About Me

Dr. Karthik Narayanan is a top General Pediatrician & Pediatric Intensivist in Guindy, Sholinganallur, Chennai. He is a Senior Consultant – Pediatric Intensive Care and Emergency. He has done his MBBS from PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore followed by MD in Pediatrics from the prestigious PGIMER, Chandigarh. He further completed his super-specialization DM in Pediatric Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine from the same institute. He has to his credit, the honor of being invited as faculty to many medical conferences and has published many book chapters. He has presented oral papers and publications at national and international conferences. Areas of interest: Vasoactives in septic shock Bed-side Ultrasound in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Biomarkers in Severe Sepsis Critical Care Nursing training and education Low-cost innovative strategies in Pediatric critical care Skill Set: Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) qualified instructor for Pediatric Advanced Life support (PALS) and Basic Life support (BLS). Also Trained In Pediatric and neonatal emergencies Securing subclavian, internal jugular and femoral lines in infants and children Thoracostomy tube insertions Exchange transfusion/ partial exchange in neonates Bedside echocardiography and its use to assess hemodynamics and congenital heart diseases Peri-operative care in children with congenital and acquired heart disease Peri-operative care of neonates and children undergoing GI and urological surgeries Mechanical ventilation including high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in neonates and children Renal replacement therapies (Peritoneal dialysis, intermittent hemodialysis, sustained low-efficiency dialysis and CRRT in children) Neuro-critical care: Invasive ICP insertion and monitoring, continuous EEG monitoring, management of raised intracranial pressure and refractory/super-refractory status epilepticus, care of children following post-operative neurosurgical interventions and traumatic brain injury Flexible bronchoscopy in PICU Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (Veno-venous and veno-arterial) in a patient with respiratory failure (ARDS) and cardiac failure (post-operative care and cardiogenic shock due to acquired heart diseases).