About Doctor

Dr Shruti Sharma

MBBS DNB (Anaesthesia) IDCCM (Critical Care Medicine) MNAMS

Associate Professor

Department of Critical Care Medicine

Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana.

Experience in Anaesthesia and Critical Care: 18 years

I have been diligently working in Dayanand medical College and Hospital since Jan, 2006. I have gathered lots of expertise and experience along the way and received wholehearted support from the department and administration.

I have been actively involved in academics as well as care of critically ill patients .

I have published my research in national and international indexed journals.

• Accredited teacher for DM Critical Care Medicine
• Accredited teacher for IDCCM (Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine)
• Elected Executive member of Ludhiana branch of ISCCM(2019)
• Elected Scientific Secretary of Ludhiana branch of ISCCM (2021)
• Member of Hospital Code Blue Committee
• Member of Hospital Infection Control Committee

SKILLS ACQUIRED: Well versed with the following procedures: Handling difficult airway, Laryngeal mask airway, Combitube, Double lumen tube, Percutaneous Tracheostomy, Crico--thyrotomy, Video laryngoscope, fibreoptic bronchoscope

• Lumbar puncture, Epidural block, Combined Spinal Epidural block
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Central venous line insertion (jugular and subclavian), dialysis catheter insertion, intra-arterial line insertion (radial, brachial and femoral), chest tube insertion, peritoneal dialysis and management of critically ill patients.
• Ultrasound guided vascular line insertion, Hemodynamic monitoring, and echocardiography are some of the other skills acquired during my service here by attending various workshops for the same and are now inculcated in routine practice.
• Cardiac output monitoring using a flow trac device while handling critically sick patients.
• Active in infection prevention and treatment protocols implementation in ICUs
• Part of Rapid response team (RRT) of the hospital
• Closely involved in COVID rounds and invasive and non-invasive procedures

Area of interest:

Infection prevention and stewardship

Haemodynamic monitoring

Mechanical ventilation and weaning