Ashwini Hospital: A step towards neonatal wellbeing with Mindray’s SV300 Ventilator
2023-08-02
About Dr. Bidari’s Ashwini Hospital – Bijapur:
It is a well-established Pediatric & Cardiac Multispecialty Hospital in Bijapur district of Karnataka. It is an ISO 9001:2015 Registered Hospital with NABH entry-level status. It has 30 bedded NICU, 16 bedded PICU, 8 bedded MICU, ICCU, and SICU. It also houses a Child Development Centre which is unique and thoughtfully designed for children with Developmental Disabilities as well as a Speech &
Hearing Department. It also runs a charitable ward under the aegis of ST Bidari Memorial Trust and to date has served thousands of patients who have availed free services including major surgeries. The institution also runs DNB programs in Pediatrics as well as Nursing and Paramedical college. The latest addition to the hospital is a highly sophisticated ICU on Wheels Ambulance equipped with imported transport ventilators, defibrillators, and other gadgets.
Dr. Bidaris's team at Ashwini Hospital trusts Mindray SV300 ventilator for treating their neonatal patients. At Ashwini Hospital, Dr. Bidari and his neonatologist team have upgraded their existing SV300 ventilator for the respiratory care of their tiniest of patients.
About Mindray’s SV300 Ventilator
Respiratory support for neonates requires a delicate balance between over and under-assisted ventilation based on a neonate’s lungs. While deciding to upgrade the SV300 ventilator to neonatal patient capability, Dr. Bidari and his colleagues reviewed the neonatal features offered by SV300. Mindray SV300 offers various features that clinicians at Ashwini Hospital found beneficial in their practice. The invasive ventilation modes including a combination of conventional modes P-A/C, V-A/C, P-SIMV, V-SIMV, and advanced modes such as PRVC, APRV, CPAP/PSV, PRVCSIMV, and Duo-level were appreciated by the staffs. In addition to invasive ventilation capabilities, clinicians at Ashwini Hospital were impressed by Mindray’s complete package in non-invasive ventilation which included nCPAP, P-A/C, P-SIMV, APRV, DuoLevel, PSV, PSV-S/T, etc. O2 therapy which comes as a standard feature having a low flow range from 2-20LPM for neonatal patients is like an added advantage for certain patient conditions.
SV300- Thermal Type Proximal Flow Sensor Ventilator
Located at the Y-piece of the breathing circuit, a proximal flow sensor measures the breathing flow rate and the volume of breathing gas at the patient end to have a faster response time to observe any change in flow and volume, how small it might be which is
crucial for flow and volume monitoring in neonatal patients. Unlike distal flow sensors that have delays due to their position, the proximal location provides a very fast response and high sensitivity in flow measurements. Mindray SV300 offers a robust Thermal chip proximal flow sensor with high accuracy and a long-life span in comparison to typical hot-wire thermal flow sensors, which are more fragile in nature and can be influenced by condensation and rainouts; thereby increasing recurring costs. Mindray has both reusable and disposable-type sensors. The reusable thermal sensors are autoclavable to minimize ventilator cross-contamination and overall maintenance cost.
Dr. Laxmana H Bidari, Chief Medical Director at Ashwini Hospital in Bijapur, Karnataka, is driven by his dedication to healing tiny lives and bringing joy to suffering patients.
He has a very illustrious career and some of his achievements include:
KPMEA President - 2004-2008 - played a pivotal role in the amendment of KPMEA
(Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Act)
Indian Medical Association (IMA) - president 2013- 2015 at Vijaypura
Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) - President IAP Karnataka, 2006 and organized state-level Pedicon2006 and Pedicriticon2013
National Neonatology Forum (NNF) - President NNF Karnataka, 2018-2020. Organized state-level Neocon2004 and Karneocon-2019. Established 120 bedded pediatric institute with post-graduation Center (DNB) with RGUHS fellowship programs in NICU & PICU. 50 bedded Cardiac and Multispeciality unit called Ashwini Hospital. Currently a Governing Council member of IAP. Instrumental in setting up A neonatal setup at Chikmagalur, Ashraya Hospital.
