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  1. Immune Dysregulation in Pediatric Sepsis and the Way Towards Precision Guided Therapy

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  2. Clinical Signs of Circulatory Impairment/Shock in Children: A Prospective Observational Study

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  3. Vitamin C Versus Placebo in Pediatric Septic Shock (VITACiPS) - A Randomised Controlled Trial

    Article • Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, July 2025, SAGE Publications

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  4. Sedation Strategies in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: Road to a New Era!

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  5. Open vs. Closed Endotracheal Suctioning Methods in Mechanically Ventilated Children: Where Do We Stand?

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  6. Procalcitonin Guided Therapy in Pediatric Sepsis: Do We Have the Answer?

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  7. Antimicrobial Resistance in the PICU: Incidence; Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  8. Refining Ventilation During Neonatal Resuscitation Using Ventilator: Time for a Well-Designed Clinical Study!

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  9. Long-Term Outcomes of Survivors of COVID-19 with Moderate to Severe Infection and Children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome or MIS-C

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  10. The Microbiome and Metabolome of the Gut of Children with Sepsis and Septic Shock

    Article • Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, December 2023, SAGE Publications

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  11. Utility of Inferior Vena Cava Distensibility and Respiratory Variation in Peak Aortic Blood Flow Velocity to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in Children with Shock

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  12. Validation of a Clinical Tool to Predict Neurological Outcomes in Critically Ill Children—A Prospective Observational Study

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  13. Advances in Shock Management and Fluid Resuscitation in Children

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  14. Extracellular Histones—Friend or Foe?

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  15. Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Initiation and Acceptability of Noninvasive Ventilation in Critically Ill Children

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  16. Clinical Profile and Risk Factors for Severe Disease in 402 Children Hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 from India: Collaborative Indian Pediatric COVID Study Group

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, June 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Amitabh Singh, Prof Jhuma Sankar

  17. Delayed Administration of Antibiotics Beyond the First Hour of Recognition Is Associated with Increased Mortality Rates in Children with Sepsis/Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, June 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  18. Elizabethkingia anophelis infection in an infant: an unusual presentation

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, May 2021, BMJ

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  19. Risk factors and frequency of COVID-19 among healthcare workers at a tertiary care centre in India: a case–control study

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, March 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  20. ROLE OF HIGH- SENSITIVITY C REACTIVE PROTEIN (hs-CRP) IN ASSESSMENT OF ASTHMA CONTROL IN CHILDREN

    Article • March 2021, Wiley

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  21. Association of Serum Ferritin Levels with Metabolic Syndrome in India: a Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • MAEDICA – a Journal of Clinical Medicine, March 2021, TARUS Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  22. Clinical and Laboratory Parameters Associated with Septic Myocardial Dysfunction in Children with Septic Shock

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  23. Twenty-Four–Hour Esophageal pH Measurement in Mechanically Ventilated Children: A Prospective Cohort Study*

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, February 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  24. COVID‐19 with and without anosmia or dysgeusia: A case‐control study

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, January 2021, Wiley

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  25. Development of a novel outcome prediction score (PEDSS) for pediatric convulsive status epilepticus: A longitudinal observational study

    Article • Epilepsia, November 2020, Wiley

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  26. Use of Honey Versus Standard Care for Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury in Critically Ill Children: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, November 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  27. Risk factors and clinical course of children with cystic fibrosis colonized with Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  28. Hypersensitivity Myocarditis Due to Antitubercular Drugs in Children

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, November 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  29. Acute Kidney Injury in Dengue – Not Unprecedented

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  30. Diaphragmatic atrophy and dysfunction in critically ill mechanically ventilated children

    Article • Pediatric Pulmonology, October 2020, Wiley

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  31. Functional Outcomes at 1 Year After PICU Discharge in Critically Ill Children With Severe Sepsis

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, October 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  32. Efficacy and Safety of Anti-malarial Drugs (Chloroquine and Hydroxy-Chloroquine) in Treatment of COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, July 2020, Frontiers

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  33. COVID-19 infection outbreak among health care workers: perspective from a low-middle income country

    Article • Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, July 2020, PAGEPress Publications

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  34. COVID-19 in Children: Clinical Approach and Management

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  35. Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection and Intractable Pulmonary Hemorrhage

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, March 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  36. Impact of ‘The Intensivist’ in the PICU

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  37. Renal detection of Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium knowlesi in malaria associated acute kidney injury: a retrospective case–control study

