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Video Laryngoscopes: The Latest addition to the Airway Armamentarium

Dr. Ketaki Marodkar Assistant Professor,Department of Anaesthesiology,NKPSIMS, Nagpur Introduced in 1941 and 1943, the Miller’s straight blade and Macintosh’s curved blade laryngoscopes respectively have been widely used for direct laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation.  Although they have a good success rate…

Postoperative Visual Loss

Dr. Deepak Ruparel Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, GMC, Nagpur Perioperative visual loss after anaesthesia is rare but devastating complication that appears particularly after spine, cardiac and orthopaedic surgery. This review will discuss about incidence, suspected risk factors, diagnoses and…

Anaesthesia for Fetal Surgeries and Therapies

Dr. Amrusha Choukasey Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, GMC, Nagpur Only recently have medical professionals focused on the human fetus as a patient, able to undergo surgery or medical intervention. This development has been primarily driven by systematic improvements in…

LIFE SAVING METHODS : An Indian perspective

Dear Friends; Resuscitation using life saving methods is a mainstay in emergency situations.  We, the health care providers should be well verse and thoroughly updated with resuscitation guidelines and techniques. The developed nations like American, Australian and European countries have…

Anaesthesiologist – The known Leaders in Intensive Care

The practice of anesthesiology includes provision of care to patients who are critically ill; while critical care medicine has its foundations in perioperative care provided by anesthesiologists, today’s critical care medicine encompasses care beyond traditional intraoperative and routine postoperative care.…

Organ transplant and the role of Anesthesiologist

Transplantation medicine is one of the most challenging and complex areas of modern medicine.Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged…

Anaesthesia for kidney Transplant

Anaesthesia for kidney Transplant- Kidney Transplants started way back in 2003 in Orange city Hospital,Nagpur.After initial hiccoughs & teething troubles,it started working smoothly & regularly. Since then , 109 KT have taken place in OCHRI,including 16 cadaver or deceased donor transplants.…

CHALLENGES IN MANAGEMENT OF BRAIN DEAD PATIENT TILL ORGAN RETRIEVAL

Dr. Naresh Tirpude, Prof. & Head, Dept. Anaesthesiology, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur “DON’T  TAKE  UR  ORGANS  TO  HEAVEN” : “HEAVEN  KNOWS  THEY  ARE  NEEDED  HERE” Introduction: Nowadays organ donation of brain dead patient is not a new concept   Brain Death concept…

‘ORGAN’ized Life Saving

Dr. Neeta Deshpande Consultant Anesthesiologist and Incharge Emergency Medicine Orange City Hospital and Research Institute Nagpur Human to human transplantation of organs has been accepted by healthcare professionals as the best and often the only cure for a wide range…

Labour Analgesia

Dr. Manisha Shembekar Anaesthesiologist, Nagpur Labour pain is the worst pain that a woman experiences during her lifetime. It is not just pain but a complete physical, mental and emotional assault on her body. According to American Society of anaesthesiology,…

History of Interventional Pain Medicine

Dr. Sunita Lawange Anaesthesiologist, Nagpur The contemporary era in pain management really began with the discovery of nitrous oxide and its analgesic properties in the late 18th century. This was soon followed by scientific investigation of the anaesthetic properties of…

स्वातंत्र्यसूर्य सुभाषचंद्र

– Dr. Sachin Jambhorkar Consultant Anesthesiologist, Nagpur स्वातंत्र्यसूर्य सुभाषचंद्र आपल्या अडतीस कोटी देशबांधवांना स्वातंत्र्याची पहाट पाहता यावी यासाठी आपल्या उभ्या आयुष्याचा होम मांडणार्या नेताजींबद्दल व या युगानुयुगांतून एखादेवेळीच जन्मणार्या महानायकाच्या एका शब्दाखातर आपल्या सर्वस्वाची होळी करणार्या ‘आझाद हिंद’च्या सैनिकांबद्दल सगळ्यांनी…

