Dr. Santosh Kumar

Dr Santosh Kumar is a Critical Care specialist in Bangalore with 10 years of experience, currently practising as a Consultant at Manipal Hospital, Malleshwaram.

He specialises in ICU management, ultrasound-guided critical care procedures, and ventilator management, and has been instrumental in establishing critical care units and guiding NABH accreditation processes.

Areas of Expertise

• Critical Care and ICU Management: Manages critically ill patients with expertise in airway management, haemodynamic monitoring, and ventilator management, and has played a key role in establishing and optimising intensive care units.
• Ultrasound-Guided Procedures: Performs ultrasound-guided central venous and arterial cannulations, chest ultrasound, FAST scans, and bedside echocardiography to enhance diagnostic accuracy and procedural safety.
• Emergency and Life Support: Leads advanced life-support programmes including BLS, ACLS, and ECMO, and coordinates emergency response drills to optimise outcomes in time-critical situations.
• Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship: Drives antibiotic stewardship initiatives and contributes to infection control protocols, mortality and morbidity reviews, and quality assurance within the ICU.
• Regional and Obstetric Anaesthesia: Provides regional and obstetric anaesthesia for critically ill patients requiring surgical procedures, drawing on his specialist training in anaesthesiology.

Awards, Research, and Publications

He has published multiple studies on anaesthesia techniques and critical care outcomes in peer-reviewed journals, and his comparative research on epidural anaesthesia in lower limb surgeries was accepted by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

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