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Management of Pneumothorax Dr Swapnil Pawar
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Oxygen Therapy in ICU- The Circle of Uncertainty Dr Swapnil Pawar
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Management of Transient Ischaemic Attack Dr Swapnil Pawar
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COVID-19 Vaccines – Comprehensive Review Dr Swapnil Pawar
Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement in Patients With Severe and Life-threatening COVID-19: A Randomised Clinical Trial Setting: Seven medical centres in China in the Hubei province. Design: February 14, 2020, to April 1, 2020. Patients were randomly assigned via computer-generated random numbering (1:1) to receive […]
Professional identity formation (PIF) is a complex sociocultural process whereby medical students learn to think, feel, and act like physicians. In this podcast, Professor Mark Stephens from Pennsylvania helps us understand the concept of Professional identity formation (PIF) through the lens of mask making. Further reading – Examining Professional […]
Beigel JH, Tomashek KM, Dodd LE, et al. Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 — Preliminary Report. New England Journal of Medicine doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2007764 Setting: 73 sites including United States (45), Denmark (8), the United Kingdom (5), Greece (4), Germany (3), Korea (2), Mexico (2), Spain (2), Japan (1), and […]
In this podcast, Maddi & I talk about innate immunity, MHC proteins, the role of T & B lymphocytes along with hypersensitivity reactions. IMMUNOLOGY Outline the components involved in innate immunity Innate immunity is the first line of defence of the body. It is non-specific and consists of life-long immune […]
In this podcast, Professor Dale Needham from John Hopkins hospital shares his insights into ICU rehab experiences during COVID-19 pandemic. He talks about the challenges associated with prolonged ICU length of stay and advises on how to optimise the recovery of COVID-19 patients.
In this podcast, Professor Maurizio Cecconi talks about Italian experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and outlines the challenges specific to intensive care in the post-pandemic phase. He discusses various issues including prolonged ICU length of stay, slow weaning, and the impact of the pandemic on staff well-being.
COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant ethical challenges to an intensive care community. Although we managed to contain the spread with social distancing, the second wave of the pandemic is still on the radar. In this podcast, George & I discuss the various ethical dilemmas that ICU clinicians might face during […]
In this podcast, Professor john Marini from Minnesota talks about the new terminology CARDS and explains how the concept of power and energy can be utilised to optimise mechanical ventilation in COVID-19. For full podcast –
COVID -19 has a very unique pattern and it has challenged the dogmatic approach of mechanical ventilation described for ARDS patients. In this podcast, Prof Luciano Gattinoni talks in-depth about the pathophysiology of the disease and how we should ventilate these patients. His key messages are monitor closely, identify the […]