Living Will

– Dr. Gauri Arora Consultant Anesthesiologist, Nagpur One of the most raging topics that appeared these days in various sections of media is ‘living will’. A ‘living will’ is a legal document like an asset will, where one can direct…

Use of Smartphones in Operating Room

– Dr. Saurabh Barde Consultant Anesthesiologist, Nagpur Use of Smartphones in Operating Room Technology is driving our world to grow at an astonishing speed. The most difficult and unimaginable things few years ago are now available at our fingertips. Internet…

अभ्या नागपूरकर

– Dr. Pankaj Machave Nagpur असं वाटत अगदी परवाचीच गोष्ट असावी, पण झालीत चार-पाच वर्ष. नागपूरच्या धडधडत्या हृदयस्थानी असलेली धंतोली. पूर्वी पान आणि हल्ली खर्रा खून पिचकार्या मारण्याची सर्वमान्य जीवनपद्धत अंगीकारलेले हे शहर. अशाच एका बिझी पानठेल्या समोरून (अचानाक पिचकाऱ्यापासुन)…

Delayed Awake – Assessment of Extubation

– Dr. Sheetal Dalal Associate Professor, Dept of Anesthesia, IGGMC, Nagpur Delayed Awake – Assessment of Extubation Tracheal Extubation is a high risk procedure in anaesthesia and critical care .Up till now most guidelines or criteria mainly focus on intubation…

I care when you are not aware

– Dr. Gauri Arora Consultant Anesthesiologist & Director of Arora Hospital, Nagpur “You have to undergo operation” These words put into your mind, fear The surgeon assures of not feeling pain But many stories are heard from relatives & dear.…

Waterhole Census

जंगलातील अविस्मरणीय रात्र – डॉ. आशुतोष चावजी Anaesthesiologist, Nagpur महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व राखीव जंगलामध्ये दरवर्षी मे महिन्यात बुध्द पौर्णिमेच्या दिवशी वाघ व अन्य प्राण्यांची गणना [Waterhole Census] केली जाते. या गणनेसाठी वनविभागा तर्फे नागरीकांना संधी दिली जाते. यात जंगलातील पाणवठयांच्या जवळ…

Pulmonary Function Test

– Dr. Soma Cham Associate Professor, Dept of Anesthesia, GMC, Gondia Pulmonary Function Test Pulmonary function tests is a general term used to indicate a series of maneuvers or investigations that are performed to help measure lung functions. It evaluates…

A Case Report of 11yr Old Child

– Dr. Sheetal Dalal Associate Professor, Dept of Anesthesia, IGGMC, Nagpur Persistent Ventricular Bigeminy during Anaesthesia in Paediatric Patient – A Case Report of 11yr Old Child Dr. Sheetal Dalal (Associate Professor), Dr. Vikas Chaudhari (Assistant Professor) Department of Anaesthesiology…

ISRO Achievement

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Laparoscopy in High Risk Cardiac Patient – Anaesthesia Concerns

– Dr. Charuta Gadkari Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, NKPSIMS & RC, Nagpur Laparoscopy in High Risk Cardiac Patient- Anaesthesia Concerns Introduction- Laparoscopic surgery has become very popular as its advantages include minimally invasive nature , less postoperative pain, early…

COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME

– Dr. Sunita Lawange CONSULTANT PAIN PHYSICIAN COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME DEFINITION: A variety of painful conditions which occur after the injury with regional distribution having a distal predominance of abnormal findings, which exceed in intensity and duration of expected…

CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT

– Dr. Anjali Kolhe M.D. ,F.U.I.C.C.(PAIN) CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT Cancer is considered as dreaded Disease for the fear of ‘pain and death’ associated with it. Approximately 9 million new cases are diagnosed every year world-wide. In developing countries the majority…

