Editorial Board

1.
Microbiology of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in a Tertiary Care Cancer Hospital

  • Rohini Kelkar ,Department of Microbiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Professor and Head, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Clinical Microbiology and Molecular, Microbiology, Metropolis Healthcare Pvt LtdSL Raheja Hospital- A Fortis Associate, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Senior Consultant-Infectious Diseases; Consultant; Former Director Laboratories and Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology,

  • Aarti Sangale ,Department of Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,

  • Vivek Bhat ,Department of Microbiology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Vivek Bhat, Department of Microbiology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Phone: +91 9867793325, e-mail: vivekbhat2005@yahoo.com, vivekbhat2005@yahoo.com

  • Sanjay Biswas ,Department of Microbiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,
  • 2.
    Prevalence of Bloodstream Infections and their Etiology in COVID-19 Patients Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jaipur

  • Hemant Malhotra ,Birla Cancer Center, SMS Medical College Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Professor of Medicine and Head, Division of Medical Oncology, Birla Cancer Centre, SMS Medical College Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine and Medical Oncologist, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Director, Oncology Services, Sri Ram, Cancer and Super Speciality Center; Professor and Head, Department of Medical Oncology,

  • Daisy Bacchani ,Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India,

  • Vedprakash Mamoria ,Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India,
  • 3.
    Effect of Graded Early Mobilization on Psychomotor Status and Length of Intensive Care Unit Stay in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

  • Bijoy Das ,Department of Physiotherapy, BRB Hospitals Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bijoy Das, Department of Physiotherapy, BRB Hospitals Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Phone: +880 1818506528, e-mail: dr.bjoy@gmail.com, dr.bjoy@gmail.com

  • Sanchita Saha ,Department of Physiotherapy, CRP, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh,

  • Feroz Kabir ,Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh,

  • Sazzad Hossain ,Department of Intensive Care Unit, BRB Hospitals Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
  • 4.
    A Shot in the Dark! RAAS Inhibitors Cause Severe COVID-19 Infection

  • 5.
    Severe Thrombocytopenia in COVID-19: A Conundrum in Dengue-endemic Areas

  • MB Adarsh ,Department of General Medicine, Government Medical College Kasaragod, Kasaragod, Kerala, India, MB Adarsh, Department of General Medicine, Government Medical College Kasaragod, Kasaragod, Kerala, India, e-mail: adarshmb@gmail.com, adarshmb@gmail.com

  • Anitha Abraham ,Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College Kasaragod, Kasaragod, Kerala, India,

  • P Kavitha ,Department of Anaesthesia, Government Medical College Kasaragod, Kasaragod, Kerala, India,

  • Meera M Nandakumar ,Department of ENT, Government Medical College Kasaragod, Kasaragod, Kerala, India,

  • Raman S Vaman ,Department of Medical Superintendent, Government Medical College Kasaragod, Kasaragod, Kerala, India,
  • 6.
    Prevalence of Bloodstream Infections and their Etiology in COVID-19 Patients: A Tale of Two Cities

  • 7.
    Personal Protective Equipment and Fire

  • Bharat Paliwal ,Department of Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Dr. Bharat Paliwal, Sector 23, House 14, Chopasni Housing Board Colony, Pal Road, Jodhpur - 342 008, Rajasthan, India. E-mail: docbpali@gmail.com, docbpali@gmail.com

  • Manoj Kamal ,Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India,

  • Anamika Purohit ,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, District Hospital, Poata, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India,
  • 8.
    Second-degree Heart Block Caused by Itolizumab-induced Infusion Reaction in COVID-19

  • Shaheen Ahmad ,Paras-HMRI Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India, Paras HMRI Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India, Cardiac Care,

  • Dharani Lenin ,Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS Patna, Patna, Bihar, India,
  • 9.
    Collateral Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Acute Care of Non-COVID Patients: An Internet-based Survey of Critical Care and Emergency Personnel

  • Abi Beane ,Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, Bangkok, Thailand,

  • Rashan Haniffa ,Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training; National Intensive Care Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Bangkok, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Tungphyathai, Bangkok, Thailand, Dr. Rashan Haniffa, National Intensive Care Surveillance, Quality Secretariat Building, Castle Street Hospital for Women, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka. E-mail: rashan@nicslk.com, rashan@nicslk.com

  • Bharath KT Vijayaraghavan ,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

  • Manoj K Panigrahi ,Department of Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India,
  • 10.
    Effect of Percutaneous Tracheostomy on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter [TONS Trial]

  • Mani Kalaivani ,Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.M.S.), New Delhi, Delhi, India,

  • Hirok Roy ,Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, AIIMS, New Delhi, India,

  • Rupali Brahma ,Vimhans Nayati Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India,
  • 11.
    Corona Collateral Damage Syndrome: Perception of the Damage

  • Asif Ahmed ,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, Asif Ahmed, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, Phone: +91 657 2423530, e-mail: drasif14@rediffmail.com, drasif14@rediffmail.com
  • 12.
    Off-label Use of Itolizumab in Patients with COVID-19 ARDS: Our Clinical Experience in a Dedicated COVID Center

  • 13.
    Deliberate Self-poisoning due to Plant Toxins: Verdant Footprints of the Past into the Present

  • Karthik Gunasekaran ,Govt. Kasturba Gandhi Hospital, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Department of Urogynaecology,

  • Kundavaram P. P. Abhilash ,Department of Medicine 4, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, Dr. Kundavaram P. P. Abhilash, Department of Medicine 4, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: kppabhilash@gmail.com, kppabhilash@gmail.com

