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 · Nov 2020
ReviewCritical Care for COVID-19 Affected Patients: Updated Position Statement of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine.
The management of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is witnessing a change as we learn more about the pathophysiology and the severity of the disease. Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analysis have been published over the last few months. Several interventions and therapies which showed promise in the initial days of the pandemic have subsequently failed to show benefit in well-designed trials. ⋯ How to cite this article: Mehta Y, Chaudhry D, Abraham OC, Chacko J, Divatia J, Jagiasi B, et al. Critical Care for COVID-19 Affected Patients: Position Statement of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(Suppl 5):S225-S230.
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Indian J Crit Care Med · Oct 2020
Neurocognitive and Quality-of-life Outcomes Following Intensive Care Admission: A Prospective 6-month Follow-up Study.
Post-intensive care survivors have decreased quality-of-life scores and prolonged cognitive dysfunction due to baseline factors and events related to intensive care unit admission, which remain largely unrecognized. ⋯ Balasubramanian V, Suri JC, Ish P, Gupta N, Behera D, Gupta P, et al. Neurocognitive and Quality-of-life Outcomes Following Intensive Care Admission: A Prospective 6-month Follow-up Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(10):932-937.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared SARS-CoV-2 as pandemic. Patients with COVID-19 present mainly with respiratory symptoms. Prone position has been traditionally used in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) to improve oxygenation and prevent barotrauma in ventilated patients. Awake proning is being used as an investigational therapy in COVID to defer invasive ventilation, improve oxygenation, and outcomes. Hence, we conducted a retrospective case study to look for benefits of awake proning with oxygen therapy in non-intubated COVID patients. ⋯ Singh P, Jain P, Deewan H. Awake Prone Positioning in COVID-19 Patients. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(10):914-918.
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Indian J Crit Care Med · Oct 2020
Modified Negative Airflow Aerosol Prevention Box for COVID-19 Patients.
The importance of this intubation box has come to light recently in view of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the fact that intubation is an aerosol-generating procedure (AGP). Risks of the healthcare worker attending to the airway of COVID-19 patients is high and the intubation box aims to minimize that and reduce contamination of the environment. To address this objective of decreasing transmission during AGP, we created a negative airflow aerosol box with a leak-proof airway handling system using readily available and affordable materials. ⋯ How to cite this article: Kumar N, Kumar A, Kumar A, Sinha C. Modified Negative Airflow Aerosol Prevention Box for COVID-19 Patients. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(10):981-982.
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Indian J Crit Care Med · Oct 2020
EditorialConscious Proning or Mixed Positioning for Improving Oxygenation-COVID-19 Brings Many Changes!
How to cite this article: Garg R. Conscious Proning or Mixed Positioning for Improving Oxygenation-COVID-19 Brings Many Changes. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(10):893-894.