Critical Care Medicine

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Critical Care Medicine

We have a full fledged Department of Critical Care Medicine led by Dr Vinod B MBBS,DNB,IDCCM,IFCCM ; Dr Jaya Subba Reddy MBBS,MRCEM(UK),MEM-GWU(USA) and Dr Boban Varghese MBBS,MD,IDCCM.

This department specializes in management of :

  • ARDS - Invasive Mechanical Ventilation/Recruitment manoeuvres including Prone Ventilation
  • Respiratory failure of varied etiologies
  • Circulatory Shock of varied etiologies - Cardiogenic/Obstructive/Distributive/Hypovolumic/Septic
  • Severe Pancreatitis/Acute Liver failure
  • Severe GI bleed
  • Snake bites and all types of poisoning
  • Acute Stroke - Haemorrhagic/Thrombotic
  • Status Epilepticus
  • Traumatic brain injury

The team is skilled in :

  • Invasive mechanical ventilation
  • Central Line/Arterial Line/Dialysis catheter insertion
  • Intercostal Drainage Tube insertion
  • Temporary Pacemaker insertion
  • BCLS/ACLS
  • Percutaneous Tracheostomy

 

News & Events

  • The first 1.5 Tesla 16 Channel Silent MRI and 128 Slice CT in Palakkad district started functioning in Valluvanad Hospital.

  • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery launched under the guidance of Dr Jyothish K, MDS & Dr Arun V, MDS

  • The Departments of Cardiology,Nephrology and Oncology have been empaneled under the Medical Reimbursement Scheme for Government Employees.

  • E P study facility launched. The First hospital in Malabar with this facility.

  • A full -fledged Dialysis Unit With Fresenius 4008 S Dialysis machines has been launched .

  • Emergence into a renowned centre for safe and painless deliveries.

  • Department of Plastic Surgery started & functioning from 20-01-2020.

  • Annual CME on Management Of Monsoon Illness( Valluvanad Crtiticare 2019) was held on 28-07-2019.