02/03/2023
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐
A family of elderly gentleman with severe COPD was helpless because he got admitted seven times since 2021 and required ventilatory support for six times to manage his raised CO2 during acute attacks.
This time again his CO2 went up to 91 and becomes progressively drowsy with very limited chest expansions. Bipap support was not of much help.
We at Apollo Multispeciality Hospital, Kolkata now is equipped to give ECMO services under the able leadership of ๐๐ฟ.Arpan Chakraborty,๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง who is known for his contributions during COVID times. Along with ๐๐ฟ.Debraj Jash, ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ of Eastern India and ๐๐ฟ.Asif Iqbal,๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ. He was offered "๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐" in the form of Extra-Corporeal CO2 Removal (๐๐๐๐๐๐) for 48 hours and succeeded to bring down his CO2 below 55 to make him awake and avoid impending recurrent ventilator. First time since 2021 , he didn't require a throat-pipe and ventilation to get out this scenario.
ECCO2R is an accepted technique for Type II respiratory failure and of immense help in COPD patients to avoid invasive ventilation during acute exacerbations.
Apollo Kolkata ECMO team extends the greetings of recovery in testing times to such individuals when all hope is lost.
Apollo Kolkata
