Patient pulls out breathing tube but resuscitated
LUCKNOW: Doctors at the King George’s Medical University revived a 45-year-old patient whose heart stopped beating for almost a few minutes after he accidentally removed the tube that was provided to help him breathe.
Islam from Faizabad was first admitted to a private hospital on December 21 for shortness of breath and cough.
He was intubated and kept on ventilator but his condition got worse.
“His wife said when doctors of the private medical centre told them the chance of survival was less than 10%, the family brought the patient to KGMU on December 31,” said Dr Ved Prakash, who led the team of pulmonary critical care department which treated this patient.
On January 6, Islam pulled out his breathing tube by mistake.
Due to lack of oxygen he went into cardiac arrest and was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR, a lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies, including heart attack) for around 10 minutes.
“Then he was again put on ventilator by emergent intubation with the help of our expert nurses, physician and physiotherapist. Eventually his pneumonia was treated and he was taken off the ventilator on January 11. After two days of observation, he was successfully weaned of oxygen and discharged,” said Dr Ved Prakash. He said severe pneumonia could be fatal.
Initial survival after CPR may exceed 50%, but hospital discharge rates were much lower, around 10-15 %, even in developed countries like the USA.
› His wife said when doctors of the private medical centre told them the chance of survival was less than 10%, the family brought the patient to KGMU on December 31. DR VED PRAKASH, KGMU