Expert throws light on life-saving technology during meeting with healthcare professionals

Suneel Pooboni, who worked as a pediatric medical care consultant at a hospital in Dubai, has created awareness in a life-saving technology-eighteen oxygenation (ECMO) -Ak between the health community and discussed the scope of the implementation of the government and private hospitals in the province with others.

Dr. At a virtual meeting held by NTR Health Sciences University (NTRUHS) on Monday campus, Dr. Suneel Pooboni ‘Advanced Way in Critical Care Journey: Is ECMO possible in our installation?’

Dr. Suneel Pooboni, ECMO’nun pneumonia in cases following severe lung problems, ventilator treatment fails or watches a heart attack, the heart is used when the body can not provide enough blood, he said. He said ECMO can be used under similar conditions that routine traditional intensive care can not support physical functions. The authority added that the lungs or hearts are a temporary process until healing.

He added that technology is widely used in the Western world and that some corporate hospitals in India have started to use it. He said that adequate facilities and training of doctors and nurses are necessary for the establishment of the unit.

He also said that there was a possibility of developing a new infection during the treatment of ECMO and that he had a higher chance of failure in such cases. However, in the absence of infection, the chances of a positive result are more. When there is no infection, the chances of survival in people with severe respiratory problems are approximately 60 percent and 50 percent of cardiac problems.

Students from the managers, inspectors, government and private medical colleges in the state attended the virtual meeting.