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2021 | March | Volume 25 | Issue 3

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EDITORIAL

Tocilizumab in COVID-19: Is the Temptation Worthwhile?

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:2] [Pages No:247 - 248]

Keywords: Cytokine storm, Tocilizumab, IL-6 blockade

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EDITORIAL

Hemanshu Prabhakar

Twenty-one Days of Solitude

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:2] [Pages No:249 - 250]

Keywords: COVID-19, Lockdown, Pandemic, Trauma

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EDITORIAL

Early CT in COVID-19: Should I or Should I Not?

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:2] [Pages No:251 - 252]

Keywords: COVID-19, Ground-glass opacification, Hypoxemia, Lung CT, Role of general physicians

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EDITORIAL

Sheetal Gaikwad, Vijaya P. Patil

Does Presence of Sepsis by Itself Predispose the Patients to HCAIs?

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:2] [Pages No:253 - 254]

Keywords: Health care-associated infection, Immunoparalysis, Outcome

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EDITORIAL

Ram E Rajagopalan

CPIS Lung Ultrasound and the Erratic March toward Diagnostic Certainty in VAP

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:3] [Pages No:255 - 257]

Keywords: Clinical pulmonary infection score, Diagnostic imaging, Lung ultrasound, Ventilator-associated pneumonia

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EDITORIAL

Ram Gopalakrishnan

Melioidosis—Commonly Missed, Yet Not Uncommon and Eminently Treatable

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:2] [Pages No:258 - 259]

Keywords: Burkholderia, Carbapenem, Melioidosis

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Sudhir Bhandari, Govind Rankawat, Ajeet Singh

Tocilizumab: An Effective Therapy for Severely and Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:7] [Pages No:260 - 266]

Keywords: COVID-19, Cytokine storm, Interleukin-6, Tocilizumab

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Sowmya Sridharan, Ram Gopalakrishnan, Panchatcharam S Nambi, Suresh Kumar, Nandini Sethuraman, V Ramasubramanian

Clinical Profile of Non-neutropenic Patients with Invasive Candidiasis: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Care Center

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:6] [Pages No:267 - 272]

Keywords: Candidemia, Invasive candidiasis, Serum beta-D-glucan

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Darpanarayan Hazra, Anmol Jindal, Joanna P Fernandes

Impact of the Lockdown due to COVID-19 Pandemic on the Spectrum and Outcome of Trauma in India

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:6] [Pages No:273 - 278]

Keywords: COVID-19, Emergency department, Lockdown, Pandemic, Road traffic accidents, Trauma

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Marzieh Aalinezhad, Fariba Alikhani, Pooya Akbari, Mostafa Haji Rezaei, Samira Soleimani, Atousa Hakamifard

Relationship between CT Severity Score and Capillary Blood Oxygen Saturation in Patients with COVID-19 Infection

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:5] [Pages No:279 - 283]

Keywords: Computed tomography, COVID-19, CT severity score, Hypoxia

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Rupali Patnaik, Afzal Azim, Arvind K Baronia, Banani Poddar, Ratender K Singh, Zafar Neyaz

Incorporating Lung Ultrasound in Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score as an Added Tool for Diagnosing Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: A Prospective Observational Study from a Tertiary Care Center

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:8] [Pages No:284 - 291]

Keywords: Air bronchogram, Clinical pulmonary infection score, Lung ultrasound, Mini-bronchoalveolar lavage, Ventilator-associated pneumonia

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Abhishek Chintamani, Bala Prakash, Babu K Abraham, Ramesh Venkataraman

Incidence and Impact of Healthcare-associated Infections on Patients Primarily Admitted with Sepsis and Non-sepsis Diagnoses

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:4] [Pages No:292 - 295]

Keywords: Healthcare-associated infections, ICU-acquired infections, Organ dysfunction, Sepsis

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Sujatha Sistla, Apurba S Sastry, Ramanathan Venkateswaran

Concordance between the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Surveillance Criteria and Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) Criteria for Diagnosis of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP)

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:3] [Pages No:296 - 298]

Keywords: Anesthesia and intensive care, Clinical pulmonary infection score, Ventilator-associated pneumonia, National Healthcare Safety Network

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Prasadini Guru, Reddy Sailaja Mundre, Nima Lawrence, Snehali Majumder, Alben Sigamani, CN Anupama, Sudeshna Adak

Validation of an Isothermal Amplification Platform for Microbial Identification and Antimicrobial Resistance Detection in Blood: A Prospective Study

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:6] [Pages No:299 - 304]

Keywords: Blood stream infection, Diagnosis, Isothermal amplification, Pathogen detection, Sepsis

PDF | Abstract | DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23761 | Open Access | How to cite

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Diksha Tyagi, Manjunath B Govindagoudar, Sushmitha Jakka, Sateesh Chandra, Dhruva Chaudhry

