First ever instance of endo-bronchial stenting for a lung-transplant patient in India
Fortis Malar team conducted a successful bilateral lung transplant on a patient, Kravchenko Igor from Ukraine. The challenging surgery of implanting new lungs was performed by the team led by Dr KR Balakrishnan and Senior Cardiac Anaesthiologist and Critical Care Specialist, Dr Suresh Rao. The critical care management of this patient involved the first ever case of ‘endo-bronchial stenting’ after a lung transplant in India.
Dr KR Balakrishnan, Director, Cardiac Sciences, Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai said “If on ECMO and ventilation, your oxygen saturation is less than 80 per cent for over a month, chances of successful lung transplant are very poor. In most countries, organs are denied to these patients as they are consisted beyond salvage. Igor’s recovery is a lesson for all of us. It is a lesson we have learnt on what is possible with modern intensive care and of course, a patient’s will power and determination.”
Dr Suresh Rao, Head, Cardiac Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai said, “Igor was on life support for a month, when the family consulted doctors abroad and did not receive clarity on the way forward since his survival chances seemed slim despite a lung transplant. But the family wanted to try their best. We had some tense moments when the bronchi developed a dehiscence in the post – operative period, which led us to perform an endo – bronchial stenting, which ultimately saved Igor. This is the first ever instance in India, of an endo-bronchial stenting being performed, for a lung transplant patient.
EH News Bureau
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