Editorial Board

Fulminant intracranial hypertension due to cryptococcal meningitis in a child with nephrotic syndrome

Preeti Shanbag ,Department of Pediatrics, ESI-PGIMSR, MGM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Prof. Preeti Shanbag, 801, Yashowan, THK Marg, Mahim, Mumbai - 400 016, Maharashtra, India. E-mail: pshanbag@gmail.com, pshanbag@gmail.com

Leena Nagotkar ,Department of Pediatrics and Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India,

Anupama Mauskar ,Department of Pediatrics and Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India,

Chaya A. Kumar ,Department of Pediatrics and Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India,

Changing trend of antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative bacilli isolated from lower respiratory tract of ICU patients: A 5-year study

Uma Chaudhary ,Department of Microbiology, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India,

Ritu Aggarwal ,Department of Microbiology, Pt. B. D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, India,

Deep Gagneja ,Department of Microbiology, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India,

Dengue encephalitis

Kapil Borawake ,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shree Medical Foundation, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Dr. Kapil S Borawake, Shree Medical Foundation, 1247 Deccan Gymkhana, Apte Road, Pune - 411004, Maharashtra, India. E-mail: drkapilb@gmail.com, drkapilb@gmail.com

Atul Wagh ,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shree Medical Foundation, Pune, Maharashtra, India,

Swati Dole ,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shree Medical Foundation, Pune, Maharashtra, India,

Successful treatment of refractory hypotension, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema and acute kidney injury after an overdose of amlodipine

Vivek B. Kute ,Department of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr. HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, [IKDRC-ITS] Ahmedabad, India, Dr. Vivek B. Kute, Department of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute Of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Dr. HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences [IKDRC-ITS], Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad - 380 016, Gujarat, India. E-mail: drvivekkute@rediffmail.com, drvivekkute@rediffmail.com

Hargovind L. Trivedi ,Department of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr. HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, [IKDRC-ITS] Ahmedabad, India,

Pankaj R. Shah ,Department of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr. HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, [IKDRC-ITS] Ahmedabad, India,

Manoj R. Gumber ,Department of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr. HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, [IKDRC-ITS] Ahmedabad, India,

A.V. Vanikar ,Department of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr. H. L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Ahmedabad, India,

Kamal R. Goplani ,Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad, India,

Serum procalcitonin in sepsis

Viroj Wiwanitkit ,Public Health Curriculum, Surindra Rajabhat University, Surin, Thailand; Department of Tropical Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Sheng, China; Dr. DY Patil University, Pune, Maharashtra, India; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia; Department of Biological Science, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ilara-Mokin, Nigeria, Prof. Viroj Wiwanitkit, Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok 10160, Thailand. E-mail: wviroj@yahoo.com, wviroj@yahoo.com

Hot climate and elderly surgical patients

Reza Yazdani ,Associate Professor, Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,

Ashkan Tabibzadeh ,Trauma and Medical Emergencies Research Center, Tehran, Iran,

Hamidreza Mahboobi ,Student Research Committee; Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran, Mr. Hamidreza Mahboobi, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS), Bandarabbas, Iran. E-mail: hamidrezamahboobi@yahoo.com, hamidrezamahboobi@yahoo.com

Tahereh Khorgoei ,Hormozgan Fertility and Infertility Research Center; Tropical and Infectious Disease Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandarabbas,

Electrolytes assessed by point-of-care testing

Comparing influence of intermittent subglottic secretions drainage with/without closed suction systems on the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia

Rameshwar Pandey ,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India,

Bhupesh Uniyal ,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India,

Dangers of very low blood pH

Viktor Rosival ,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dérer′s Hospital, Limbová 5, SK-833 05 Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe, Dr. Viktor Rosival, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dérer\'s Hospital, Limbová 5, SK-833 05 Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe. E-mail: rosivalv@hotmail.com, rosivalv@hotmail.com

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Neurocysticercosis: Acute presentation and intensive care management of two cases

Lokesh Kumar

Girija Rath ,Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, Dr. Girija Prasad Rath, Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Neurosciences Center, 6th Floor/ Room No. 9, AIIMS, New Delhi, India E-mail: girijarath@yahoo.co.in, girijarath@yahoo.co.in

Aanchal Sharma ,Department of Neuroanesthesiology, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa,

Sarita Mohapatra ,Department of Microbiology, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa,

