A 55 year old male Pt came with C/o

Lower backache since 3 weeks radiating to Lt LL 

Pt was apparently asymptomatic 3 weeks back since then pt has c/o lower backache which was sudden onset, non progressive, aggravates on movement relieves on rest.

H/o trauma 3 weeks back and was taken to outside hosp and was found to have L5 burst fracture on CT pelvis and came here for further management.

The case was taken over by GM dept I/V/O uncontrolled DM, hyponatraemia and altered sensorium

Past History 

H/o PTCA with 2 stents done 18 months back and is on regular medication.

K/c/o DM since 20 yrs and is on T. Metformin 500mg + T. Voglibose 0.20 mg + T.Glimipiride2mg

N/k/c/o HTN, Epilesy, Asthma, CVA

General Examination :

No Pallor, Icterus, Cyanosis, Clubbing, lymphadenopathy, bilateral pedal edema

Pt is on Mechanical Ventilator 

GCS- E1V1M1

PR-130bpm

RR-14cpm

BP-100/60 mmhg

@10ml/hr NORAD

@10ml/hr DOBU

ACMV Mode

FiO2 @30

SPO2 99%

RS: BLAE +

Decreased BS in IAA with crepts present in Lt IMA; Rt MA, IMA, IAA

CVS: S1S2 +, No murmurs

CNS: 

Tone :Normal B/L both UL&LL

Power :  Unable to elicit

Reflexes: Absent B/L in both UL & LL

Brain stem reflexes:

Pupillary reflex- absent

Corneal reflex- absent

Conjunctival reflex- absent

Gag reflex- Present

Occulocephalic reflex- Present

P/A- Soft, NT

I/O 1900/200ml

GRBS 327mg/DL

Clinical Images




ECG on 29/8


ECG on 30/8


ECG on 31/8


C-xray on 30/8


Pleural tap—-







Investigations—



Provisional Diagnosis:

3 weeks old L5 burst Fracture & Unstable with PLC injury Planned for L4-L5 S1 Fixation with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (44%) with k/c/o DM since 20 years, k/c/o CAD (PTCA done LAD Lcx Territory) 2 years ago

S/P Post CPR status with chronic calcific Pancreatitis with hyperkalemia with sepsis


Treatment:


As on 1/9/23


1.INJ NORADRENALINE 4ml + 46ml NS @ 10 ml/ hr 2.INJ DOBUTAMINE 1AMP (5ml) in 45ml NS @ 10 ml /hr 

3. INJ. Vasopressin 1ml + 39 ml NS @0.4 ml/hr

4. INJ. Midazolam 30ml+ INJ Fentanyl 4ml + 16ml NS @4ml/hr

5.TAB AZITHROMYCIN 500 mg RT/OD 

6.NEB WITH BUDECORT + IPRAVANT 6 Th hourly 

7.INJ THIAMINE 1 Amp In 100 ml NS IV/BD

8.RT FEEDS 200 ml water 2 nd hourly

200 ml milk 4 Th hourly 

9.MONITOR VITALS TEMP; PR; RR ; spo2

10.POSITION CHANGE EVERY HOURLY

11.INJ HAI ACC to GRBS

12.INJ.MEROPENEM 500mg IV/BD

13.INJ HEPARIN 500 IU S.c/ QID

15.INJ LEVIPIL 1gm IV/BD 


As on 9/8/23

1.NEB WITH BUDECORT 4th hourly + IPRAVANT 6 th hourly 

2. 200 ml 2nd hrly

200 ml milk 4th hrly with protein powder

3. MONITOR VITALS TEMP; PR; RR ; spo2

4.POSITION CHANGE EVERY HOURLY

5.INJ HAI ACC to GRBS

6.INJ.MEROPENEM 500mg IV/BD

7.INJ HEPARIN 5000 IU S.c/ QID

8.INJ LEVIPIL 1gm IV/BD

9. T. ATORVASTATIN + T. ASPIRIN 75/10 MG PO/HS

10. T. OROFER XT PO/OD

11. DAILY DRESSINGS OF BED SORE

12. GRBS monitoring 4th hourly



[31/08/23, 3:44:59 PM] Rakesh Biswas Sir: Please share the post admission transfer events of yesterday in detail as to how and why the patient had to undergo CPR @919676979003 @919573087708


[31/08/23, 3:52:38 PM] Rakesh Biswas Sir: Did he have any recent trauma @919676979003 ?


