Hyderabad doctors save 18-month-old suffering from severe pneumonia, perform ECMO in flight from Goa
1 year, 1 month ago

Hyderabad doctors save 18-month-old suffering from severe pneumonia, perform ECMO in flight from Goa

The Hindu  

In a first-of-its-kind medical feat, a team of doctors from Hyderabad flew to Goa in an air ambulance to rescue an 18-month-old child battling severe pneumonia. It all began on September 15, when senior consultant neonatologist at Rainbow Children’s Hospital Kapil B. Sahane received a distress call from Goa Medical College and Hospital at around 6 p.m. Within six hours of the first call, our team of four doctors flew in an air ambulance and were next to the child in Goa,” the doctor said. The team arrived in Hyderabad at around 5 p.m. on September 16, and from there the child was promptly transferred to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of Rainbow Children’s Hospital.

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ECMO saves the life of an 11-month-old baby in KIMS Cuddles
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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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