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The utility of monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide in emergency department to predict inhospital mortality of patients presenting with nontraumatic shock: A prospective observational study Open

R Abhiraj, Meera Ekka, Aravind Sreekumar, Praveen Aggarwal, Nayer Jamshed , et al. · 2025

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to identify the ability of end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) to predict inhospital mortality of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with nontraumatic circulatory shock. We also attempted to assess the c…

Association of Presenting Complaint at Triage with 72-h Mortality and Intensive Care Admission Open

Niraj Rauniyar, Ankit Kumar Sahu, Bharath Gopinath, Akshay Kumar, Nayer Jamshed , et al. · 2025

Introduction: Triage is a critical process in prioritizing patients based on acuity to ensure timely care. Patients arrive at the emergency department (ED) with complaints, not diagnoses. High-risk patients are identified based on history,…

Reducing door-to-triage time with improving triage coverage in a rural primary healthcare centre in India: a quality improvement project Open

Sushmita Chauhan, Tej Prakash Sinha, Sanjeev Bhoi, Dolly Sharma, Ankit Kumar Sahu , et al. · 2025

Background Early recognition, timely management and referrals of emergency and time-sensitive conditions are challenging in the fragmented emergency system of India in primary healthcare settings. Early triage helps in reducing time to car…

Ultrasound as a Diagnostic Tool in Detection of Maxillofacial Fractures at Level 1 Trauma Centre <span>ED</span> in India Open

Afroz Fatima, Priyanka Modi, Tej Prakash Sinha, Sanjeev Bhoi, Atin Kumar , et al. · 2025

Background Injuries, especially maxillofacial fractures, pose a significant global health burden exacerbated by increasing traffic activities. Early detection is vital for preventing complications. This study assesses ultrasound's diagnost…

Shoulder Dysfunction and Quality of Life Following Modified Radical and Selective Neck Dissection: A Prospective Comparative Study Open

Abhijeet Kumar Mishra, Pradipta Kumar Parida, Sanjeev Bhoi, Jagannath Sahoo, Dillip Kumar Samal , et al. · 2024

Comparing commercial versus low-cost gelatinous phantoms for ultrasound-guided needle tracking: A randomized crossover trial, among emergency medicine residents. Open

Prawal Shrimal, Nirmal Thakur, Bharath Gopinath, Prakash Ranjan Mishra, R. Rajalekshmi , et al. · 2024

The indigenously developed vascular phantom was noninferior to the commercially available phantom in terms of tissue resemblance and overall performance. The cost involved was a fraction of that incurred with the currently available commer…

Correlation between Transcranial Ultrasound and CT Head to Detect Clinically Significant Conditions in Post-craniectomy Patients Performed by Emergency Physician: A Pilot Study Open

Rahul Chouhan, Tej Prakash Sinha, Sanjeev Bhoi, Atin Kumar, Deepak Agrawal , et al. · 2024

Chouhan R, Sinha TP, Bhoi S, Kumar A, Agrawal D, Nayer J, et al. Correlation between Transcranial Ultrasound and CT Head to Detect Clinically Significant Conditions in Post-craniectomy Patients Performed by Emergency Physician: A Pi…

The role of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound of pupil for pupillometry in subarachnoid hemorrhage Open

Priyanka Modi, Sanjeev Bhoi, Pallavi Sinha, Savan Pandey · 2024

Pupillary clonus - an abnormal pupillary unrest on POCUS of pupil in patients with altered sensorium Open

Priyanka Modi, Sanjeev Bhoi, Savan Pandey · 2023

Sono-clinical decision rule for repeat head computed tomography scan in traumatic brain injury in emergency settings Open

Priyanka Modi, Sanjeev Bhoi, Savan Pandey · 2023

29 Pericapsular Nerve Group Block (PENG) Versus Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block (FICB) for Hip and Femur Fractures in the Emergency Department: A Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study Open

