Publications by authors named "Tanmay Katial"
Background: Accurately monitoring blood glucose levels is vital for critically ill individuals. Point-of-care (POC) glucose meters are commonly used in local intensive care units (ICUs). This study aimed to assess the precision of POC glucose meter readings in critically ill individuals with specific evaluation in patients with and without shock against the reference standard of venous blood glucose measurements.
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- - The study compared single stage percutaneous dilation tracheostomy (PDT) and open surgical tracheostomy (ST) in critically ill patients in an ICU setting.
- - It involved 60 patients who were randomly assigned to either PDT or ST, with PDT taking significantly less time (about 5 minutes) compared to ST (about 21 minutes), while complication rates were similar.
- - The findings suggest that PDT is a faster and equally safe alternative to ST for tracheostomy in critically ill patients.