A 36-year-old woman, brought to the emergency room in septic shock, gasping, mottled skin, BP unrecordable. The surgeons were hesitant. The physicians said it was too late. Her family was told to be โprepared for the worst.โ
45 min .NO ONE GAVE UP And then
a pulse returned. A rhythmโฆ fragile, but alive.
In that moment, exhaustion met relief. Eyes spoke what words couldnโt.
Some nights break you.
Some nights define you.
Tonight, we didnโt just treat a patient
we brought someone back to life.
#ICUDiaries
45-year-old male. Post Whipples surgery.The ICU night felt stableuntil it wasnโt.Suddenly, he collapsed. Alarms shattered the silence.We rushed in. CPR started. Seconds blurred into endless minutes.Each compression carried urgency, fearโฆ and hope.
High FiOโ (especially 100%) leads to increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS).
โขThese free radicals can cause oxidative damage to tissues, especially:
โขBrain โ worsening neurological outcome.
โขHeart โ further myocardial injury.
High FiOโ (especially 100%) leads to increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS).
โขThese free radicals can cause oxidative damage to tissues, especially:
โขBrain โ worsening neurological outcome.
โขHeart โ further myocardial injury.
National Medical Commission (NMC)
# Chapter 2.1.2 โ Right to Choose Whom to Treat:
โA physician is not bound to treat each and every person asking for his services. Except in emergencies, a physician is free to choose whom he will serve.โ
Every slap on a doctorโs face is a slap on the face of humanity.
We are not gods, but we are not enemies either.
You assault one of us, you endanger all of us โ and every patient we fight for.
โA doctor at SMHS Hospital was assaulted while saving lives on night duty.
This is not just an incident โ it is a disgrace.
We heal wounds, not cause them.
But today, itโs our own who are bleeding โ not from disease, but from brutality.
Tears in her Sonโs eyes. A small thank-you note in shaky handwriting.
That was all.
No headline, no spotlight. Just another day in anaesthesia and critical care
A 36-year-old woman, brought to the emergency room in septic shock, gasping, mottled skin, BP unrecordable. The surgeons were hesitant. The physicians said it was too late. Her family was told to be โprepared for the worst.โ
Day 3: FiOโ dropped to 40%.
Day 5: Sedation weaned.
Day 8: She opened her eyes.
Day 11: She was extubated.
Day 14: She walked out of the ICU.
Day 15: She went home.
Monitored every beat, every breath, every millilitre of urine output.
Adjusted the ventilator through long sleepless nights.
Dialyzed. Proned. Reassessed. Fought.When others had given up, she held on to numbers and hope.
There were setbacks desaturations, arrhythmias.
But there, in the shadows of the ICU and OT, stood an anaesthesia resident โ calm, composed, and focused.
He intubated the patient with trembling hands but unwavering resolve.
Started vasopressors, central line, noradrenaline on triple digits.