A5009038652- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Travel-related health issues
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Disaster Response and Management
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
- CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Sikkim Manipal University
2024
Institute of Medical Sciences
2024
Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal
2017-2024
Pokhara University
2023
Western Maryland Health System
2023
Himalayan Rescue Association
2023
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center
2018
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
2017
Hüfner, Katharina, Fabio Caramazza, Evelyn R. Pircher Nöckler, Agnieszka E. Stawinoga, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Sanjeeb S. Bhandari, Buddha Basnyat, Monika Brodmann Maeder, Giacomo Strapazzon, Iztok Tomazin, Ken Zafren, Hermann Brugger, and Barbara Sperner-Unterweger. Association of pre-existing mental health conditions with acute mountain sickness at Everest Base Camp. High Alt Med Biol. 23:338-344, 2022. Background: Mental disorders are common, but limited data available regarding the number...
This study aimed to assess the difference in overall outcomes between weekend admissions for acute pancreatitis (AP) and weekday admissions. Between 2005 2012, data were extracted from Nationwide Inpatient Sample on adult patients with AP. Exclusion criteria applied chronic other pancreatic biliary malignancies. In-hospital mortality, length of stay, hospitalization costs, comorbidities, complications, intervention rates compared During period, there a total 432,303 147,435 AP United States...
Abstract Nepal is a landlocked country with variable topography including the world’s tallest mountains, tropical forests, and Gangetic plains. This leads to diverse healthcare needs, from diseases in plains, road traffic accidents hills, disaster-related emergencies floods landslides during monsoon season unpredictable earthquakes. Emergency medicine care underdeveloped currently being provided by general practitioners. The capital city Kathmandu has few tertiary centers emergency...
Hüfner, Katharina, Fabio Caramazza, Agnieszka E. Stawinoga, Evelyn R. Pircher Nöckler, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Sanjeeb S. Bhandari, Buddha Basnyat, Monika Brodmann Maeder, Giacomo Strapazzon, Iztok Tomazin, Barbara Sperner-Unterweger, and Hermann Brugger. Assessment of psychotic symptoms in individuals exposed to very high or extreme altitude: A field study. High Alt Med Biol. 22:369-378, 2021. Background: Symptoms psychosis such as hallucinations can occur at altitude have been linked accidents...
The Lake Louise Score (LLS) is a common tool for diagnosing acute mountain sickness (AMS) after recent gain in altitude. Required symptoms (headache, dizziness, fatigue or gastrointestinal symptoms) are unspecific, subjective and not detectable by physiological parameters. (Talks et al., 2022; Boos 2018) This study aimed to enhance present knowledge concerning the impact of mental health on LLS. In cross-sectional questionnaire study, we assessed 3 groups: 100 inpatients (Ward psychosomatic...
Bhandari, Sanjeeb Sudarshan, Pranawa Koirala, Nirajan Regmi, and Sushil Pant. Retinal hemorrhage in a high-altitude aid post volunteer doctor: case report. High Alt Med Biol. 18: 285–287, 2017.—High-altitude retinal hemorrhages (HARHs) are seen at altitudes more than 3000 m, usually multiple, flame shaped, adjacent to blood vessels. Development near the macula causes blurring of vision, otherwise, they symptomless self-limiting. They often develop during first few days after ascent high...
Introduction and importance: Tetanus, though potentially fatal, is preventable with proper vaccination, but high tetanus titers from frequent or higher doses can lead to increased adverse events. In countries like Nepal, where vaccines are readily available over the counter, irrational dosing, especially in certain occupational groups, a noted issue. Case presentation: A 28-year-old metal worker presented superficial cut on his forearm, managed standard wound care, reported history of...
Diagnosis of HAPE can be challenging when the presentation deviates from usual natural history. Point care ultrasonography serves as a great diagnostic tool in such settings. An umbrella treatment could beneficial during scenarios.
Bhandari, Sanjeeb Sudarshan, Pranawa Koirala, Sadichhya Lohani, Pratibha Phuyal, and Buddha Basnyat. Breathlessness at high altitude: first episode of bronchoconstriction in an otherwise healthy sojourner. High Alt Med Biol.. 18:179-181, 2017-High-altitude illness is a collective term for less severe acute mountain sickness more high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) cerebral edema, which we can experience while traveling to altitude. These get better when down the lower altitudes. People with...
Background . Neuromyelitis optica is a severely disabling inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system autoimmune etiology that mainly affects optic nerves and spinal cord. Here, we present case report detailing patient with tingling weakness right upper lower limbs who was neuromyelitis immunoglobulin G-positive. Case Presentation A 46-year-old Nepalese man presented to hospital history developed over period two months. Clinical evaluation showed diminished power across all major...