That's not clear! In the description it's mentioned years and here it's mentioned weeks. Please clarify


[31/08/23, 6:04:12 PM] Cherish Kandru: Yes Sir H/0 trauma (slip and fall from steps) 3 weeks back and also 

H/o Rt proximal femur fracture Intramedullary Interlocking nailing done 10 years back


[31/08/23, 6:28:04 PM] Cherish Kandru: Sir the Patient t was shifted from Ortho ward at around  11:30 am in an altered state but the patient was responding when called by his name and obeying commands. At that time the Vitals were

PR-134bpm

BP-60/40mmhg

RR-10cpm

Then Patient was shifted to ICU immediately and ABG and S.Electrolytes were sent.Ionotropic  support was started with INJ. DOBUTAMINE and INJ. NORAD. On reporting Sod was found to be 122mEq/L and diagnosis was Altered Sensorium secondary to hyponatraemia. Further Sodium correction was given. After giving correction of 3%Nacl, Sodium was found to be 124mEq/L and patient’s condition didn’t improve. Again Sodium Correction was kept with 3%Nacl @ 30ml/hr. On auscultation grunting was observed and saturations decreased to below 90% with O2 support and also Neb with Budecort and Ipravent was done. Inspite of all these efforts patient’s saturations didn’t improve and continuously decreased to around 78% to 80% and decision to intubate was taken. During intubation Patient went to cardiac arrest and 3 cycles of CPR was done, ROSC was achieved and patient was kept on ventilator ACMV VC mode with FiO2 100%.


[02/09/23, 4:10:15 PM] Rakesh Biswas Sir: Please share all the events that happened around him from falling 3 weeks back to presenting at our hospital


[03/09/23, 10:04:28 AM] Cherish Kandru: Sir the patient fell from staircase 1 month back. Then he had severe pain of lower back radiating to his lower limbs. So he was taken to a nearby hospital in Nalgonda where X-rays and they were told that no fracture was found, he was also taken to another hospital and the same happened again. Then CT scan was done wherein they found the L5 unstable burst fracture with PLC injury and a belt was given to contain the fracture along with some analgesics for the pain. As the patient wasn’t compliant to the treatment given and the pain was severe he was brought to our hospital and he was advised L4 L5 S1 posterior stabilisation.


[03/09/23, 10:08:07 AM] Rakesh Biswas Sir: While the doctors and relatives were throwing their advice around can you share what was happening to the patient every day progressively as he eventually developed altered sensorium and hypotension (?sepsis)?


[03/09/23, 10:16:36 AM] Cherish Kandru: Sir the whole 3 weeks span of him coming to our hospital he was having good appetite, he was compliant with his OHAs, he had no other complaints except for his pain

[03/09/23, 10:17:02 AM] Cherish Kandru: Should I ask the attenders anything in particular sir?

[03/09/23, 10:21:40 AM] Rakesh Biswas Sir: Ask them what was he doing hourly in the past three weeks and was it any different from before he fell down

[03/09/23, 10:22:25 AM] Cherish Kandru: After coming to our hospital he had three episodes of vomiting, non bilious, non foul smelling ,food particles as content. The morning before he was shifted to ICU

[03/09/23, 10:47:00 AM] Cherish Kandru: He used to just lie down on bed the entire day sir and there were no irregularities observed by the attenders sir

[03/09/23, 11:20:49 AM] Rakesh Biswas Sir: Was he bedridden before the fall three weeks ago?

[03/09/23, 11:24:07 AM] Cherish Kandru: He wasn’t bedridden, he used to do his daily activities sir

[03/09/23, 11:44:02 AM] Rakesh Biswas Sir: What were his hourly daily activities?

[03/09/23, 12:01:43 PM] Cherish Kandru: Sir He used to wake up at 6 Am
Does his daily activities by 7:30 Am
Breakfast around 9:00 Am
Has lunch by 1:00 Pm
And then takes a nap
Evening he chats with neighbours and has his dinner around 8:30pm 
And sleeps by 9:30 pm

[03/09/23, 12:35:43 PM] Rakesh Biswas Sir: These were same even after the fall since last three weeks?

[03/09/23, 6:46:36 PM] Cherish Kandru: Yea sir but he used to not do his daily activities and he used to just lie down on bed the whole day

[03/09/23, 7:49:34 PM] Rakesh Biswas Sir: That means he was bed ridden after the fall

[03/09/23, 7:50:10 PM] Cherish Kandru: Yes sir


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