ACUTE POST OPERATIVE PAIN

– Dr. Kiran Vyawahare Hon. Secretary (2016-17) ISA NCB ACUTE POST OPERATIVE PAIN “Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage” Pain can be…

Managing Chronic Pain

– Dr. Chandrashekharan Cham MBBS DA FIPM Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Pain Physician MANAGING CHRONIC PAIN Introduction: “PAIN is a more terrible lord of Mankind than even death itself” is written in the front page of the book by Nobel Laureate…

Perioperative Management of Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension

– Dr. Achyut Khandekar Pulmonary hypertension is a major reason for elevated perioperative morbidity and mortality, even in non-cardiac surgical procedures. All specialty units involved in treatment should play a role. After selecting each of the suitable individual anaesthetic and…

Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction and Anaesthesia

– Dr. S. K. Deshpande The heart is hollow elastic muscular pump which pumps blood to the whole body to meet the metabolic demands. Briefly reviewing the circulation, first the de-oxygenated blood from the veins enters into the right atrium…

ASSESMENT OF CARDIAC RISK IN PATIENTS UNDER GOING MAJOR NON CARDIAC SURGERY

– Dr. Vivek Bhalerao INTRODUCTION — Many patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery are at risk for a perioperative cardiovascular event. The risk is related to patient- and surgery-specific characteristics. Identification of increased risk provides the patient (and surgeon) with information that helps…

Perioperative Cardiac Arrhythmias

– Dr. Nikhil Balankhe Cardiac rhythm disturbances are one of the most misunderstood, frustrating and potentially devastating experiences for any anaesthetist inside the operation theatre. Though most of them are benign, there are quite a few arrhythmias which are nightmare…

Implications of Chronic Kidney Disease on Anaesthesia Management

Implications of Chronic Kidney Disease on Anaesthesia Management – Dr. Saurabh Barde Honorary Secretary (2013-2015) ISA – Nagpur City Branch Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) definition and nomenclature as given by Kidney Disease – Improving Global Outcome (KDIGO) includes abnormalities…

Dialysis Overview and Perioperative Indications for Dialysis

Dialysis Overview and Perioperative Indications for Dialysis – Dr Ashwinikumar KhandekarConsultant Nephrologist & Kidney Transplant Physician CARE Hospital, Nagpur nephro@kidneyadvice.net | www.kidneyadvice.net Introduction Dialysis is a process where solute composition of blood is altered by exposing it to another solution…

Pathophysiology of Chronic Kidney Disease

Pathophysiology of Chronic Kidney Disease – Dr Shivnarayan J. AcharyaMBBS, MD Medicine from GMC, NagpurDiplomate of National Board in Nephrology from Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai Chronic Kidney Disease ( CKD ) is defined as a kidney damage with a glomerular filtration…

Newer Anti Diabetic Medications

– Dr. Shailesh Pitale Consultant, Diabetology and Endocrinology Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) prevalence has increased rapidly in the 21st century. This is because of obesity, ageing population, lack of exercise and increased migration of susceptible patients. Type 2 diabetes mellitus…

Perioperative Management of Diabetic Patient

– Dr.Vaishali C. Shelgaonkar Asso. Professor Anaesthesiology IGGMC, Nagpur Introduction Globally, as of 2010, an estimated 285 million people had diabetes, with type 2 making up about 90% of the cases. In 2013, according to International Diabetes Federation, an estimated…

NUTRITIONAL ANAEMIA

– Dr. Ramesh Mundle Professor, Dept. of Medicine, NKPSIMS Anemia is the most common of all blood disorders. Anemia results from reduced red blood cell production in the bone marrow. Nutritional anemia is defined as anaemia which occurs when there…

HEMOLYTIC ANAEMIAS: A BRIEF OVERVIEW

Dr. Avinash Pophali Haematologist & Medical Oncologist & BMT Consultant, Director, Central India Institute of Haematology & Oncology (CIIHO) Hemolysis is the destruction or removal of red blood cells from the circulation before their normal life span of 120 days.…