    Article • BMC Research Notes, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  38. Outcomes of Severe PARDS on High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation – A Single Centre Experience

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  39. Role of Breathing Exercises and Yoga/Pranayama in Childhood Asthma: A Systematic Review

    Article • Current Pediatric Reviews, December 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Rashmi Ranjan Das, Prof Jhuma Sankar

  40. Liquid Mosquito Repellents – Keep Them Away from Toddlers

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  41. ‘Intermittent’ versus ‘continuous’ ScvO2 monitoring in children with septic shock: a randomised, non-inferiority trial

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  42. Predictors of Mortality in Children Admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with Acute Gastroenteritis with Severe Dehydration

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  43. Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children: Experience From a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India*

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, September 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  44. Maintenance Intravenous Fluids in Children – The Verdict was Already Out?

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  45. Peripheral Perfusion Index – Magic Wand in Prediction of Shock?

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  46. Effect of a Training Strategy in Improving Medication Fallacies During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Before-and-After Study From a Developing Country

    Article • Pediatric Emergency Care, April 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  47. Utility and safety of endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration and endoscopic ultrasound with an echobronchoscope‐guided fine needle aspiration in children with mediastinal pathology

    Article • Pediatric Pulmonology, March 2019, Wiley

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  48. Comparison of International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference Versus Sepsis-3 Definitions for Children Presenting With Septic Shock to a Tertiary Care Center in India: A Retrospective Study*

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, March 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  49. Renal Localization of Plasmodium vivax and Zoonotic Monkey Parasite Plasmodium knowlesi in Malaria Associated Acute Kidney Injury

    Article • February 2019, openRxiv

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  50. Decreasing the Time to Administration of First Dose of Antibiotics in Children With Severe Sepsis

    Article • Journal for Healthcare Quality, January 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  51. Effects of ABO Matching of Platelet Transfusions in Critically Ill Children

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, November 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Fabrizio Chiusolo, Anil Sapru, Prof Jhuma Sankar

  52. Triage Nurse-Ordered Diagnostic Studies – An Evolving Strategy to Reduce Emergency Department Length of Stay?

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  53. Platelet Transfusion Practices in Critically Ill Children

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, August 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Fabrizio Chiusolo, Anil Sapru, Prof Jhuma Sankar

  54. Course of Illness after Viral Infection in Indian Children with Cystic Fibrosis

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, June 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  55. Fluid Overload in Acute Asthma Exacerbation and Clinical Outcomes. Is There an Association?

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, May 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  56. Comparison of Prevalence and Outcomes of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Using Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference Criteria and Berlin Definition

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, April 2018, Frontiers

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  57. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Incidence, Risk Factors and Etiological Agents

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  58. High dose phenobarbitone coma in pediatric refractory status epilepticus; a retrospective case record analysis, a proposed protocol and review of literature

    Article • Brain and Development, April 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  59. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs for treatment of retinopathy of prematurity

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, January 2018, Wiley

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  60. Prevalence and Outcome of Sepsis-induced Myocardial Dysfunction in Children with ‘Sepsis’ ‘With’ and ‘Without Shock’—A Prospective Observational Study

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, January 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  61. The authors reply

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, January 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  62. Developing and Testing Fidelity of Manikins for Training in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation: Need of the Hour!

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  63. Asthma – A Disease of How We Breathe: Role of Breathing Exercises and Pranayam

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  64. Severe Vitamin D Deficiency at Admission and Shock Reversal

    Article • Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, December 2017, SAGE Publications

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  65. Disseminated Cryptococcosis Presenting as Miliary Lung Shadows in an Immunocompetent Child

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, November 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  66. Fluid Bolus Over 15–20 Versus 5–10 Minutes Each in the First Hour of Resuscitation in Children With Septic Shock: A Randomized Controlled Trial*

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, October 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  67. Effect of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency at Admission on Shock Reversal in Children With Septic Shock: A Prospective Observational Study

    Article • Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  68. Comparison of clinical effects of beclomethasone dipropionate & budesonide in treatment of children with mild persistent asthma

    Article • The Indian Journal of Medical Research, August 2016, Scientific Scholar

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  69. Fatal Outcome of Accidental Vitamin D Overdose

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  70. Plasmodium vivaxMalaria Presenting with Multifocal Hemorrhagic Brain Infarcts in a School-going Child

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, March 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  71. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs for treatment of retinopathy of prematurity

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, February 2016, Wiley

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  72. Sick Neonate Score: Better than Others in Resource Restricted Settings?

