Dr Jui Mandke, Consultant PaediatricSurgeon,Dr. VandanaBansal- Director, Fetal Medicine Dept, Surya Hospitals, Dr. Bhupendra S Avasthi, MD & Founder, Surya Hospitals, Dr. HariSubramanium
A multidisciplinary team of Surya Hospitals performed a complex surgery to save a Preterm baby suffering from a life-threatening Lung disorder
Mumbai, June 27, 2019 :Fetal Medicine in India achieved a new milestone with a successful surgery to save a preterm baby who suffered from life-threatening lung abnormality- Pulmonary Sequestration. A 36- year old woman with 27-weeks of pregnancy was admitted at the Fetal Medicine Department of Surya Hospitals after having diagnosed with serious fetal complications. A multidisciplinary team of experts swung into action and performed one of the most complicated procedures to save a newborn who is now responding well to the treatment. Experts are monitoring his health closely for the last six months.
“After a series of discussion over choosing the right procedure, we zeroed down on repeating the procedure of pleural tapping just prior to delivery. We very carefully took this call in order to improve the neonatal resuscitative measures and provide time for the neonatal intubation and inter-costal drain placement”, said Dr.Vandana Bansal, Director, Fetal Medicine Department, Surya Hospitals.
Dr. Jui Mandke, Paediatric Surgeon, Surya Hospitals states, this baby required a timely thoracic operation with removal of the abnormal lobe of the lung. This requires a highly skilled, precise surgery because if the delicate blood vessels of the lobe get avulsed, there is a torrential blood loss, resulting in loss of life in such a precariously placed baby. Equally important is the paediatric anaesthesia team (CAS). A multidisciplinary team comprising of neonatologists, feto-maternal medicine specialists, paediatric surgeon, radiologist, cardiologist, and physiotherapist were involved in the treatment and care of the infant. He needed ventilator support for a period of 7 weeks in NICU. Full oral feeds were achieved by 8 weeks of age. Meticulous monitoring and management of infections, feeding, and nutrition was also undertaken. Follow up ultrasound of the brain, lung, and heart was found to be normal. The baby was finally discharged on 4th Feb 2019 (65th day of life) with a weight of 2 kg. The infant’s growth and development are normal.