Ankit Kumar Sahu, Tripiti Sinha, Sanjeev Bhoi, Praveen Aggarwal · 2023

Impact of a Structured Nursing Training Program on Self-perceived Competence of Newly Appointed Nurses at Apex Trauma Center in Northern India: A Prospective Observational Study Open

Sanjeev Bhoi, Nivedita Tayal, Jacinta Gunjiyal, Kripal Kaur · 2023

Background: New graduate nurses require an induction program to improve their clinical skills and build confidence during their transition from education to practice.Objectives: To evaluate and compare self-perceived clinical competence am…

Diagnostic Accuracy of Ocular Ultrasonography in Identifying Raised Intracranial Pressure among Pediatric Population Open

Vignan Kappagantu, Tej Prakash Sinha, Deepak Agrawal, Nayer Jamshed, Akshay Kumar , et al. · 2023

Introduction: Role of CT scan, MRI, ophthalmoscopy, direct monitoring by a transducer probe in identifying raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in emergency department is limited. There are few studies correlating elevated optic nerve sheath…

Performance of qSOFA Score as a Screening Tool for Sepsis in the Emergency Department Open

Nayer Jamshed, AtulKumar Tiwari, Ankit Kumar Sahu, Akshay Kumar, Praveen Aggarwal , et al. · 2023

Introduction: Sepsis is the leading cause of mortality, and various scoring systems have been developed for its early identification and treatment. The objective was to test the ability of quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) …

Role of Wide Awake Local Anaesthesia in Soft Tissue Injury of Hand Open

Shivam Patel, Mohammed T Ansari, Roshan Mathew, Praveen Aggarwal, Murmu LR , et al. · 2022

Study hypothesis:We conducted a quasi-experimental study which includes the data from 79 patients enrolled from March 2015 to November 2016.Injury repair was done under WALA.Visual analogue pain scale was calculated before, during and afte…

Understanding sepsis-induced immunosuppression and organ dysfunctions: from immunosuppression to immunotherapy Open

Dablu Lal Gupta, Tejprakash Sinha, Richa Pathak, Sanjeev Bhoi, Nageswara S. V. Rao · 2022

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by dysregulated host immune response to infection, leading to persistent inflammation followed by immunosuppression. Sepsis represents a substantial global health problem owing to protracted in…

Pain Management in the Emergency Department – Newer Modalities and Current Perspective Open

Sakshi Yadav, Anuj Ajayababu, Tej Prakash Sinha, Sanjeev Bhoi · 2022

Pain is one of the most common complaints and yet one of the most neglected aspects of management in the emergency department. Optimal pain management is a nuanced skill which focusses on reduction of pain to an acceptable level to allow f…

Why Should RNA Viruses Have All the Fun – Monkeypox, a Close Relative of Smallpox and a DNA Virus Open

Suman Thakur, Dhanashree Kelkar, Suneela Garg, Sunil Kumar Raina, Fatimah Lateef , et al. · 2022

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Michael Witting, Rami B. Yanes, Ryan Thompson, Dan Lemkin, Zachary Dezman , et al. · 2022

Indigenously Developed Ultrasound Phantom Model versus a Commercially Available Training Model Open

Siju V. Abraham, Ronald Jaison Melit, SVimal Krishnan, Tijo George, Meenhas Oravil Kunhahamed , et al. · 2022

Background: The commercially available training phantoms being expensive, homemade models are popular surrogates for training. We intended to study how comparable our indigenously developed ultrasound phantom (IDUP) was with the commercial…

Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma in a Near-term Pregnant Patient Open

Suprava Naik, Mantu Jain, Pruthwiraj Sethi, Narayan Prasad Mishra, Sanjeev Bhoi · 2022

Introduction: Spontaneous development of spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) is rare condition with acute presentation and usually associated with some predisposing factors. Early diagnosis and management of SEH are very important because of th…

