Predictors and outcome of obstetric admissions to intensive care unit: A comparative study.

This descriptive observational study was carried out in Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital to identify predictors and outcome of obstetric admission to Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Ninety consecutive pregnant patients or those up to 42 days of termination of pregnancy admitted to ICU from October 2010 to December 2011 were enrolled as study subjects with selection of a suitable comparison group. Qualitative statistics of both groups were compared using Pearson's Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test.

Use of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score for evaluating outcome among obstetric patients admitted to the intensive care unit.

Objective: To evaluate the prognostic value of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score among obstetric patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: A prospective study was conducted among 90 consecutive obstetric patients who were admitted to the ICU of Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India, between October 6, 2010, and December 25, 2011. Maximum SOFA score was calculated for each of the six organ systems.

Efficacy of Caudal Clonidine and Fentanyl on Analgesia, Neuroendocrine Stress Response and Emergence Agitation in Children Undergoing Lower Abdominal Surgeries Under General Anaesthesia with Sevoflurane.

Introduction: Clonidine has proved to be effective drug for postoperative analgesia but it's efficacy to alter neuroendocrine stress response and emergence agitation is unknown. This study was conducted to assess and compare the efficacy of caudal fentanyl vs. clonidine for analgesia, blunting of neuroendocrine stress responses (NESR) and emergence agitation (EA) following sevoflurane anaesthesia.

Detection of comorbid illnesses during pre-anaesthesia evaluation in a university teaching hospital: A prospective observational study.

Background: Consultation for surgery and anaesthesia is often the first point of contact with a healthcare provider for a majority of patients in developing countries. In India, where patients have poor access to healthcare, they are likely to present with uncontrolled/untreated/undetected coexisting diseases. However, there is little published literature on this aspect.

Efficacy of caudal fentanyl and ketamine on post-operative pain and neuroendocrine stress response in children undergoing infraumbilical and perineal surgery: A pilot study.

Background And Aims: It is well-known that neuroendocrine stress response (NESR) occurs in children and it can be modified by caudal block. However, there is paucity of literature comparing caudal fentanyl and ketamine on NESR. The present study was aimed to compare the analgesic efficacy of these caudal adjuvants and their effect on (NESR) in children undergoing infraumbilical and perineal surgery.