Correlation of PaCO2 and ETCO2 in COPD Patients with Exacerbation on Mechanical Ventilation

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:5] [Pages No:305 - 309]

Keywords: Arterial carbon dioxide, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, End-tidal carbon dioxide, Mechanical ventilation

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Ganesh Chowhan, Riddhi Kundu

Efficacy of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract and Carotid Artery Velocity Time Integral as Predictors of Fluid Responsiveness in Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:7] [Pages No:310 - 316]

Keywords: Fluid responsiveness, Passive leg raising, Sepsis, Transthoracic echocardiography, Velocity time integral

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Chhaya V Verma, Rachna D Arora, Hetal M Mistry, Swati V Kubal, Nandini S Kolwankar, Pranali C Patil, Anushka A Dalvi, Sonal A Vichare, Akhila Natesan, Anagha N Mangaonkar, Dolly D Kanakia, Gayatri S Jere, Karan Y Bansode, Madhura R Patil, Rajvi D Sheth, Sandhya D Dudhavade, Sayali D Mhatre, Suresh K Patel, Akanksha G Mohite, Ankita N Bhavsar, Jessica E Alfonso, Maryam NA Syed, Nidhi P Savla, Riya N Rajgond, Rutuja A Bute, Samiksha M Mane, Shubham R Jaiswal, Vibhawari A Parab, Abhiram M Kasbe, Mohan A Joshi, Ramesh N Bharmal

Changes in Mode of Oxygen Delivery and Physiological Parameters with Physiotherapy in COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Study

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:5] [Pages No:317 - 321]

Keywords: COVID-19, Heart rate, Mode of oxygen delivery, Oxygen saturation, Physiotherapy, Retrospective study

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

B Rajyalakshmi, P Ramakrishna Reddy, Narmada Aluru

Prognostic Value of “Cycle Threshold” in Confirmed COVID-19 Patients

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:5] [Pages No:322 - 326]

Keywords: COVID-19, Cycle threshold, RT-PCR, Viral load

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BRIEF COMMUNICATION

Vithiya Ganesan, Mariappan Murugan, Raja Sundaramurthy, Geni VG Soundaram

Melioidosis in a Tertiary Care Center from South India: A 5-year Experience

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:4] [Pages No:327 - 330]

Keywords: Melioidosis, Neuromelioidosis, Osteomyelitis, Septicemia

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REVIEW ARTICLE

Vitrag Shah, Darshan Trivedi

Extra Precautions while Caring for a Suspected COVID-19 Patient in an ICU beyond PPE and Hand Hygiene

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:6] [Pages No:331 - 336]

Keywords: Corona, COVID, High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy, ICU, Infection, Infection control, Mask, Nosocomial infection

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CASE REPORT

Sumanyu Suresh, Prasan K Panda

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:3] [Pages No:337 - 339]

Keywords: Autonomic dysfunction, Coma, Poisoning, Shock, Survival

Abstract | DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23746 | Open Access | How to cite

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CASE REPORT

Braghadheeswar Thyagarajan, Casey Bryant, Ashish K Khanna

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:3] [Pages No:340 - 342]

Keywords: Cardiac tumor, Coronary-cameral fistulas, Metastatic melanoma

Abstract | DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23768 | Open Access | How to cite

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CASE REPORT

Rita Khanoria, Rajeev Chauhan, Rashi Sarna, Summit Bloria

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:3] [Pages No:343 - 345]

Keywords: Critically ill patient, Re-expansion pulmonary edema, Rheumatic heart disease

Abstract | DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23769 | Open Access | How to cite

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CASE REPORT

Kaladhar Sheshala, Krushna Chandra Misra, Chirumamilla Hemanth, Sreekanth Appasani

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:3] [Pages No:346 - 348]

Keywords: Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF), Anaphylactic reaction, Esophageal injury, Pneumothorax

Abstract | DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23770 | Open Access | How to cite

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LETTER TO EDITOR

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:2] [Pages No:349 - 350]

Keywords: Acute respiratory distress syndrome, COVID-19, Prone Ventilation

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23754 | Open Access | How to cite

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LETTER TO EDITOR

Alessio Cittadini, Federica Marsigli, Andrea Sica, Domenico P Santonastaso, Emanuele Russo, Emiliano Gamberini, Vanni Agnoletti

Video Laryngoscopy-guided Nasal Intubation: One More Bullet in Our Rifle

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:1] [Pages No:351 - 351]

Keywords: Critical care, COVID-19, Fiberoptic bronchoscopy, ICU, Intubation

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LETTER TO EDITOR

Charu Mahajan, Brijesh P Singh, Indu Kapoor

[Year:2021] [Month:March] [Volume:25] [Number:3] [Pages:1] [Pages No:352 - 352]

Keywords: Balanced salt solutions, Incompatibility, Phenytoin

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23756 | Open Access | How to cite

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