Rapid Response Preparedness for Management of Post-Covid Invasive Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Fungal Infections: Experience from a Tertiary Care Government Institute in India

Amit Goyal; Kapil Soni; Vidhu Sharma; Bikram Choudhury; Aman Verma; Deepak Kumar; Satyendra Khichar; Ankita Chugh; Binit Sureka; Srikanth Srinivasan; Pankaj Bhardwaj; Manoj Kamal; Ashwini Agarwal; Kavita Bhatnagar; Pradeep Kumar Bhatia; Mahendra Kumar Garg; Sanjeev Misra

doi:10.1007/s12070-021-02753-z

Rapid Response Preparedness for Management of Post-Covid Invasive Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Fungal Infections: Experience from a Tertiary Care Government Institute in India

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Oct;74(Suppl 2):3072-3074. doi: 10.1007/s12070-021-02753-z. Epub 2021 Jul 18.

Authors

Amit Goyal¹, Kapil Soni¹, Vidhu Sharma¹, Bikram Choudhury¹, Aman Verma¹, Deepak Kumar², Satyendra Khichar², Ankita Chugh³, Binit Sureka⁴, Srikanth Srinivasan⁵, Pankaj Bhardwaj⁵, Manoj Kamal⁶, Ashwini Agarwal⁷, Kavita Bhatnagar⁸, Pradeep Kumar Bhatia⁶, Mahendra Kumar Garg², Sanjeev Misra⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005 India.
² Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
³ Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
⁴ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
⁵ Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
⁶ Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
⁷ Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
⁸ Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
⁹ Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.

Abstract

Sudden surge of Post Covid-19 Rhino-orbito-mucormycosis cases has left entire ENT fraternity in the center of a war room. We present a quick administrative preparedness for this situation in a tertiary care Government Institute in India. This model may serve as a reference for other centers.

Keywords: Covid-19; Mucormycosis; Otorhinolaryngology residents; Pandemic; Preparedness.