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Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)54-55.
This study was conducted to assess fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients to avoid various complications of fluid overload.
This study was done in an ICU of a tertiary care hospital after approval from the institute ethical committee over 18 months. A total of 54 consenting adult patients were included in the study. Patients were hemodynamically unstable requiring mechanical ventilation, had acute circulatory failure, or those with at least one clinical sign of inadequate tissue perfusion. All patients were ventilated using tidal volume of 6-8 mL/kg, RR-12-15/minutes, positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP)-5 cm of water, and plateau pressure was kept below 30 cm water. They were sedated throughout the study. The arterial line and the central venous catheter were placed and connected to Vigileo-FloTrac transducer (Edward Lifesciences). Patients were classified into responder and nonresponder groups on the basis of the cardiac index (CI) after fluid challenge of 10 mL/kg of normal saline over 30 mn) for Fluid Responsiveness in Hemodynamically Unstable Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)48-53.
Kumar N, Malviya D, Nath SS, Rastogi S, Upadhyay V. Comparison of the Efficacy of Different Arterial Waveform-derived Variables (Pulse Pressure Variation, Stroke Volume Variation, Systolic Pressure Variation) for Fluid Responsiveness in Hemodynamically Unstable Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)48-53.
Toxicity and side effects of long-term use of opioids are well studied, but little information exists regarding electrophysiological disturbances of opium consumption. While natural opium has been regarded safe to a great extent among traditional communities, concerns are emerging owing to the available evidence of QT prolongation that have been exposed during recent outcome surveillance of patients under opioid use. Potential QT prolonging interactions would raise a higher level of such concern in opium users during COVID pandemic and warrant attention.
This study was designed to detect the prevalence of QTc prolongation among opium users and nonusers. Two groups were compared with regard to gender, age, and median QTc interval. Normal and prolonged QTc intervals of user group were compared with respect to age, sex, dose of opium consumption, and duration of opium consumption.
123 opium users and 39 controls were investigated. Median QTc interval in opium user and non-user group was 460 vs 386 milliseconds, respectively (
value < 0.001). In all, 59.3%, (95% CI 50.51-67.62%) of cases and none of non-user had prolonged QTc interval (
value < 0.001). There was no significance between normal and prolonged QTc intervals with respect to dose and duration of opium use.
This study indicated that opium consumption is associated with QTc prolongation. This prolongation does not relate to dose and duration of opium use. Further study is propounded to assess the clinical significance of these results and to determine risk rating of opium compared to other opioids in this regard.
Javadi HR, Mirakbari SM, Allami A, Yazdi Z, Katebi K. Opium-associated QT Interval Prolongation A Cross-sectional Comparative Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)43-47.
Javadi HR, Mirakbari SM, Allami A, Yazdi Z, Katebi K. Opium-associated QT Interval Prolongation A Cross-sectional Comparative Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)43-47.
Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are subjected to prolonged bed rest secondary to critical illness and related therapies. Data suggest that such bed rest can have adverse consequences on the post-discharge quality of life. There is limited data from India on mobilization practices. We undertook a quality improvement (QI) initiative to understand our mobilization practices, identify challenges, and test interventions.
We carried out a three-phase QI project, and the study was conducted in our 24-bedded ICU. Pre-intervention and post-intervention mobilization performance and scores were analyzed. We also recorded data on adverse events and barriers to mobilization. Descriptive statistics were used to report all the results.
A total of 140 patients (1,033 patient days) and 207 patients (932 patient days) were included in our initial audit and post-implementation audit, respectively. In pre-implementation, 31.3% of patients were mobilized with an average mobility score of 2 and this improved to 57.9% with average mobility score of 3.4. Additionally, we demonstrated improvements in the mobility scores of our intubated patients (49.8% achieving a mobility score of 3-5 as compared to 16.7%).
A multidisciplinary approach is feasible and resulted in significant improvements in early mobilization among critically ill adults.
Mohan S, Patodia S, Kumaravel S, Venkataraman R, Vijayaraghavan BKT. Improving Mobility in Critically Ill Patients in a Tertiary Care ICU Opportunities and Challenges. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)34-42.
Mohan S, Patodia S, Kumaravel S, Venkataraman R, Vijayaraghavan BKT. Improving Mobility in Critically Ill Patients in a Tertiary Care ICU Opportunities and Challenges. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)34-42.
Hydrocortisone showed to be effective in reducing the time until reversal of shock when added to standard therapy in managing septic shock. Hyperglycemia is one of the common adverse effects associated with corticosteroid treatment. However, the difference in hyperglycemia risk with different methods of hydrocortisone administration is not clear. The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of hyperglycemia of intermittent hydrocortisone boluses vs continuous infusion in septic shock patients.
