Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
New technique saves swine flu patient
Express News ServiceFirst Published : 21 Sep 2010 03:01:26 AM ISTLast Updated : 21 Sep 2010 08:38:04 AM IST
BANGALORE: A new medical technique has saved the life of a 57yearold man whose respiratory system had stopped functioning due to swine flu.
Under Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), oxygen is provided to the respiratory and cardiac systems of the patients whose heart and lungs stop functioning.
The 57yearold patient had been admitted to a city hospital after he was diagnosed with A(H1N1) influenza. He was on ventilator for a week before his condition worsened. He was referred to Narayana Hrudayalaya. Before transferring him to the superspeciality hospital, a team headed by consultant cardiac surgeon Dr Binoy connected him to ECMO in the ICU.
The patient was on ECMO support for 15 days. His condition improved and he is now fit to be discharged. Narayana Hrudayalaya claims this was the first incident wherein a patient who was dying of respiratory failure could be saved.
The hospital claims to be the only hospital in India that can offer this treatment to patients with the complain of respiratory failure. The hospitals says it is the only centre in the country that has an organised programme for ECMO support for patients with a failing lung or heart.
http://expressbuzz.com/cities/bangalore/new-technique-saves-swine-flu-patient/208633.html
Express News ServiceFirst Published : 21 Sep 2010 03:01:26 AM ISTLast Updated : 21 Sep 2010 08:38:04 AM IST
BANGALORE: A new medical technique has saved the life of a 57yearold man whose respiratory system had stopped functioning due to swine flu.
Under Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), oxygen is provided to the respiratory and cardiac systems of the patients whose heart and lungs stop functioning.
The 57yearold patient had been admitted to a city hospital after he was diagnosed with A(H1N1) influenza. He was on ventilator for a week before his condition worsened. He was referred to Narayana Hrudayalaya. Before transferring him to the superspeciality hospital, a team headed by consultant cardiac surgeon Dr Binoy connected him to ECMO in the ICU.
The patient was on ECMO support for 15 days. His condition improved and he is now fit to be discharged. Narayana Hrudayalaya claims this was the first incident wherein a patient who was dying of respiratory failure could be saved.
The hospital claims to be the only hospital in India that can offer this treatment to patients with the complain of respiratory failure. The hospitals says it is the only centre in the country that has an organised programme for ECMO support for patients with a failing lung or heart.
http://expressbuzz.com/cities/bangalore/new-technique-saves-swine-flu-patient/208633.html