Uma P. Padhy ,Department of Neurology, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa,

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Fatal airway obstruction following arterial trauma during internal jugular venous cannulation - Lessons to be learned

Prathiba Chandershekar ,Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Birmingham Children′s Hospital, Birmingham, UK, Dr. Prathiba Chandershekar, Flat 4, Tudor Court 34, North Park, Gerrards Cross SL9 8LH, UK E-mail: prathinaga@gmail.com, prathinaga@gmail.com

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Genetic predisposition to oxcarbazepine induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Pranay Wal ,Jodhpur National University, Rajasthan, Dr. Pranay Wal, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. E-mail: pranaywal@gmail.com, pranaywal@gmail.com

Ankita Wal ,Department of Pharmacy, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. India,

Umeshwar Pandey ,L.P.S. Institute of Cardiology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. India,

Awani K. Rai ,Department of Pharmacy, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. India,

Anil Bhandari ,Jodhpur National University, Rajasthan,

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Preoperative predictors of mortality in adult patients with perforation peritonitis

Abhijit Bhattacharya ,Sri Aurobindo Seva Kendra and AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata, India, Consultant Physician, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University; Delhi State Cancer Institute and Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India, Ex Professor and Head, Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine; Advisor/Consultant,

Ranju Singh ,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi - 110 001, India, Dr. Ranju Singh, B-2/532, Ekta Gardens, I.P. Extension, Patparganj, Delhi - 110 092, India. E-mail: ranjusingh1503@yahoo.com, ranjusingh1503@yahoo.com

Homay Vajifdar ,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi - 110 001, India,

Nishant Kumar ,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India, Dr. Nishant Kumar, HNo 595 GF Sector 14, Gurgaon, Haryana, India. E-mail: kumarnishant@yahoo.co.uk, kumarnishant@yahoo.co.uk

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Authors′ reply

John Victor Peter ,Medical Intensive Care Unit, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Dr. John Victor Peter, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: peterjohnvictor@yahoo.com.au, peterjohnvictor@yahoo.com.au

Shalom Patole ,Medical ICU, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India,

Ratnasamy Selvakumar ,Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India,

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Primary immune deficiency in the intensive care unit: It is never too late to diagnose and treat

Rucha S. Dagaonkar ,Department of Pulmonary Medicine, P D Hinduja National Hospital and MRC, Mumbai, India, Dr. Rucha S., Bldg 8, Flat 3, Garden Lane, Sher-e Punjab CHS, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai 400093, India. E-mail: rucha.dagaonkar@gmail.com, rucha.dagaonkar@gmail.com

Tiyas Sen ,Department of Pulmonary Medicine, P D Hinduja National Hospital and MRC, Mumbai, India,

Zarir F. Udwadia ,Department of Pulmonary Medicine, P D Hinduja National Hospital and MRC, Mumbai, India,

Mukesh B. Desai ,Paed Haematology, Oncology, B.J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Mumbai, India,

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Acute multifocal dystonic reaction: An unusual presentation of vitamin D-deficient rickets

Vijay Lad ,Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India,

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Comparison of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms in relatives of ICU patients in an American and an Indian public hospital

Antara Mallampalli ,Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of medicine, Houston,

Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni ,Departments of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Washington University in St Louis, 660 S Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8052, St Louis, MO 63108, USA. E-mail: drhkulkarni@gmail.com, drhkulkarni@gmail.com

Karishma R. Kulkarni ,Department of Medicine, Medical Intensive Care Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai,

Shubhangi R. Parkar ,Department of Psychiatry, Medical Intensive Care Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai,

Dilip R. Karnad ,Department of Critical Care Medicine, SevenHills Hospital, Mumbai,

Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli ,Department of Medicine, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Ben Taub General Hospital and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA, Dr. Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden Road, Suite 9.70, Houston, TX 77030, USA. E-mail: kkg@bcm.tmc.edu, kkg@bcm.tmc.edu

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Chest radiograph in subclavian vein cannulation

Ajay Chowdhary ,Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, India,

Jaishree Bogra ,Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, India,

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Ecthyma gangrenosum of a single limb

George M. Varghese ,Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Dr. George M. Varghese, Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632004, India. E-mail: georgemvarghese@hotmail.com, georgemvarghese@hotmail.com

Pushpa Eapen ,Department of Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India,

Susanne Abraham ,Department of Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India,