Telangana: Neonatal ECMO performed at KIMS Hospitals
Hyderabad: KIMS Hospitals, one of the leading private hospitals here, performed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) procedure on a newborn.
The first neonatal ECMO in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh was successfully performed on the two-month-old baby by a team of doctors led by Nanda Kishore.
ECMO is a lifesaving technique providing support to patients whose heart and lungs are unable to function normally.
The baby, after his birth at a private nursing home, was diagnosed with meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS). It is a serious medical condition and babies may die if they do not receive prompt medical therapy.
"The first faeces of newly born baby is called meconium. It is not normal to pass meconium before delivery; that only happens if the baby suffers asphyxia (lack of oxygen) in mother's womb. In those circumstances baby may aspirate meconium into the lungs making them to suffer further asphyxia after delivery," the KIMS Hospitals said in a statement.
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