Publications by authors named "A K Baronia"
Background: The guidelines of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign suggest using invasive blood pressure (IBP) measurement in septic shock patients, without specifying for a preferred arterial site for accuracy in relation to the severity of septic shock. The objective of this study was to determine the mean arterial pressure (MAP) gradient between the femoral and radial artery sites in septic shock patients.
Method: This prospective study was carried out at a 20-bed ICU in a university hospital.
Glucometrics in the first week of critical illness and its association with mortality.
Med Intensiva (Engl Ed)
June 2023
Objective: Evaluation of glucometrics in the first week of ICU stay and its association with outcomes.
Design: Prospective observational study.
Setting: Mixed ICU of teaching hospital.
Clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) is an established diagnostic parameter for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Lung ultrasound (LUS) is an evolving tool for diagnosing VAP. Various scores have been proposed for the diagnosis of VAP, taking LUS as a parameter.
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- The study aimed to identify risk factors that can be modified to reduce the occurrence of ventilator-associated events (VAE) in patients on mechanical ventilation in an ICU setting.
- Among the 247 patients studied, there were 59 episodes of VAE, with significant risk factors including high cumulative fluid balance and prolonged vasopressor support.
- Patients with VAE experienced longer ventilation durations, extended ICU stays, and higher mortality rates, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to lower VAE rates.
Healthcare systems all over the world have been enormously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare workers (HCWs) taking care of these patients need personal protective equipments (PPEs) standardized for full protection from droplets and aerosols carrying viral load to variable distances. There has been a surge of manufacturers supplying these protective gears in India and regulatory agencies have issued technical specifications pertaining to PPEs focusing solely on synthetic blood penetration tests (SBPTs) and keeping the upper limit of non-woven fabric to 95 g/m (GSM).
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