Hyderabad doctors give Covid patient second chance at life
The only option was to undergo a transplant. But the chances of recovery narrowed as the patient had an infection in the blood stream, making his transfer to Hyderabad a challenge.
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HYDERABAD: Doctors of the Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) successfully performed a highly challenging double-lung transplant on a young Covid-19 patient from Haryana.The 34-year-old had tested positive for the disease in October and underwent the complex surgery being bridged to transplant with the extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for 53 days.