Chennai: In a first of its kind initiative, an artificial heart lung machine has been used to cure a child suffering from swine flu at the Apollo Children's Hospital in Chennai.
Soubhashree was rushed from Puducherry to Chennai by a team of doctors from Apollo Hospitals recently after her oxygen levels in the lungs were very low as she had swine flu.
She was put on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) machine for 19 days.
"While ECMO has been used in other instances in India to cure adults with severe lung infection, this is the first time that a child has been cured of H1N1 using ECMO in India," a release from the hospital said.
"By taking over the work of the heart and lungs, the machine gives a child's heart or lungs a chance to recover.
ECMO supports the patient for days to weeks. Soubashree was hooked to the system for 19 days," Dr Indira Jayakumar, Senior Consultant Emergency and Intensive Care, Apollo Children's Hospitals said.
Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals, said that "state-of-the-art technology coupled with well-informed doctors, physicians and efficient support system is what which has made this possible."
Soubhashree was rushed from Puducherry to Chennai by a team of doctors from Apollo Hospitals recently after her oxygen levels in the lungs were very low as she had swine flu.
She was put on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) machine for 19 days.
"By taking over the work of the heart and lungs, the machine gives a child's heart or lungs a chance to recover.
Advertisement
Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals, said that "state-of-the-art technology coupled with well-informed doctors, physicians and efficient support system is what which has made this possible."
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
BJP Veteran LK Advani Discharged From Delhi's Apollo Hospital: Report BJP Veteran LK Advani Admitted To Hospital Again, Kept Under Observation Baby Dies In Assam Due To Swine Flu After Relatives Refuse Treatment Rahul Gandhi's Seat At Red Fort Triggers Fresh Congress Attack On BJP "Don't Expect Anything From Me": Kolkata Hospital's New Principal Loses Cool Nurse Raped, Killed On Way Home, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP Unable To Repay Loans, 3 Of Family Die By Suicide In Karnataka: Cops Theft At Official Residence Of Jaivardhan Singh, Cash Stolen: Cops Most Of Landslide-Hit Chooralmala In Wayanad Safe Now, Says Scientist Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.