Publications by authors named "Angkita Barman"
Purpose: Delirium is a disorder of decreased ability to focus, sustain or shift attention, change in cognition and or perception. The main objective was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) and Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC) among the nursing and medical staff in a multidisciplinary ICU.
Methods And Material: Three hundred ten verbally communicating and non-communicating patients (mean age in years 47.
Context: The primary goal of septic shock management is optimization of organ perfusion, often at the risk of overloading the interstitium and causing pulmonary edema. The conventionally used end points of resuscitation do not generally include volumetric parameters such as extravascular lung water index (EVLWI) and pulmonary vascular permeability index (PVPI).
Aims: This study aimed to assess the prognostic value of EVLWI and PVPI by calculating their correlation with the severity of lung injury.
Article Synopsis
- Hypocalcaemia is common in critically ill patients, yet its link to illness severity is not well understood, prompting a study using APACHE-II and SOFA scores to evaluate this relationship.
- In a study with 111 patients, 70.27% exhibited hypocalcaemia upon admission, with significant differences in APACHE-II scores observed between normocalcaemic and severely hypocalcaemic patients.
- While there was a trend showing worse outcomes (higher mortality risk and longer ICU stay) in moderately hypocalcaemic patients compared to those with normal calcium levels, these differences were not statistically significant.