Department of Respiratory Medicine
H.O.D. Profile
Name : V. SUNDAR, MD. RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
Designation : PROFESSOR & HOD
REG NO : 34135
Experience : 35 Years ,
Publications : 3
Achievements & Awards : ………………………..
FACULTY
Name : A.S. MOHAN
Designation : ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
QUALIFICATION : MD. RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
REG NO :86560
Name : R. PARTHIBAN
Designation : ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
QUALIFICATION : MD. RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
REG NO : 112744
Name : KARTHIK
Designation : SENIOR RESIDENT
QUALIFICATION : MD. RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
REG NO : 114632
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Respiratory medicine department functions since 1970
Separate OPD and IPD available.
Recently, department started post graduation courses and BSc respiratory therapy courses with 2 PGs and 20 BSc students per year.
Department has advanced instruments like FOB,DLCO.
NTEP activities carried out by our department.
RESEARCH
Research Projects
1.A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ON BODY MASS INDEX AND ITS EFFECT ON SEVERITY OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.
2.COMPARISON OF EFFICACY IN SECURING HEMOSTASIS AND SAFETY OF ENDOBRONCHIAL INSTILLATION OF TRANEXAMIC ACID VERSUS ADRENALINE IN ENDOBRONCHIAL BLEEDING DURING BRONCHOSCOPY.
FACILITIES
1.OPD AND IPD
2.BRONCHOSCOPY
3.DLCO TESTING
4.TB SCREENING AND TB TREATMENT.
5.SLEEP STUDY AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION
6.ASTHMA AND COPD CLINIC
7.DEDICATED NTEP LAB.
NEWS & EVENTS
1.CORE COMMITTEE MEETING CONDUCTED ONCE IN 3MONTHS AND LAST MEETING CONDUCTED IN JUNE 2024.
2.WORLD TB DAY CME CONDUCTED IN. MARCH 2024.
3.ANTI TOBACCO DAY RALLY WAS ORGANISED LAST YEAR.
4.RESPIRATORY THERAPY DAY CME CONDUCTED IN OCTOBER 2023
5.SEPARATE CME CONDUCTED FOR AHS COURSE IN APRIL 2024.
PG DISSERTATION
1.A prospective cohort study of determinants of lymph node resolution in TB lymphadenitis treated with ATT and duration
2.correlation of effectiveness of flexible bronchoscopy and USG guided procedures in peripheral lung lesions.
PUBLICATIONS
| Respiratory Medicine |
|---|
| 1.COMPARISON OF EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRAPLEURAL INSTILLATION OF SODIUM 2 MERCAPTOETHA NE SULFONATE (MESNA) WITH TUBE THORACOSTOMY VERSUS CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT WITH TUBE THORACOSTOMY ALONE IN LOCULATED PARAPNEUMONI C PLEURAL EFFUSION/EMPYEMA |
| 2.TO STUDY THE DIAGNOSTIC YIELD OF PERIPHERALLY LOCATED LUNG MASS LESIONS BY TRANSTHORACIC ULTRASOUND- GUIDED BIOPSY BY USING COAXIAL NEEDLE: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY. |
| 3. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OUTCOME OF TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL - TAMIL NADU. |
RESULTS
- First batch postgraduate passed out this year
- First batch BSc course all students passed out this year
STATISTICS
| Statistics | Average per year | Average per day |
|---|---|---|
| OPD census | 32014 | 210 |
| IPD census | 3672 | 4 |
| FOB | 924 | 3 |
| Plural fluid tapping | 628 | 2 |
| ICD | 467 | 2 |
| Pleurodesis | 228 | 1 |
| Sputum AFB | 32456 | 45 |
| Total CBNAAT | 10672 | 16 |
| Total TB cases identified | 676 | 4 |
