Publications by authors named "Sudhakar G Dhanapal"
Background And Objective: Ongoing seizure in the Emergency Department is a medical emergency and its aggressive management is essential. Prompt antiepileptic therapy with early cessation of seizure would minimize the morbidity and risk of recurrence. To compare time to seizure control with fosphenytoin to phenytoin protocol in the ED.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends the administration of antibiotics within 1 hour of triage time in sepsis patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting the time to first dose antibiotics in sepsis patients presenting to the emergency department (ED).
Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study on factors affecting the time to first dose antibiotics in patients with sepsis presenting to the ED over a period of 7 months (July 2019 to January 2020).
Background: Medication-related visits (MRV) to the Emergency Department (ED) are substantial though weakly recognized and intervened. Data from developing countries on the prevalence of MRV-related ED admissions are scanty. This study is first of its kind in India to estimate the prevalence of MRV, its severity and the factors contributing to these visits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAspiration during Rapid Sequence Induction: Prevalence and Risk Factors.
Indian J Crit Care Med
February 2021
Background: Securing definitive airway with minimal complications is a challenging task for high-volume emergency departments (ED) that deal with patients with compromised airway.
Materials And Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study between September 2019 and March 2020. Cohort of adults presenting to the ED requiring rapid sequence induction (RSI) were recruited to determine the prevalence and risk factors for the development of aspiration pneumonia(AP) in patients intubated in the ED.