ISCCM Position Statement: Management of Severe Dengue in Intensive Care Unit.

Unlabelled: Dengue is one of the commonest causes of undifferentiated acute febrile illness in India as well as South East Asia. Nearly two-fifths of the world population is at risk of infection, and nearly 96 million infections reported worldwide, it is a major cause of concern across the globe. The ISCCM leadership felt that there have been no new directives/guidelines except the MOH guidelines for the management of dengue fever since 2014.

The Curing Coma Campaign: Concerns in the Indian Subcontinent.

Background: The Curing Coma Campaign (CCC) was launched by the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) in 2019, with the purpose to bring together a diverse group of coma scientists, neurointensivists, and neurorehabilitationists.

Methods: The aim of this campaign is to move beyond the limitations imposed by current definitions of coma and identify mechanisms to improve prognostication, identify test therapies, and impact outcomes. At the moment, whole approach of the CCC appears ambitiously challenging.

Comparison of knowledge and awareness of infection control practices among nurses in India: A cross-sectional survey.

Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a significant threat in healthcare settings. Since nurses have the most day-to-day contact with patients, their knowledge about infection control (IC) practices is crucial in preventing HAIs. We therefore conducted a study to assess the knowledge and awareness of IC practices amongst nurses across hospitals in India.

Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine Position Statement for Central Venous Catheterization and Management 2020.

Background And Purpose: Short-term central venous catheterization (CVC) is one of the commonly used invasive interventions in ICU and other patient-care areas. Practice and management of CVC is not standardized, varies widely, and need appropriate guidance. Purpose of this document is to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based and up-to-date, one document source for practice and management of central venous catheterization.

Airway management in a case of tongue flap division surgery: a case report.

This article sums up successful airway management in an 18-year-old male presented for tongue flap division surgery constructed before for a palatal fistula in our hospital. After induction of general anaesthesia, we performed laryngoscopy with right molar approach using miller straight blade, intubated from right side of flap and throat packing done using left molar approach. Tongue flap was divided without any ties and hemostasis checked.