Pankaj Desai's Blogs

  Not being high-risk does not necessarily mean one is low-risk. It is well known that amongst many parameters to identify potential subjects for developing preeclampsia, nearly all are for identifying high-risk subjects. However there is hardly any research work published that can guide us to low-risk subjects. These are the days of not stopping at identifying high-risk but actually identifying low-risk subjects of preeclampsia. Why do we need to identify the low-risk subjects also? It has been found in clinical practice long since that not being high-risk does not necessarily mean one is low-risk. There are majority of subjects who are not high-risk but are also not necessarily low-risk. As a result we all are over using prophylactic measures. Also we are scared to stop prophylaxis once a subject is labelled high-risk and is never tested again. While pregnancy is a dynamic state, it surely happens that some subjects who may be high risk initially may cease to be so as pregnan...

 OBSTETRIC VASCULOPATHIES  This book has already been proclaimed as a best-seller within three days of its publication. For buying this book click on:   http://www.jaypeebrothers.com/MyShop/MyShop.aspx?ID=9789350904510 About the author: Dr. Pankaj Desai is one of the best known academicians and teachers in Obstetrics and Gynecology in India. All his eight books have proved to be best-sellers, one of which was awarded the best book award in the subject. A prolific writer, he has contributed 38 chapters to different text books internationally and nationally. His outstanding academic contributions in the subject have been acknowledged and honored with 7 gold medals and 50 orations. An extremely popular teacher that he is, he has delivered 597 guest lectures in different parts of India and the world at the time of this book going for print. He has published 103 research papers till date, 9 of which have been awarded best research paper prizes. His we...