The boy spent round 16 days on a ventilator within the ICU ward. (Representational)
New Delhi:
A two-year-old boy suffered a number of organ dysfunction days after recovering from COVID-19 and spent round 16 days on a ventilator as specialists at a non-public hospital right here labored in direction of restoring his kidneys, coronary heart and lungs to regular operate.
After recovering from COVID-19, the child developed a cough in December final 12 months, which swiftly progressed to excessive fever and respiratory issues. His mother and father rushed him to a neighborhood hospital, however his situation worsened. When the kid began choking, the household shifted him to Aakash Healthcare, Dwarka, the place he suffered a cardiac arrest.
“Inside minutes of arriving on the hospital, the kid had a cardiac arrest. It’s particularly disturbing for me as a health care provider as a result of he’s simply two years outdated. Additional examinations revealed that he had developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Kids (MIS-C), a uncommon dysfunction wherein his personal physique was killing a number of organs. Because of this, the lungs, coronary heart, mind and kidneys had suffered appreciable injury,” mentioned Dr. Sayed Mustafa Hasan, Senior Guide and Head, Pediatrics and Neonatology, Aakash Healthcare.
“The child was unable to go urine, placing him in a extreme situation. He was additionally experiencing speech issue and lack of eye contact with others on account of the post-Covid results. We instantly started Steady Renal Substitute Remedy (CRRT) to take away all waste materials from his physique. The remedy continued continuous for 60 hours. To get rid of infections, we employed the cytosorb dialysis filter. We additionally labored to normalize his blood stress,” he mentioned.
The boy spent round 16 days on a ventilator within the ICU ward. Throughout this time, a workforce of specialists tried to revive his kidneys, coronary heart and lungs to regular operate. Together with CRRT, he was additionally given hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis to take away the an infection. His situation improved over time and he was ultimately discharged from the hospital.
“It took a collaborative effort from a number of pediatric specialties throughout the hospital to save lots of this toddler’s life. We used a wide range of applied sciences to maintain monitor of the well being of varied organs. It’s a really uncommon case and fewer than one p.c of the youngsters endure from such extreme an infection and resulting in a number of organ dysfunction. Lastly, he’s rid of all infections and he can resume his regular life,” mentioned Dr. Neha Bhandari, Guide, Pediatrics Nephrology.
Cardiac arrest is uncommon in kids, however it will probably occur. Therefore, all kids want common check-up visits with their physician. These visits are an opportunity to get a whole bodily examination and detailed well being historical past to assist establish threat components that may become life-threatening conditions.
Main hospitals in India have seen instances whereby kids who had recovered from COVID-19 acquired post-Covid problems which could be lethal. It’s subsequently essential that folks preserve a verify on creating signs after their baby has recovered from Covid-19, mentioned Dr. Sameer Punia, Guide, Paediatric & Neonatology, Aakash Healthcare.
