We recently got this story from – an anesthesiologist Dr Jitendra Bapat, who had not only attended our workshop but also organized one of ours at a preconference event last year. He is a major supporter of our workshops! He shared a case, where he truly felt the impact of our teaching. We are delighted to share this with our donors and supporters.
Hello from Dr Bapat. I must share this story with you.
While I was on an emergency duty, a patient’s arm turned blue after surgery. All his test readings appeared normal. A Doppler showed a venous clot, but the picture was confusing. I knew what anesthetic drugs he was administered for his surgery
Using the PubMed search skills I learned from QMed, I quickly found references to a rare complication—Purple Glove Syndrome—linked to IV phenytoin and worsened by his BP cuff compression. With this knowledge, we treated the patient immediately and saved his limb.
We later presented this case at a conference, where my resident won the first prize. Happy as we were, the real prize was the ability to make a life-saving decision with the skills to find the right evidence, at the right moment,
I am grateful to QMed for training me in focused searching—it made a very important difference.
We at QMed love such stories that show – that literature searching is a skill – useful not only in Academics and Research, but definitely in practice too!
– Vasumathi Sriganesh –