New born baby with multiple infections gets new lease of life
After 4 days of careful treatment the baby opened his eyes
cityairnews
Jun 25, 2021 06:54
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Nawanshahr: A new born baby got a new lease of life after he was treated successfully for various serious infections at Ivy Hospital, Nawanshahr recently.
The baby’s parents had reached Ivy Hospital on June 10 night with their baby in very serious condition, said Dr Karan Arora, Consultant-Paediatrician and Neonatologist, Ivy Hospital who treated the baby.
Dr Karan said that the baby was in a gasping state with barely heart beat there besides skin lesions, complete cyanosis and multiple seizures with oxygen saturation level of only 30%. The baby was put on a ventilator immediately.
Next morning the Echo test showed severe persistent pulmonary pressure (PPHN) on heart and spinal fluid test (CSF) showed severe infections ( bacterial meningitis) in brain and lungs.
The baby's condition was very critical but yet we did try our best to save his life. The higher antibiotics were started in meningitis dose and management of PPHN was quite difficult, said Dr Karan Arora.
After 4 days of careful treatment the baby opened his eyes and gradually his condition improved in the next few days. The baby was discharged on June 23 in stable condition requiring 21 days of complete antibiotic course, informed Dr Karan.