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  73. Vitamin D deficiency and length of pediatric intensive care unit stay: a prospective observational study

    Article • Annals of Intensive Care, January 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  74. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and Sepsis — An Ever-evolving Paradigm

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  75. The authors reply

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, May 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  76. Can inferior vena cava saturations be used instead of ScvO2 in children with septic shock?

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  77. Efficacy and safety of diosmectite in acute childhood diarrhoea: a meta-analysis

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, March 2015, BMJ

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  78. Hypocalcemia, Parathyroid Hormone and Calcitonin Levels- Association in Critically Ill Children

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  79. High-dose versus low-dose antivenom in the treatment of poisonous snake bites: A systematic review

    Article • Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, January 2015, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  80. Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II for critically ill children?

    Article • Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, January 2015, Medknow

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  81. Prehospital transport practices prevalent among patients presenting to the pediatric emergency of a tertiary care hospital

    Article • Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, January 2015, Medknow

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  82. Effect of Peer Counselling by Mother Support Groups on Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices: The Lalitpur Experience

    Article • PLOS One, November 2014, PLOS

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  83. Prevalence and Outcome of Diastolic Dysfunction in Children With Fluid Refractory Septic Shock—A Prospective Observational Study*

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, November 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  84. Parental Stress in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: How Do We Cope With It?

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  85. An unusual case of heart failure due to Plasmodium vivax infection with a favorable outcome

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, October 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  86. The authors reply

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, September 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  87. Early Goal-Directed Therapy in Pediatric Septic Shock

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, May 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  88. The authors reply

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, March 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  89. Pediatric Index of Mortality and PIM2 Scores Have Good Calibration in a Large Cohort of Children from a Developing Country

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Wiley

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  90. Survival With 98% Methemoglobin Levels in a School-Aged Child During the “Festival of Colors”

    Article • Pediatric Emergency Care, October 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  91. The authors reply

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, September 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  92. Acute phenytoin intoxication in a 4-year-old mimicking viral meningoencephalitis

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, June 2013, BMJ

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  93. Factors affecting outcome in children with snake envenomation: a prospective observational study

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, May 2013, BMJ

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  94. The Tei Index and Asymptomatic Myocarditis in Children With Severe Dengue

    Article • Pediatric Cardiology, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    dr sandeep choudhary, Prof Jhuma Sankar

  95. Do Interventions in an ICU Affect the Predictive Ability of Pediatric Index of Mortality and Pediatric Index of Mortality-2 Scores in a Tertiary Care Hospital?

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, February 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  96. Near fatal iron intoxication managed conservatively

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, January 2013, BMJ

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  97. Peanut aspiration leading to pneumorrhachis in a pre-schooler

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, January 2013, BMJ

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  98. Knowledge and Skill Retention of In-Service versus Preservice Nursing Professionals following an Informal Training Program in Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Repeated-Measures Quasiexperimental Study

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2013, Wiley

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  99. Clinical profile of interstitial lung disease in Indian Children

    Article • Indian Pediatrics, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  100. Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Compared With Standard Therapy is Associated With Improved Clinical Outcomes in Children With Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Complicated by Myocarditis

    Article • Pediatric Cardiology, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  101. H1N1 infection associated with persistent lower respiratory tract illness in an infant with isolated IgA deficiency

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, February 2012, BMJ

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  102. Unusual Renal Manifestations in a Girl with Hyperthyroidism

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  103. Short-Term Outcomes of Acute Fulminant Myocarditis in Children

    Article • Pediatric Cardiology, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dinesh Kumar, Prof Jhuma Sankar

  104. Death in an Adolescent Girl with Methemoglobinemia and Malaria

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, May 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  105. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema following accidental electrocution in a toddler

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, January 2011, BMJ

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  106. ‘Primary cutaneous mucormycosis during induction chemotherapy in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia’

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  107. Management of septic shock: Where do we stand?

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, November 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  108. Unusual lymphocytosis with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sarman Singh, Prof Jhuma Sankar

  109. Protocol for administering continuous positive airway pressure in neonates

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  110. Doxofylline: The next generation methylxanthine

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar

  111. HIV infection mimicking autoimmune disorder

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, August 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Jhuma Sankar