By writer to www.thehindu.com
Mohammed, recognized with fulminant hepatic failure, was airlifted from Qatar to Chennai hospital
A five-year-old boy on ventilator was airlifted to Rela Hospital right here from Qatar for an emergency liver transplant just lately. The Bangladeshi boy, who docs stated would dwell for less than 72-hours, has been saved.
Mohammed was recognized with fulminant hepatic failure (a scientific syndrome of acute and extreme liver impairment). Checks in Qatar revealed that the liver enzymes, ammonia, and coagulation profile, had been drastically deranged however docs couldn’t confirm the trigger for the speedy and sudden deterioration.
As his situation worsened he was placed on ventilator help and drugs to stabilise his blood stress.
With the help of Bangladeshi authorities and its embassy in India, the boy was transferred to Rela Hospital. Mohammed’s father donated part of his liver. The paperwork for the transplant, which usually might take over 10 days, was quickened and the transplant was scheduled for the third day of his arrival within the metropolis. The donor liver retrieval was executed robotically to allow early restoration of the daddy. Mohamed Rela, the liver transplant surgeon, carried out the process for the boy. “He had an uneventful post-operative interval and was discharged on the 10th day post-transplant. Each the donor and the recipient stay properly,” Dr. Rela stated.
— to www.thehindu.com
