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Critically
Speaking
ICU is one of the most cost-intensive as well as profit generating
avenues. Nancy Singh tries to find out as to how to maintain
the fine balance
From
Good to Better: Critical Care
Over the years, Indian critical care has undergone a significant
transition with the emergence and expansion of private hospitals,
explains Sonal Vij
Interview
'Critical
Care is Not Recognised As a Super Speciality by the MCI'
The Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) was established
on October 9, 1993, in Mumbai, India. The ISCCM was initially
formed to bring together a group of about 25 doctors interested
in critical care, on a common platform. The ISCCM has now
grown to over 4,300 members and has 32 city branches all across
India with its headquarters at Mumbai. It is the largest non-profit
association of Indian doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and
other allied healthcare professionals involved in the care
of the critically ill. Nancy Singh catches up with Dr JV Divatia,
President, ISCCM, on his views and plans to enhance the critical
care infrastructure in India
'We
Are Planning to Launch the First Portable Heart Lung Support
System'
Maquet is a subsidiary of the publicly-listed Swedish group
of companies Getinge AB. The Maquet organisation is to be
found all over the world, with 34 subsidiaries and with over
200 specialist distributors and partner companies in sales
and service representing Maquet. Their centres of excellence
are located in Germany, France, Sweden, the US, Turkey and
China. In 2004, Maquet started its local subsidiary—
Maquet Medical India Private Limited, after its acquisition
of the Siemens Life Support Systems Division. With this acquisition
came the responsibility of supporting a large and a geographically
wide-spread customer base. Michael Reider, Vice President-
Sales and Marketing, Getinge Medical Systems speaks to Express
Healthcare about his company's strategic plans. Excerpts:
'We
Are Planning to Launch Cost-Effective Indigenous Ventilator'
Medion Healthcare, formerly Meditronics Sales & Services
Private Limited, entered into the critical care market segment
in 2001 by launching pulse oximeters and patient monitors.
It entered at a time when the critical care market segment
was still at a nascent stage market with few players providing
solutions. It aimed at providing affordable solutions in the
market. Nikunj Gada, Director Marketing, Medion Healthcare
speaks to Express Healthcare about the company's growth plans.
Excerpts:
Nutritional
Support in Critical Care
Nutritional support has become a routine part of the care
of the critically-ill patients and leads to better clinical
outcome, lower infection rate and reduced hospital stay
Neuro-Trauma
The use of steroids was associated with increased mortality
in two weeks and these agents should no longer be used for
the patient with traumatic brain injury
Compassion
and Deliverance, Not Mercy Killing
The advances in medicine have certainly made it possible for
us to achieve recovery from disease states that were almost
always fatal not so long ago
Neuro
Criticare Unit is the Need of Time!
A well-established NCCU can prevent stroke from evolving or
can prevent secondary complications of the traumatic brain
injury, with timely intervention
Non
Invasive Monitoring of Cardiac Output
Improving technology in the field of sonography has definitely
contributed to better application of non-invasive techniques
of assessment of haemodynamics
High
Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation
It is worthwhile considering HFOV as one of the modalities
for managing our ARDS patients
Appropriate
Use of Antibiotics in the ICU
Prescribing antibiotics in the ICU always poses a dilemma
to the treating physician
Newer
Modes of Mechanical Ventilation
Recently, modes of mechanical ventilation that synchronise
not only the timing, but also the level of assist to the patient's
own effort, have been introduced
Non
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Critical Care Units
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered via endotracheal
tube or tracheotomy is very effective
Primary
Angioplasty in MI
Primary angioplasty requires not only specialised training
in Interventional Cardiology, but a dedicated team of nurses
and cath lab technicians who can react quickly to an emergency
call
Thromobolytic
Therapy in Acute Stroke
Despite the increased risk of haemorrhage in patients with
a massive stroke, fibrinolysis remains indicated whenever
other exclusion criteria are absent
Shock
Management
Each variety of shock has to be elucidated and managed slightly
differently, as the etiology and pathology are different,
in various types of shock
Emerging
Infections — Relevance in the ICU
It is impossible to destroy the micro-organisms. We have to
learn to live with them smartly
Advances
in Critical Care 'Mechanical ventilation'
Years of research in ventilator designs and close co-operation
with leading clinical researchers have shown us the importance
of improving the flow delivery and regulation to suit the
unique needs of individual patients
Continuous
Noninvasive Arterial Pressure monitoring
One of the major trends in healthcare today is lesser invasive
care. Another trend is toward continuous, rather than intermittent
monitoring.
One-stop
Solution for Healthcare
Controlled Atmosphere Projects (CAP) offers single window
services for all 'engineering services' for hospitals and
lab
The
Importance of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
Doctors, diabetes educators, physician assistants, nurses
and other healthcare professionals all recommend home blood
pressure monitoring for various reasons
Browndove
Critical Care Business
The necessity of providing immediate care to patients in emergency
is imperative
Elder
Instruments e-cellTM
e-cellTM is a portable, palm-sized, completely automated medical
device that utilizes low-frequency, pulsed electromagnetic
field therapy in the treatment of an array of musculoskeletal
disorders and injuries
Maquet
Critical Care cardiohelp
Everyday more than 1,000 people in Germany alone die as a
result of cardiovascular failure. But if the patient is quickly
connected to a mechanical circulatory support system like
Cardiohelp, doctors gain valuable time and can save lives
New
CS300 With IntelliSense
Smaller, Faster, Smater, Easier. optimal therapy for all your
IABP patients.
Pricol
Medical System Inventa
Pricol Limited is a company that has been successful in automobile
industry for the past 35 years supporting automobile manufacturing
industry
Medion Neumovent Graphnet
Guidelines
2009 in May
A conference focused on the latest and best existing evidence-based
guidelines in critical care
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