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Refractory Vasoplegia in a Patient with Acute Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Open

A G Morgan, Raj Ramanan, Estefany Villalobos, Lori Shutter, Sumit Kapoor · 2025

Severe Fatal ARDS Due to Untreated Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis in a 67-Year-Old Man: A Case Report Open

Shehryar Malik, Martha Brucato, Laura Faiver, Tung Gia Phan, Mohamed Yassin , et al. · 2024

BACKGROUND Anaplasmosis, or human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), is a tick-borne diseased caused by a gram-negative, intracellular bacterium, Anaplasma phagocytophilum. HGA usually presents with mild symptoms but can be more severe. This…

Clot-in-transit: A ticking time bomb in the heart with serious consequences Open

Rita Igwilo, A. Pinsino, Feyzullah Aksan, Sumit Kapoor · 2023

Clot-in-transit is associated with severe pulmonary embolism and higher mortality than acute pulmonary embolism without clot-in-transit. The optimal treatment of clot-in-transit is not established. Multiple treatment options have been desc…

A Case Report of Listeria Meningitis with Severe Rhabdomyolysis and Normal Renal Function Open

Mina Sourial, Sumit Kapoor, Manoj Karwa · 2022

BACKGROUND Listeria monocytogenes is known to cause meningitis, bacteremia, and rhabdomyolysis, typically associated with acute kidney injury. We present the case of a young woman who developed severe rhabdomyolysis without kidney failure …

Stress cardiomyopathy in critical care: A case series of 109 patients Open

Parth Pancholi, Nader Emami, Melissa Fazzari, Sumit Kapoor · 2022

Stress cardiomyopathy can be under-recognized in the critical care setting. Intensivists should have a high index of suspicion for SC in patients who develop sudden or worsening unexplained hemodynamic instability, arrhythmias or respirato…

Long-Term Follow up of Renal and Other Acute Organ Failure in Survivors of Critical Illness Due to Covid-19 Open

Sudham Chand, Sumit Kapoor, Ali Naqvi, Jyotsana Thakkar, Melissa Fazzari , et al. · 2021

Background Little is known about the long-term health sequelae and outcomes of various organ failures in ICU survivors of Covid-19. The aim of our research was to study the characteristics of 120-day ICU survivors of the initial pandemic s…

Legionella Pneumonia in the ICU: A Tertiary Care Center Experience Over 10 Years Open

Luke Andrea, Peter V. Dicpinigaitis, Melissa Fazzari, Sumit Kapoor · 2021

OBJECTIVES: Few studies have reported the complications and outcomes of patients with Legionella pneumonia requiring ICU admission. The objective of our study is to report the clinical course, complications, and 30-day mortality of patient…

An Audit of the Impact of Countrywide Lockdown During Covid-19 Pandemic on Utilization of Dental Services in India Open

Gupta Vv, Thomas Am, Sumir Gandhi, Preet Kanwal Atwal, Sumit Kapoor , et al. · 2021

Introduction:The global pandemic resulting from the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has caused significant limitations in the public's access to routine dental and medical care.Objective: To audit the impact of the COVID-19…

Thromboembolic Events and Role of Point of Care Ultrasound in Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients Needing Intensive Care Unit Admission Open

Sumit Kapoor, Sudham Chand, Vladyslav Dieiev, Melissa Fazzari, Tristan Tanner , et al. · 2020

Background: Covid-19 associated coagulopathy (CAC) is associated with prothrombotic state and thromboembolism. However, true incidence of thromboembolic events is difficult to determine in the ICU setting. The aim of our study was to inves…

Characteristics, Outcomes and 60-Day Hospital Mortality of ICU Patients with COVID-19 and Acute Kidney Injury Open

Jyotsana Thakkar, Sudham Chand, Michael S. Aboodi, Anirudh R. Gone, Emad Alahiri , et al. · 2020

Background AKI has been reported in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and it is associated with higher mortality. The aim of our study is to describe characteristics, outcomes, and 60-day hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 pneumon…

COVID-19-Associated Critical Illness—Report of the First 300 Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units at a New York City Medical Center Open

Sudham Chand, Sumit Kapoor, Deborah Orsi, Melissa Fazzari, Tristan Tanner , et al. · 2020

Background: The first confirmed case of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection in the United States was reported from the state of Washington in January, 2020. By March, 2020, New York City had become the epicenter of the outbreak in the …

Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Severe Legionella Pneumonia Open

Ali Naqvi, Manish Pradhan, Sumit Kapoor, Peter V. Dicpinigaitis · 2020

Intensive care unit complications and outcomes of adult patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A retrospective study of 16 cases Open

Sumit Kapoor, Christopher K. Morgan, Muhammad Asim Siddique, Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli · 2018

HLH is a devastating disease associated with poor outcomes in ICU. Intensivists need to have a high degree of clinical suspicion for HLH in patients with septic shock/multi system organ failure and progressive bi/pancytopenia who are not r…

SYNDEMIC INTERACTION BETWEEN HIV AND TB- A CATASTROPHIC DUET Open

Ivneet Kour, Ramandeep Kaur, Dhruvendra Lal, Sumit Kapoor, Gursimran Singh · 2018

