Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Many times, patients need life support when recovering from some critical injury or illness. If we think about the recent cases of COVID-19, which has still not surpassed civilization in some countries, life support or medical ventilators became a critical need of the hour. Intensive Care Units (ICU) in the hospitals […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata The world has suffered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning of 2020. Though scientists are working hard day and night to tackle the situation, it always seems like the virus has the upper hand. Recently, a shocking discovery was made that puzzled Researchers and Doctors from […]
Chitra Roy, University of Calcutta Several months into the pandemic and the coronavirus is not only reaching into remote areas but also to regions that had previously been battered by the virus. This has led to a recent rise in the number of cases in the U.S. The last seven-day average for new cases is […]
-Sashreek Ganguli, Amity University Kolkata One- fifth of the COVID-19 patients in today’s world develop critical interstitial pneumonia characterized by bilateral interstitial infiltrates, leading to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and respiratory failure. These patients while under treatment show acute hypoxemia and often have persistent dyspnea, despite the administration of oxygen flows>10–15l/min through a facial […]
