Articles
NOAC in AF patients : Indian Perspective
NOAC or Novel Oral Anti-Coagulants also Non-Vit K Oral Anti-Coagulants are newer generation oral anti-coagulating agents, which do not act upon the pathway of anti-coagulation as regards to convention...
Evolving technology in healthcare and nursing practice
It’s amazing to see how revolution is taking place in healthcare and we become techno oriented while delivering the patient care. If we look back to Florance Nightingale who was the founder of modern ...
Biomarkers & Genetic Determinants of ARDS
ARDS is a complex syndrome which can be initiated and prorogated by a diverse array of precipitating factors with variable phenotypes. A multitude of mechanisms are involved in the pathogenesis of ARD...
Effect of Chemotherapy on Health Status: A Clinico- Epidemiological Study in a Tertiary Care Center in India
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and accounted for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) in 2008. The number of cases and annual deaths from cancer by 2035 is expected to be 23.9 a...
Traumatic Brain Injury
Trauma is one of the leading cause of death across the globe including India. Among the numerous causes of death amidst trauma victims; traumatic brain injury (TBI) contributes significantly. TBI invo...
Blind procedures to live procedures Ultrasonography (USG) – Modern stethoscope for Critical Care physician
Introduction of portable USG has been a paradigm shift not only in performing nerve block anesthesia in various regional anesthesia techniques but also a promising diagnosing and treating tool for cri...
Evaluation of Diagnostic Accuracy in Emergency Department and role of clinical, point of care testing and imaging in it in a tertiary care teaching hospital in northeast India.
Emergency department involves challenging care for undifferentiated and unexpected patients with critical illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. It has a vital role in triaging t...
Hyperammonemic encephalopathy due to urea cycle disorder: A Case Report
Urea cycle is the final pathway for nitrogen metabolism. Urea cycle disorders are inherited deficiencies of the enzymes involved in the cellular excretion of excess ammonia produced during protein me...
Epidemiology of Fungal infection in a tertiary care hospital in northeast India: A Retrospective study
Invassive fungal infection is a common problem faced in ICU’s of all over the world.If we went back to history, It started in 1835 by the discovery of a mould , beauvariabassiana by Agostino Bassi. Th...