Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
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Indian J Crit Care Med · Apr 2019
Ketamine Use allows Noninvasive Ventilation in Distressed Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.
Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is responsible for a heavy clinical load on busy emergency departments (EDs) across the globe and especially in India. ADHF patients may present with severe respiratory distress, dyspnea, hypoxia, and high and low blood pressures. Managing the airway of such patients can at times be challenging. ⋯ How to cite this article: Verma A, Snehy A, et al. Ketamine Use Allows Noninvasive Ventilation in Distressed Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(4): 191-192.
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Indian J Crit Care Med · Apr 2019
Impact of Implementing the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool on Nurses' Performance in Assessing and Managing Pain in the Critically Ill Patients.
Pain management is one of the most important responsibilities of nurses in an intensive care unit (ICU). It is difficult to perform pain assessment appropriately in patients who are unable to report their pain. This study is aimed to determine the impact of implementing the critical care pain observation tool (CPOT) on the amount and frequency of analgesics' administration in ICUs. ⋯ Modanloo M, Mohsenpour A, et al. Impact of Implementing the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool on Nurses' Performance in Assessing and Managing Pain in the Critically Ill Patients. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(4):165-169.
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Indian J Crit Care Med · Mar 2019
Transfer Time from the Intensive Care Unit and Patient Outcome: A Retrospective Analysis from a Tertiary Care Hospital in India.
Patients' outcome after ICU transfer reflect hospital's post-ICU care status. This study assessed association of after-hour ICU transfer on patient outcome. ⋯ Chatterjee S, Sinha S et al., Transfer Time from the Intensive Care Unit and Patient Outcome: A Retrospective Analysis from a Tertiary Care Hospital in India. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(3):115-121.
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Indian J Crit Care Med · Mar 2019
Lung Ultrasound as a Bedside Tool for Assessment of Extravascular Lung Water in Critically Ill Head Injured Patients: An Observational Study.
Extra vascular lung water (EVLW) is defined as the amount of fluid in the interstitial and alveolar spaces. Primary aim of this study was to assess EVLW using lung USG (B lines >3 per lung field) in critically ill head injured patients. ⋯ Gattupalli V, Jain K, et al. Lung Ultrasound as a Bedside Tool for Assessment of Extravascular Lung Water in Critically Ill Head Injured Patients: An Observational Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(3):131-134.
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Indian J Crit Care Med · Feb 2019
Comparison of Injury Severity Score, New Injury Severity Score, Revised Trauma Score and Trauma and Injury Severity Score for Mortality Prediction in Elderly Trauma Patients.
This study tests the accuracy of the Injury Severity Score (ISS), New Injury Severity Score (NISS), Revised Trauma Score (RTS) and Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) in prediction of mortality in cases of geriatric trauma. ⋯ Javali RH, Krishnamoorthy et al. Comparison of Injury Severity Score, New Injury Severity Score, Revised Trauma Score and Trauma and Injury Severity Score for Mortality Prediction in Elderly Trauma Patients. Indian J of Crit Care Med 2019;23(2):73-77.