Trauma-Associated Tension Pneumocephalus with Characteristic Mount Fuji Sign—Case Report Open

Utkarsh Khandelwal, Anuj Ajayababu, Tej Prakash Sinha, Sanjeev Bhoi · 2021

Tension pneumocephalus is a rare and life-threatening neurosurgical emergency in the setting of blunt or penetrating head trauma, especially in those with craniofacial fractures, which emergency physicians should be aware about. Early iden…

Converting an Under-Construction Healthcare Facility into a COVID-19 Screening and Emergency Response Centre During Complete Lockdown in India Open

Vijaydeep Siddharth, Mohammad Kausar, K.V. Krishna Reddy, T Arif, Tejprakash Sinha , et al. · 2021

In view of the COVID-19 surge, the construction of the Burns and Plastic Surgery Block at AIIMS, New Delhi was expedited at war footing level and converted into a COVID-19 Emergency response Centre (ERC). Engineering works were completed i…

Diagnostic utility of point of care ultrasound in identifying cervical spine injury in emergency settings Open

Vishnu VK, Sanjeev Bhoi, Praveen Aggarwal, LR Murmu, Deepak Agrawal , et al. · 2021

Introduction The evaluation of cervical‐spine in a major trauma patient needs a bedside efficient tool to rule out cervical spine injury as the role of X‐ray and Computed Tomography (CT) in this setting is limited. Point of care ultrasonog…

Strengthening sepsis care at a tertiary care teaching hospital in New Delhi, India Open

Charu Malhotra, Akshay Kumar, Ankit Kumar Sahu, Akshaya Ramaswami, Sanjeev Bhoi , et al. · 2021

Introduction Failure of early identification of sepsis in the emergency department (ED) leads to significant delays in antibiotic administration which adversely affects patient outcomes. Aim The primary objective of our Quality Improvement…

Communication skills training through ‘role play’ in an acute critical care course Open

Richa Aggarwal, Akshay Kumar, Navdeep Sokhal, Keshav Goyal, KapilDev Soni , et al. · 2021

. The use of 'role play' to teach communication skills is effective and superior to lecture-based teaching. Further structured and interactive programmes in communication skills training will improve patient care, relatives' satisfaction a…

Predictors of mortality and the need of mechanical ventilation in confirmed COVID-19 patients presenting to the emergency department in North India Open

Soorya Suresh, Atul Tiwari, Roshan Mathew, Jyothiswaroop Bhaskararayuni, Ankit Kumar Sahu , et al. · 2021

Background and Objectives: As the number of COVID-19 cases keeps on rising, a better awareness of the nature and severity of the disease will aid in clinical decision-making and management. Hence, this study was conducted to find the predi…

The world health organization collaborating center for emergency and trauma (WHO-CCET) in South East Asia, the world academic council of emergency medicine (WACEM), and The American college of academic international medicine (ACAIM) 2021 framework for using telemedicine technology at healthcare institutions Open

Veronica Sikka, SalvatoreDi Somma, SagarC Galwankar, Sagar Sinha, Nidhi Garg , et al. · 2021

The coronavirus disease 2019 crisis has forced the world to integrate telemedicine into health delivery systems in an unprecedented way. To deliver essential care, lawmakers, physicians, patients, payers, and health systems have all adopte…

The 2021 toolkit for emergency preparedness and mitigation to combat surge of pediatric COVID-19 patients in India: The world health organization collaborating center for emergency and trauma in South East Asia recommendations Open

Prerna Batra, Sagar Galwankar, Dheeraj Shah, RamonE Gist, AmiP Shah , et al. · 2021

The authors of this toolkit focus on children under the age of 18 comprising approximately 41% of the total population in India. This toolkit has been created with an objective to prepare, mitigate the effects of any surge of COVID-19 in o…

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a young female Open

PrakashRanjan Mishra, Priyanka Modi, Ankit Kumar Sahu, Sanjeev Bhoi · 2021

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