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Chennai, Oct 20 (PTI) A two-year-old boy from Kozhikode in Kerala, who slipped into Coma due to multi-organ failure, recovered fully with ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation- a heart-lung assistance machine), support service provided by the private Rela Hospital here, the hospital said on Wednesday.
The boy "miraculously regained consciousness, survived and recovered fully without having to undergo organ transplantation, thanks to ECMO support service," the multi-speciality quaternary care hospital at Chromepet, said.
"ECMO in children is complicated as the insertion of the ECMO cannulas are through the neck vessels which go directly to the heart," said Dr Arumugam, hospital senior consultant, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, heart and lung transplantation.
The hospital decided to put Adhvik on ECMO as his oxygen level did not improve in spite of all possible treatment.
"We decided to put him on ECMO as the infection percentage was more in his lungs compared to other organs," the doctor added.
He showed immense improvement post ECMO and his lungs started improving and he was simultaneously given supportive care where his other organs also started improving.