Competition
ISA Nagpur City Branch Holds Interesting Cases Competition
The Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists – Nagpur City Branch organized the Vaishali Malegaonkar Memorial Interesting Cases Competition for members on 18 April 2014. Dr. Narendra Tamhane, President of ISA NCB, welcomed attendees. Eight challenging cases involving perioperative anaesthesia management were presented with interactive discussion.
The judging panel consisted of Dr. Rashmi Deshpande (Professor, JNMC Sawangi), Dr. Akhilesh Sangawar (Professor, GMC Nagpur), and Dr. Pratibha Deshmukh (Associate Professor, IGGMC Nagpur).
Award Winners
- First Prize: Dr. Gauri Arora — “Anaesthetic Management of Multiple Burn Contractures”
- Second Prize: Dr. Vrushali Ankalwar — “Bilateral Pheochromocytoma with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy for Bilateral Adrenalectomy”
Additional Cases Presented
- Post-operative fat embolism syndrome — Dr. Priya Sadawarte
- Arndt wire-guided endo-bronchial blocker for paediatric one-lung ventilation — Dr. B. M. Rajurkar
- Desaturation with blunt trauma and pleural effusion — Dr. N. G. Tirpude
- Combined cardiac and non-cardiac surgery in paediatrics — Dr. Jyoti Panhekar
- Flash pulmonary oedema — Dr. Rajam Subramaniam
- Femoral nerve block with spinal anaesthesia in cardiac patients — Dr. Sachin Sadawarte
Dr. Saurabh Barde, Honorary Secretary, proposed the vote of thanks.