Infant gets new lease of life after successful bronchoscopy by doctors of IGH

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Rourkela, May 23: The medical expertise and timely intervention of the doctors and staff of Ispat General Hospital (IGH) of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) have once again saved the life of an infant who reached the hospital on May 20 this year, in a critical condition.

An 8-month old baby boy Umesh Chhatar from Bargarh aspirated a piece of vegetable accidentally on May 20 morning which got struck in his lower airway. He was rushed to the Bargarh Hospital in a critical condition.

He was then referred by the Bargarh hospital to VSS Medical College, Burla who in turn referred the patient to IGH, Rourkela.

At the time of admission to IGH, the infant’s condition had worsened. He was in shock, suffered from severe breathlessness and was diagnosed with alarmingly low oxygen saturation.

A team of doctors under the leadership of Dr D Sahoo, Senior Deputy Director (ENT) conducted the operation through bronchoscopy under general anesthesia and successfully took out the vegetative piece stuck in the lower air way.

Dr Gautam Dash, Consultant (ENT), Dr (Ms) Sanjukta Panigrahy, Senior Consultant (Anaesthesia), Dr Manoranjan Samantray, Consultant (Anaesthesia), Dr Satish and medical staff of the hospital extended all support in the medical intervention.

With the removal of the obstruction from the airway the baby became stable and recovered fast.

Notably, IGH is the only hospital in the state providing such service. Every year about 7 to 10 such cases come to IGH from various corners of the state and the region and all are treated successfully thanks to the proficiency of the doctors and paramedic staff of the hospital, stated a release of RSP.   




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