Dr. Vandana Sinha

Medical Director

MBBS, MD Anaesthesiology, Neuro Critical Care, Critical Care Observership MD & Director Critical care , MBBS, MD (Anaesthesiology)

Its been two years since Covid pandemic started and though we are getting used to the new normal, however  there  overhangs  a foreboding cloud  of apprehension of  a new variant  to appear and once again unsettle us. In our strategy to fight Covid pandemic much importance was given to making  protocols,  guided by WHO & ICMR guidelines ,training  the staffs and adhering to it. As we were gradually able to figure out ways to treat our patients , the 2nd wave had hit the country and the fatal nature of the variant left everyone aghast. The lives lost was beyond imagination and nothing had prepared us to deal with the insecurities related to drugs and oxygen scarcity. Prompt response from the government covid taskforce team helped in tiding over the scarcities but the lives lost led to a traumatic experience amongst the healthcare workers. Despite   all uncertainties that shrouded the disease ,  the Department of critical care took every prudent steps  to treat the patients  and safeguard  its team  members , never faltering at any point  despite all odds.    Keeping abreast  with all modalities of therapy   ECMO was added  to the department,s armamentarium of services  and we could salvage few very critical Covid  patients with high CTSS scores . The positive outcome was motivation enough to not give up the untiring effort   . The transparent method of handling our patients along with routine communications with the near and dear ones  kept the mood upbeat as they too felt   a part of the treating team .

Moving ahead also meant  keeping  the academic  curriculum going  , hence  the ISCCM affliated courses for doctors & nurses were  run by the department   and the year end   saw a group of four  nurses, training in critical care nursing course, clearing  the exam with flying colours. Presentations  on the virtual forum ,webinars  and research  were the other   activities that   the department  was involved with .Three articles , two chapters on HOME OXYGEN THERAPY & PERI INTUBATION COMPLICATIONS & TREATMENT was written and a AIRWAY WORKSHOP was  conducted with 70(seventy) participants,doctors and nurses, from local hospitals joining in.

 Accolades have been showered and this only strengthens  our believe that LIFE IS A CIRCLE OF HAPPINESS, SADNESS ,HARD TIMES and GOOD TIMES.IF we  are going through hard times we need to keep  faith that good times are on the way.

Achievements :

• Dr.vandana Sinha was awarded Exceptional health professional in 2020 Nov-Women of the Year.
• Health care excellence award 2021 By NEWS18 for excellence in Critical care.March 2021
• Chairperson---Indian society of critical care Medicine(ISCCM) Guwahati City Branch 2021-2022,Founder secretary of the Guwahati city branch in 2010
• Tutor for Critical care courses since 2012.
• Department Of Critical care opened its door to training nurses & doctors in critical care affliated  to ISCCM,since 2020
• 1st nursing batch,undergoing critical care nursing course passed out in 2021 with flying colours, and 2nd batch is in.
• New tutors, to teach critical care,  recognised by ISCCM in 2021--Dr.Anup Jyoti Dutta& Dr.Debasish Paul.
• A Dr.Vandana Sinha  was invited to speak on Assam experience in COVID during 1st World conference in COVID& Critical Care held on virtual platform .It was viewed in 12 countries around the WORLD.
• Dr.Vandana Sinha authored two chapters
  • HOME OXYGEN THERAPY with DR. Prasanta  K.Gogoi
  • Peri intubation Complications & Treatment with Dr.B.Lahkar
• To be published in  Critical care Update 2022.
• Dr.Vandana Sinha  held the position of C0-Editor for monthly CRITICAL CARE NEWSLETTER published  in the year 2021-2022.
• 1st ECMO unit in the North East run in collaboration between CRITICAL CARE Department& CTVS department ,a service offered to COVID HYPOXIC patient as a last resort during Covid Pandemic .Successfully retrieved 3 patients.
• Published 3 articles in indexed journals -2 articles in(International organisation of scientific research,IOSR)& 1    in International Journal of current microbiology & applied sciences. 
  • Lateral Medullary Syndrome presenting with recurrent hiccups.Sept 2020.Co- authored with Dr.P.P.Kalita,Dr.A.J.Dutta
  • Epidemiological & clinical profile of Covid 19 patients in tertiary care hospital:A retrospective analysis….November 2020 co – authored with Dr.P.P.kalita,Dr.A.J.Dutta
  • Covid 19 associated pulmonary Aspergillosis(CAPA) in critically ill patients: a case report .co authored with Dr. Himadri Dutta,Dr.A.J.Dutta