BACKGROUND TB is the most common opportunistic infection (OI) among HIV-infected individuals and co-infected individuals are at high risk of death.The risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be between 16 -27 times greater in …

Septic pulmonary emboli causing recurrent bilateral pneumothoraces in a patient with right sided endocarditis: A case report and review of literature Open

Sumit Kapoor, Jyotsana Thakkar, Muhammad Asim Siddique · 2018

Patients with a history of drug abuse and right sided endocarditis are prone to develop septic pulmonary emboli. Pneumothorax is a rare complication of septic pulmonary emboli reported in the literature, likely due to the rupture of thin-w…

Plasmapheresis for Refractory Pruritus due to Drug-Induced Cholestasis Open

Hasan Al-Azzawi, Ruchi Patel, Gagan Sood, Sumit Kapoor · 2017

Pruritus can be a distressing symptom seen in various cholestatic disorders. It is treated with medications like bile acid sequestrants. Drug-induced cholestasis usually resolves with withdrawal of the causative medication. We describe a c…

Critical care management and intensive care unit outcomes following cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy Open

Sumit Kapoor, Adel Bassily‐Marcus, Rafael Alba Yunen, Parissa Tabrizian, Sabrine Semoin , et al. · 2017

Overall, ICU outcomes of this study population are excellent. Triage of these patients should consider preoperative and intraoperative factors. Intensivists should be vigilant to aggressive postop fluid resuscitation, pain control and earl…

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Presenting as Acute Liver Failure Open

Ruchi Patel, Haren Patel, William Mulvoy, Sumit Kapoor · 2017

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and newly diagnosed malignant infiltration of liver are rare presentations of acute liver failure associated with poor prognosis. We report a case of a patient with acute liver failure caused by mal…

Ayurvedic Management of Acute Cerebrovascular Accident – A Case Study Open

Muttappa Totad, B Vasantha, Advait Vaze, Rakesh PM, Ajay GS , et al. · 2016

Cerebro vascular accident (CVA) is the third leading cause of death in developing countries. This disease has posed a great problem to the medical field as far as its treatment is concerned. Ayurveda can offer a lot in such conditions. Thi…

A Case of Austrian's Triad in the ICU Complicated by Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Open

Sumit Kapoor, Adel Mandl, Jyotsana Thakkar, Gavin Harris · 2015

Austrian triad is a rare syndrome of serious disseminated pneumococcal infection associated with high morbidity and mortality. It is rarely reported in the literature with not many cases. We report a case of Austrian syndrome which got com…

A Case of Spurious Hypoxemia in an ICU Patient With Leukemic Blast Crisis Open

Sumit Kapoor, Jyotsana Thakkar · 2015

Arterial blood gas analysis is one of the most common tests performed on patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) to diagnose hypoxemia, a condition with low oxygen tension in the blood (PaO 2 ). Hypoxemia can be true or spurious/pseud…

Cerebral Gas Embolism - A Serious Complication of CO<sub>2</sub> Angiography Open

Sumit Kapoor, Nariman Nezami, Ross Mazo, Jyotsana Thakkar · 2015

Carbon dioxide angiography is routinely used for vascular imaging and endovascular procedures. It is very useful in patients with allergy to iodinated contrast agents or with poor renal function. It is relatively safe to use. We describe f…

Fulminant Guillain-Barre Syndrome Mimicking Clinical Brain Death: A Rare Condition With Bad Outcomes Open

Devika Prasanna, Nidhi Madan, Sumit Kapoor · 2015

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a disease of the peripheral nervous system characterized by acute areflexic paralysis and albuminocytological dissociation on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Fulminant GBS mimicking clinical brain death has been…

A Case of Austrian’s Triad in the ICU Complicated by Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Open

Sumit Kapoor, Adel Mandl, Jyotsana Thakkar, Gavin Harris · 2015

Austrian triad is a rare syndrome of serious disseminated pneumococcal infection associated with high morbidity and mortality. It is rarely reported in the literature with not many cases. We report a case of Austrian syndrome which got com…

A Case of Spurious Hypoxemia in an ICU Patient With Leukemic Blast Crisis Open

Sumit Kapoor, Jyotsana Thakkar · 2015

Arterial blood gas analysis is one of the most common tests performed on patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) to diagnose hypoxemia, a condition with low oxygen tension in the blood (PaO 2 ). Hypoxemia can be true or spurious/pseudo. …

Theophylline toxicity leading to suicidal ideation in a patient with no prior psychiatric illness Open

Sumit Kapoor, Jyotsana Thakkar, Vikas Aggarwal · 2015

Suicidal behavior is a common psychiatric emergency and is associated with psychiatric illness and history of prior suicide attempts. Neuropsychiatric manifestations related to theophylline toxicity are well described in literature. We rep…

Fulminant Guillain-Barre Syndrome Mimicking Clinical Brain Death: A Rare Condition With Bad Outcomes Open

D. S. John Deva Prasanna, Nidhi Madan, Sumit Kapoor · 2015

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a disease of the peripheral nervous system characterized by acute areflexic paralysis and albuminocytological dissociation on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Fulminant GBS mimicking clinical brain death has been…

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