A geospatial evaluation of timely access to surgical care in seven countries.

Objective: To assess the consistent availability of basic surgical resources at selected facilities in seven countries.

Methods: In 2010-2014, we used a situational analysis tool to collect data at district and regional hospitals in Bangladesh ( = 14), the Plurinational State of Bolivia ( = 18), Ethiopia ( = 19), Guatemala ( = 20), the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( = 12), Liberia ( = 12) and Rwanda ( = 25). Hospital sites were selected by pragmatic sampling.

Convergence of Minds: For Better Patient Outcome in Intensive Care Unit Infections.

Background: There is emergence of resistance to the last-line antibiotics such as carbapenems in Intensive Care Units (ICUs), leaving little effective therapeutic options. Since there are no more newer antibiotics in the armamentarium in the near future, it has become imperative that we harness the interdisciplinary knowledge for the best clinical outcome of the patient.

Aims: The aim of the conference was to utilize the synergies between the clinical microbiologists and critical care specialists for better patient care and clinical outcome.

Exploration of eosinopenia as a diagnostic parameter to differentiate sepsis from systemic inflammatory response syndrome: Results from an observational study.

Aim Of The Study: Initial differentiation of sepsis from systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is of prime importance for early institution of appropriate treatment. This study aimed to compare the differential diagnostic efficacy of absolute eosinophil count (AEC - a routinely available economic marker) with total leukocyte count (TLC) and procalcitonin (PCT - a costly marker available only in specialized settings).

Materials And Methods: In this prospective observational study, 170 patients of sepsis (severe sepsis = 125; SIRS = 45) were enrolled.

Measuring global surgical disparities: a survey of surgical and anesthesia infrastructure in Bangladesh.

Background: Surgically treatable diseases weigh heavily on the lives of people in resource-poor countries. Though global surgical disparities are increasingly recognized as a public health priority, the extent of these disparities is unknown because of a lack of data. The present study sought to measure surgical and anesthesia infrastructure in Bangladesh as part of an international study assessing surgical and anesthesia capacity in low income nations.