This was a retrospective observational study. Data were collected from the electronic medical records of eligible patients admitted to intensive care units. All patients admitted with septic shock who received noradrenaline and hydrocortisone were included. Only patients who exceeded 200 mg/day of hydrocortisone were excluded. The primary outcome was mean blood glucose.
A total of 108 patients (with 3,021 blood glucose readings) were included in the final analysis. Seventy-six patients received hydrocortisttent Boluses vs Continuous Infusion in Septic Shock A Retrospective Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)29-33.
Although studies have described the clinical profile of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with tuberculosis, it is unclear if the type of tuberculosis (pulmonary, extrapulmonary, or disseminated) impacts outcome.
Demographic data, microbiology, treatment, and outcomes over 5 years (2012-16) were obtained from electronic records. Patients were categorized as pulmonary, extrapulmonary, or disseminated tuberculosis. Comparisons were done using
test and Fisher's exact test as appropriate. Predictors of outcome were explored using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis and expressed as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).
Of the 428 ICU admissions with suspected tuberculosis, 212 (121 male) patients with mean (standard deviation) age of 41.9 (16.7) years and APACHE-II score of 20.8 (6.6) were diagnosed as pulmonary (
= 55) and extrapulmonary (
= 52) or disseminated tuberculosis (
= 105). In 50.5%, the diagnosis of tuberculosis was established during tth Tuberculosis. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)21-28.
Thomas L, Chacko B, Jupudi S, Mathuram A, George T, Gunasekaran K, et al. Clinical Profile and Outcome of Critically Ill Patients with Tuberculosis. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)21-28.
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed healthcare workers (HCWs) to a unique set of challenges and stressors. Our frontline workers are under tremendous psychological pressure because of the ever-rising crisis. This study was done to assess the magnitude of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical and nonclinical HCWs in India.
It was a cross-sectional, online survey that was done from June 1, 2020, to July 4, 2020. A total of 313 clinical and nonclinical HCWs, who were directly or indirectly involved in patient care, participated in the study. The psychological impact was assessed in terms of four variables insomnia, anxiety, depression, and stress. Insomnia was assessed by the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Anxiety and depression were assessed via the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), which included a 2-item anxiety scale and a 2-item depression scale (PHQ-2). Stress was assessed via the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). We also compared the psychological impact in India. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)16-20.
Sunil R, Bhatt MT, Bhumika TV, Thomas N, Puranik A, Chaudhuri S, et al. Weathering the Storm Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Clinical and Nonclinical Healthcare Workers in India. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)16-20.Healthcare systems all over the world have been enormously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare workers (HCWs) taking care of these patients need personal protective equipments (PPEs) standardized for full protection from droplets and aerosols carrying viral load to variable distances. There has been a surge of manufacturers supplying these protective gears in India and regulatory agencies have issued technical specifications pertaining to PPEs focusing solely on synthetic blood penetration tests (SBPTs) and keeping the upper limit of non-woven fabric to 95 g/m2 (GSM). These PPE specifications are silent on air permeability (AP) and water/moisture vapor transmission rate (WVTR/MVTR) of the fabric. As a result, most of the PPE kits, despite having appropriate SBPT certifications from regulatory agencies, have extremely poor permeability and breathability. The acceptability of PPEs by HCWs can be vastly improved when the end-users are proactively invited to participate in "comfort testing" of PPEs before Med 2021;25(1)12-15.How to cite this article Sundaram M, Karthika M. Respiratory Mechanics To Balance the Mechanical Breaths!!. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)10-11.How to cite this article Pichamuthu K. Lung Ultrasound COVID-19's Silver Lining. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)8-9.How to cite this article Sharma A. Opium-associated QT Interval Prolongation A Cross-sectional Comparative Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)6-7.The present pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has battered the healthcare infrastructure all around the globe. The doctors, nurses, and healthcare staff-the COVID warriors-have plunged themselves in line of fire to keep the population safe and alive. Around 87,000 healthcare workers (HCWs) have been infected and 573 have died till August in India alone. With no sight of pandemic ebbing anytime soon and patient load in hospitals refusing to come down, combat fatigue has set in these HCWs. The very people whose life mission is caring for others are on the verge of collective collapse physically and emotionally. There is an urgent need to retrospect the problems faced by the HCWs in the previous months, recognize, and preventive measures initiated at the earliest to prevent further loss and burnout among these battle-hardened frontline soldiers. How to cite this article Rajhans PA, Godavarthy P. COVID-19 Combat Fatigue among the Healthcare Workers The Time for Retrospection and Action. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1)3-5.
