Covid patient underwent a lung transplant at Max Super Speciality Hospital. (Representative Image, PTI)
A 31-year-old Covid patient got a new lease of life immediately after he underwent a lung transplant at Max Super Speciality Hospital in Saket. The patient was suffering from Covid lung fibrosis, a situation in which the coronavirus infection causes serious, irreversible harm to the lungs.
The lungs had been donated by a 49-year old lady from Jaipur who was declared brain dead lately immediately after she was had a road accident. A group of 15 medical doctors performed the surgery for 10 hours at evening, the initially of its sort on a Covid patient in Delhi.
The individuals lately operated was obtaining breathing troubles for the final 1 year immediately after which he was diagnosed with lung silicosis. In March he was impacted by the Covid infection that created issues worse till his lungs required instant replacement. The patient was place on oxygen requirement that went from nil to 15 litres per min till BIPAP assistance was offered.
According to Dr Rahul Chandola, associate director of the hospital’s Heart & Lung Transplant Specialist and a cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon, having lung donors is tricky as most are accident victims and the trauma usually harm the lungs producing them unsuitable for donation. Also, considering the fact that lungs, as opposed to other organs are impacted by the external atmosphere they are extra prone to infection. He additional mentioned that the individual operated had pretty poor lung and appropriate heart function.
Lung fibrosis is a situation in which the organ gets stiff and the potential of oxygen to enter the bloodstream diminishes causing breathing difficulties.
The lung arrived in Delhi by way of a green corridor set up amongst the hospital and the Jaipur airport and then amongst IGI international airport and the hospital. An 18.3 km lengthy distance was covered in 18 minutes.