Publications by authors named "Afzal Azim"

Metabolomics is emerging as a significant approach to reflect the individual's response to pathophysiological conditions. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has evolved as a tool to identify metabolic dysregulations in critically ill patients afflicted with conditions like acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), acute kidney injury (AKI), and sepsis. The spectral data from the serum sample of the study and control group are recorded using an 800 MHz NMR spectrometer and processed using NMR processing and analysis tools.

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Dr. Arvind Kumar Baronia, an esteemed academician, devoted his professional life to laying the foundation of the specialty of critical care medicine (CCM) in India in the public sector. His vision and efforts to provide world-class clinical care to patients requiring intensive care units not only led to the establishment of the first standalone department of CCM in the public sector in India but also contributed significantly to formulating a well-structured training course for CCM as well as to get recognition of this specialty as a super-specialty branch of medicine in India.

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  • There is a growing global concern about antimicrobial resistance, particularly with the rise of carbapenem and colistin resistance, especially in ICU settings of Southeast Asia like India.
  • The study focused on analyzing the clinical outcomes of ICU patients who had polymyxin B/E (colistin) resistant infections by comparing them to those with sensitive infections, collecting various clinical and demographic data.
  • Conducted in a northern India ICU, the research included 28 patients with resistant infections and 55 controls, assessing factors such as ICU stay length and treatment outcomes using established statistical methods.
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Aim And Background: Neutrophil CD64 (nCD64) is evolving as a prognostic biomarker in sepsis. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate whether serial trend of nCD64, procalcitonin (PCT), and C-reactive protein (CRP) predict 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis/septic shock, as per Sepsis-3 criteria.

Materials And Methods: This prospective, observational single-center cohort study included 60 adult patients (age ≥18 years) with sepsis.

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  • - ARDS, especially when combined with AKI, has high mortality rates, and there's a noticeable gap in understanding the metabolic changes that occur in these patients, which might contribute to poor recovery outcomes.
  • - The study utilized nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to analyze serum samples from 75 ARDS patients, identifying nine key metabolites that showed distinct differences between those with and without AKI.
  • - Findings indicated significant metabolic dysregulation linked to complications like hyperammonemia and mitochondrial dysfunction, suggesting that understanding these alterations could lead to personalized treatment strategies in critical care to improve patient outcomes.
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Invasive fungal diseases pose a significant threat to non-neutropenic ICU patients, with and infections being the most common. However, diagnosing these infections in the ICU population remains challenging due to overlapping clinical features, poor sensitivity of blood cultures, and invasive sampling requirements. The classical host criteria for defining invasive fungal disease do not fully apply to ICU patients, leading to missed or delayed diagnoses.

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Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality among young individuals, accounting for 65% of deaths in road traffic accidents. Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a common syndrome associated with TBI. This study represents the first prospective investigation aimed at assessing the impact of gabapentin on TBI patients, focusing on the prevention of secondary brain injury and brain edema while enhancing the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).

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Following vaccination with adenoviral vector-based ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, serious neurological adverse events have been reported. Here we report two cases who presented with quadriparesis following the adenoviral vector-based ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine. A 55-year-old male patient presented with quadriparesis after 8 days of the second dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination.

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Background: The aim of this study was to access the incidence of prolonged QTc interval and changes, if any, among Indian healthcare workers (HCWs) taking hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) prophylaxis while managing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.

Methods: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) policy, HCWs were advised to take HCQ as prophylaxis after getting an electrocardiogram (ECG) while being posted to look after COVID-19 patients. A follow-up ECG was repeated for those who took HCQ.

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Background: Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury (PRAKI) is an important cause of fetomaternal mortality and morbidity in developing countries. We undertook a systematic review to identify the causes of PRAKI among obstetric patients in India.

Materials And Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, and Google Scholar using appropriate search terminology between 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2021.

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Objective: To compare first attempt success rate for ultrasound-guided (USG) versus direct palpation (DP) for radial, femoral, and dorsalis pedis artery cannulations in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients.

Design: Prospective randomized clinical trial.

Setting: Mixed adult ICU of a University Hospital.

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Septic shock, with a prolonged hospital stay, has the highest mortality rate worldwide. There is a need for better management of the disease, which requires time-dependent analysis of alteration occurring in the disease condition and subsequent planning of treatment strategies to curb mortality. The study aims to identify early metabolic signatures associated with septic shock before treatment and post-treatment.

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Background: Administration of 3% sodiumchloride through a peripheral venous catheter is associated with risk of infusion-related adverse events (IRAE) due to its high osmolarity. Given this concern and the paucity of data regarding these events,many hospitals have policies that require central line administration of 3% sodiumchloride.

Objective: The objective of this analysis was to evaluate the incidence of IRAE associated with peripheral administration of 3% sodium chloride.

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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.

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Objective: An early metabolic signature associated with the responsiveness to treatment can be useful in the better management of septic shock patients. This would help clinicians in designing personalized treatment protocols for patients showing non-responsiveness to treatment.

Methods: We analyzed the serum on Day 1 (n = 60), Day 3 (n = 47), and Day 5 (n = 26) of patients with septic shock under treatment using NMR-based metabolomics.

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Background & Objectives: The association between hyperglycaemia at admission, diabetes mellitus (DM) status and mortality in hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 infected patients is not clear. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between DM, at-admission hyperglycaemia and 28 day mortality in patients admitted with moderate-severe SARS-CoV-2 infection requiring intensive care.

Methods: All consecutive moderate-to-severe patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs) over six months were enrolled in this single-centre, retrospective study.

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Background: COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) has been widely reported but homogenous large cohort studies are needed to gain real-world insights about the disease.

Methods: We collected clinical and laboratory data of 1161 patients hospitalised at our Institute from March 2020 to August 2021, defined their CAPA pathology, and analysed the data of CAPA/non-CAPA and deceased/survived CAPA patients using univariable and multivariable models.

Results: The overall prevalence and mortality of CAPA in our homogenous cohort of 1161 patients were 6.

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The authors have done commendable work in exploring the utility of a comprehensive viscoelastic test for assessment of the coagulation cascade in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. This article published in your esteemed journal in November 2021 "The evolution of clot strength in critically-ill COVID-19 patients: a prospective observational thromboelastography study" found hypercoagulability in most of the patients at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission and also noted a persistently increased fibrin contribution to clot strength. However, we would like to comment upon a few points which may be of importance to the readers.

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Background: Epidemiology of liver disease in obstetric patients shows geographical variation depending upon the prevalence of preeclampsia, viral hepatitis, and tropical vector-borne diseases like malaria, leptospirosis, etc. We undertook the current systematic review to analyze the causes of hepatic dysfunction in obstetric patients in India and identify the gaps in the literature and reporting.

Materials And Methods: We did a systematic review of studies reporting the causes of hepatic dysfunction in obstetric patients in India.

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Saran S, Dube M, Azim A. Less Costlier and Emergency Options for Intubation during Coronavirus Disease Times. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(12):1462-1463.

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