Browsing by Author "Chaudhary, Rahul"

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    Demystifying Airline Syncope
    (Baishideng Publishing Group, 2020-03-26) Kingsley, Thomas; Kirchoff, Robert; Newman, James S.; Chaudhary, Rahul; Kelley School of Business - Indianapolis
    Syncope forms a major part of medical in-flight emergencies contributing one-in-four in-flight medical events accounting to 70% of flight diversions. In such patients, it is important to elucidate the pathophysiology of syncope prior to diversion. Postural hypotension is the most common etiology of in-flight syncopal events. However, individuals without any underlying autonomic dysfunction can still experience syncope from hypoxia also known as airline syncope. Initial steps in managing such patients include positioning followed by the airway, breathing and circulation of resuscitation. These interventions need to be in close coordination with ground control to determine decision for flight diversion. Interventions which have been tried for prevention include mental challenge and increased salt and fluid intake. The current paper enhances the understanding of airline syncope by summarizing the associated pathophysiologic mechanisms and the management medical personnel can initiate with limited resources.
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    Personalizing Antithrombotic Therapy in COVID-19: Role of Thromboelastography and Thromboelastometry
    (Thieme, 2020-11) Chaudhary, Rahul; Kreutz, Rolf P.; Bliden, Kevin P.; Tantry, Udaya S.; Gurbel, Paul A.; Medicine, School of Medicine
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    Race-Related disparities in COVID-19 thrombotic outcomes: Beyond social and economic explanations
    (Elsevier, 2020-11-20) Chaudhary, Rahul; Bliden, Kevin P.; Kreutz, Rolf P.; Jeong, Young-Hoon; Tantry, Udaya S.; Levy, Jerrold H.; Gurbel, Paul A.; Medicine, School of Medicine
    African Americans (AAs) have worse COVID-19-related outcomes than Caucasians and Asians, a disparity currently attributed to potential social and economic factors. In this commentary, we endeavor to examine important race-related differences in intrinsic thrombogenicity as another significant contributing factor and propose objective hemostasis assessments to address racial disparities in COVID-19 outcomes.