Special equipment to treat respiratory illnesses in children at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar News
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BHUBANEWAR: On the occasion of its 9th founding day, AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Thursday inaugurated flexible ECMO and pediatric bronchoscopy treatment facilities. It is the first public hospital in Odisha to install state-of-the-art medical equipment.
A bronchoscope is used to diagnose and treat respiratory illnesses, much like an endoscope for gastrointestinal illnesses. Today, most hospitals and medical schools use the flexible adult bronchoscope to diagnose and treat pediatric respiratory diseases, but the use of the adult bronchoscope is difficult when used on children.
“Our pediatric flexible bronchoscopy, the first of its kind in Odisha, will tremendously help children of all ages with various types of respiratory illnesses,†said Gitanjali Batmanabane, Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, at the inauguration of the service.
The establishment was created in the pediatric ward and began to operate from Thursday same. “We are committed to providing optimal child care during the planned third wave. This facility will help us tremendously, â€said Samarendra Mahapatro, Head of Pediatrics Department, AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
He said children who have recovered from Covid may show symptoms after recovery and pediatric bronchoscopy will be of great help in treating these patients.
Similarly, the institution has inaugurated a high-end extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) device (first in a public hospital in Odisha). It will be operational within a week, an official said.
A bronchoscope is used to diagnose and treat respiratory illnesses, much like an endoscope for gastrointestinal illnesses. Today, most hospitals and medical schools use the flexible adult bronchoscope to diagnose and treat pediatric respiratory diseases, but the use of the adult bronchoscope is difficult when used on children.
“Our pediatric flexible bronchoscopy, the first of its kind in Odisha, will tremendously help children of all ages with various types of respiratory illnesses,†said Gitanjali Batmanabane, Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, at the inauguration of the service.
The establishment was created in the pediatric ward and began to operate from Thursday same. “We are committed to providing optimal child care during the planned third wave. This facility will help us tremendously, â€said Samarendra Mahapatro, Head of Pediatrics Department, AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
He said children who have recovered from Covid may show symptoms after recovery and pediatric bronchoscopy will be of great help in treating these patients.
Similarly, the institution has inaugurated a high-end extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) device (first in a public hospital in Odisha). It will be operational within a week, an official said.
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