 3(1), 53-57

Haemophilia is an X linked inherited coagulation disorder. A haemophilic pseudotumour is one of the rarer complications of haemophilia, which results from repetitive bleeding. These have become scarcer over the years with better treatment facilities... Read More about Nasal pseudotumour in a haemophilic: A case report.

Glomus Jugulare: A Case Series (2016)
Journal Article
P, W., Varghese, R., Chakrabarty, J., & Menon, G. (2016). Glomus Jugulare: A Case Series. Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences, 2(1), 74-77

Background: Glomus Jugulare tumours arise within the jugular foramen of the temporal lobe. Treatment and management of these very rare, slow growing and hypervascular tumours are always challenging. Patients with these tumours will have their lower c... Read More about Glomus Jugulare: A Case Series.