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Hospital-acquired hyponatremia in pediatric intensive care unit
Conclusions: HAH is associated with increased fluid intake, presence of ADH-stimulating drugs or conditions, and postsurgical status and has an adverse effect on the outcome of PICU patients. (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - September 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Anil Sachdev Nagaraj Pandharikar Dhiren Gupta Neeraj Gupta Suresh Gupta Shekhar T Venkatraman Source Type: research

An appraisal of mortality in Intensive Care Unit of a Level III military hospital of Bangladesh
Conclusion: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is remaining as the most important cause of mortality in our community although many countries have succeeded in reducing the IHD mortality by a combination of lifestyle modification and improving the health-care delivery systems. (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - September 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Md Rabiul Alam Mainul Haque Mozibul Haque Source Type: research

Prognostic value of venous to arterial carbon dioxide difference during early resuscitation in critically ill patients with septic shock
Conclusions: High PCO2gap >7.8 mmHg after 6 h from resuscitation of septic shock patients is associated with high mortality. (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - September 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Tamer Abdallah Helmy Ehab Mahmoud El-reweny Farahat Gomaa Ghazy Source Type: research

Pain measurement in mechanically ventilated patients with traumatic brain injury: Behavioral pain tools versus analgesia nociception index
Discussion: Our results suggest that ANI is effective in detecting pain in ventilated sedated TBI patients, including those patients treated with norepinephrine. (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - September 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Ali Jendoubi Ahmed Abbes Salma Ghedira Mohamed Houissa Source Type: research

Vasopressin in septic shock; assessment of sepsis biomarkers: A randomized, controlled trial
Conclusions: Although analysis of sepsis biomarkers showed no significant difference between two groups, no immunomodulatory effect for VP alone, subgroup analysis of hydrocortisone used in this study showed that the combination of glucocorticoids and AVP had a significant effect on Angs level which eventually causes less endothelial permeability and higher MAP in this group of patients. (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - September 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Elchin Barzegar Masoumeh Nouri Sarah Mousavi Arezoo Ahmadi Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh Source Type: research

Epidemiology of adult-population sepsis in India: A single center 5 year experience
Conclusion: Severe sepsis is common in Indian ICUs and is mainly due to Gram-negative organisms. ICU mortality is high in this group and care is resource intensive due to increased length of stay. (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - September 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Sharmila Chatterjee Mahuya Bhattacharya Subhash Kumar Todi Source Type: research

Liraglutide as an alternative to insulin for glycemic control in intensive care unit: A randomized, open-label, clinical study
Conclusion: Liraglutide is a viable alternative to insulin for glycemic control in the ICU. Further studies with a larger number of patients are required to confirm our findings. (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - September 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Vishesh Verma Narendra Kotwal Vimal Upreti Monish Nakra Yashpal Singh K Anand Shankar Amit Nachankar K.V.S. Hari Kumar Source Type: research

The association of psychological empowerment and job burnout in operational staff of Tehran emergency center
Conclusions: According to the results of the study, policy makers and health planners can take some measures in enhancing psychological empowerment to prevent problems associated with job burnout, by identifying stressors and strategies to deal with them. (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - September 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Aram Ghaniyoun Khosro Shakeri Mohammad Heidari Source Type: research

Elevated red cell distribution width as a prognostic marker in severe sepsis: A prospective observational study
Conclusions: In severe sepsis patients, RDW though showed a graded relationship with 30-day mortality was not found to be an independent predictor of 30-day mortality. (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - September 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Aditya Jandial Susheel Kumar Ashish Bhalla Navneet Sharma Neelam Varma Subhash Varma Source Type: research

The need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults undergoing congenital heart surgery: Impact and trends of utilization
Conclusion: ECMO is only needed in a small proportion of postoperative ACHD patients. The use of ECMO significantly increases cost, length of stay and mortality in these patients. Improved identification of postoperative ACHD patients who are more likely to survive ECMO may facilitate improved survival and decreased resource utilization. (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - September 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Salvatore Aiello Rohit S Loomba Connor Kriz Matthew Buelow Saurabh Aggarwal Rohit R Arora Source Type: research

Vitamin D deficiency in critically ill
Suresh Kumar Angurana, Vishal GuglaniIndian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2017 21(8):541-542 (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - August 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Suresh Kumar Angurana Vishal Guglani Source Type: research

Dengue and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Viroj WiwanitkitIndian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2017 21(8):540-541 (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - August 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Viroj Wiwanitkit Source Type: research

Does N-acetyl cysteine have protective effects in acute aluminum phosphide poisoning ?
Samaneh Nakhaee, Omid Mehrpour, Mahdi Balali-MoodIndian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2017 21(8):539-540 (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - August 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Samaneh Nakhaee Omid Mehrpour Mahdi Balali-Mood Source Type: research

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura or disseminated intravascular coagulation ?
Ashok Kumar Pannu, Atul SarochIndian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2017 21(8):539-539 (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - August 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Ashok Kumar Pannu Atul Saroch Source Type: research

Hemodialysis for lactic acidosis
We present the case of a young female who presented with life-threatening lactic acidosis secondary to hematological malignancy. Timely initiation of hemodialysis was lifesaving. The case highlights the importance of considering Type B lactic acidosis (in this case secondary to a hematological malignancy) and also initiating renal replacement therapy when routine measures are ineffective. (Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - August 14, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: N Karthiraj Nagarajan Ramakrishnan Ashwin K Mani Source Type: research