Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Thursday inaugurated the ECMO and pediatric bronchoscopy treatments in hospitals on the 9th Foundation day.
This is the first government hospital in Odisha to install sophisticated medical equipment.
Bronchoscopes are used to diagnose and treat respiratory diseases, such as endoscope for gastrointestinal diseases.
Now most hospitals and medical colleges use flexible adult bronchoscopes to diagnose and treat child respiratory diseases, but use adult challenging bronchoscopes in small children.
Happy! You have managed to throw your voteogin to see the results of “our pediatric flexible bronchoscopy, the first of its kind in Odisha, will greatly help children from all age groups with various types of respiratory diseases,” said Gitanjali Batmanabane, Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar when inaugurated this service at hospital.
This facility has been made in the PaediaTrics of the National Institute department.
It has also started bronchoscopy services for patients with the effects of Thursday.
“We are committed to providing optimal care for children during the anticipated third wave.
This facility will greatly help us,” said Head of Samarendra Mahapatro, Head of the Pediatric Department, AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
He said children who recovered from Covid might have post-covid syndrome like adults and child bronchoscopy would be very helpful to treat post-covid syndrome with children.
The Pediatric Department has planned a 14-bed ICU (10 for pediatrics and four for neonates) specifically appointed for children with severe and critical Covid-19 including MIS-C (multi-inflammatory syndrome in children).
Likewise, this institution has inaugurated an Oxygenation Membrane Upcale Membrane (ECMO) (First at the General Hospital in Odisha) in the CTV Department of the Hospital.
This will help critical Covid patients who need an urgent ECMO treatment.
Now the patient refers to a private hospital outside the state.
It will be made functional within a week, the official source said.
ECMO machines are very important for critical patients to pump and oxenate blood outside the patient’s body.
“Three perfusionists have been recruited and they will soon join.
Likewise, nursing officers and other medical staff have been trained to handle ECMO machines.
This institution has faculty members from CTV, Anaesthesiology and Pediatrics who have expertise in the ECMO machine.
Hospitals have been Establish a committee to filter patients who may need ECMO treatment, “said AIIMS BHubaneswar.