  • Abel S Rabbi ,Department of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India,

  • Sharon Pradeeptha ,Department of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India,

  • Roshini Pradeep ,Department of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India,
  • 14.
    Comparison of Severity of COVID-19 Infection among Patients Using RAAS Inhibitors and Non-RAAS Inhibitors

  • Paidi Ramakrishna Reddy ,Department of Critical Care, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Dr. Paidi Ramakrishna Reddy, Department of Critical Care, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 1, Anayara, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 029, Kerala, India. E-mail: raamrocks24.7@gmail.com, raamrocks24.7@gmail.com

  • Narmada Aluru ,Department of Internal Medicine and Critical Care, Virinchi Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India,

  • Rajyalakshmi Boggu ,Department of Critical Care, Virinchi Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India,
  • 15.
    Multiple Peaked Cytokine Storm: Is Multiple Exposures to the COVID-19 Virus a Possible Cause?

  • 16.
    Optic Nerve Sheath Ultrasound: Where do We Go from Here?

  • 17.
    Prognostic Value of Immunosuppressive Acidic Protein and Oxidative Stress Status in Critically Ill Patients

  • Elif O Tutuncu ,Department of Emergency, Elbistan State Hospital, Kahramanmaras, Turkey,

  • Zerrin D Dundar ,Department of Emergency Medicine, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey, Zerrin D Dundar, Department of Emergency Medicine, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey, Phone: +90 5324682555, e-mail: zerdef@hotmail.com, zerdef@hotmail.com

  • Ibrahim Kilinc ,Department of Biochemistry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey,

  • Aziz Tutuncu ,Department of Emergency, Elbistan State Hospital, Kahramanmaras, Turkey,

  • Sedat Kocak ,Department of Emergency Medicine, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey,

  • Abdullah S Girisgin ,Department of Emergency Medicine, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey,
  • 18.
    Profile of Obstetric Patients in Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Center in North India

  • Heena Gupta ,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Heena Gupta, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Phone: +91 9419995026, e-mail: heenaguptadr@gmail.com, heenaguptadr@gmail.com

  • Nikita Gandotra ,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India,

  • Ruhi Mahajan ,Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India,
  • 19.
    Evidence for Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of COVID-19

  • Rajesh M Shetty ,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Rajesh M Shetty, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, e-mail: drrajeshshetty@gmail.com, drrajeshshetty@gmail.com

  • ArunKumar Namachivayam ,Department of Data Science, Alke Research Private Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India,
  • 20.
    Clinical Predictive Values in Botulism: A 10-year Survey

  • Sara Saeidi ,Medical Toxicology Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,

  • Bita Dadpour ,Medical Toxicology Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, Bita Dadpour, Medical Toxicology Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, Phone: +98 9155149842, e-mail: Dadpourb@mums.ac.ir, Dadpourb@mums.ac.ir

  • Lida Jarahi ,Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,

  • Anahita A Ghamsari ,Medical Toxicology Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,

  • Mahdi J Nooghabi ,Department of Statistics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran,
  • 21.
    Incidence and Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Elective Hepatic Resection for Malignant Tumors: A 3-year Prospective Observational Study

  • Ranjeet Milmile ,Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,

  • Pravin Dhakane ,Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,
  • 22.
    Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy on Sleep Quality and Physiological Indicators in Patients after CABG Surgery: A Clinical Trial Study

  • Abbasali Ebrahimian ,Nursing Care Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran,

  • Hossein Davari ,Nursing Care Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran,

  • Soraya Rezayei ,Student Research Committee, Nursing School, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran,

  • Maedeh Tourdeh ,Department of Anaesthesia, Paramedic School, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran, Maedeh Tourdeh, Department of Anaesthesia, Paramedic School, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran, Phone: +00989124981507, e-mail: tourdeh.m@gmail.com, tourdeh.m@gmail.com
  • 23.
    Tracheostomy before 14 Days: Is It Associated with Better Outcomes in Pediatric Patients on Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation?

  • Subhajit Bhakta ,Department of Pediatrics, Medical College Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

  • Sumantra Raut ,Department of Pediatrics, Medical College Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,
  • 24.
    Profile of Obstetric Patients in Intensive Care Unit and Untold Stories behind Maternal Deaths and Life-threatening Complications

  • 25.
    In Pursuit of Freedom from COVID-19 Awareness in India: An Infodemiological Analysis

  • 26.
    Engineering Solutions for Preventing Airborne Transmission in Hospitals with Resource Limitation and Demand Surge

  • Hina Zia ,Department of Architecture, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, Delhi, India,

  • Manu Seth ,Department of Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology, Nishat Hospital and Research Centre, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India,
  • 27.
    Acute Peripheral Arterial Thrombosis in COVID-19 Patients on Therapeutic Anticoagulation

  • Shettru K Arun ,Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS Patna, Patna, Bihar, India,

  • Subhajit Ghosh ,Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS Patna, Patna, Bihar, India,

  • Arunima Pattanayak ,Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS Patna, Patna, Bihar, India,
  • 28.
    Spectrum of Plant Toxin and Deliberate Self-poisoning

  • Avijatri Datta ,Medical Superspeciality Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Senior Manager—Clinical Research; Member Secretary—CREC; Senior Registrar—MICC,

  • Tanmay Banerjee ,Department of Critical Care, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Tanmay Banerjee, Department of Critical Care, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Phone: +91 9433427574, e-mail: tanmaydr@gmail.com, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Senior Consultant and Director, Department of Critical Care, Medica Institute of Critical Care, tanmaydr@gmail.com
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