Pediatric surgeons at the SUM Covid Hospital here conducted an emergency surgery on a Covid-19 afflicted 11-year-old girl to save her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\ngirl, who complained of severe pain in the abdomen, was taken to a hospital\nwhere she tested positive for Covid-19 and she was promptly shifted to the SUM\nCovid Hospital on October 27 where she was admitted into the ICU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr.\nLalit Parida, Consultant Pediatric Surgeon at the IMS and SUM Hospital, said\nthe report of ultrasound conducted on the patient elsewhere showed that she was\nsuffering from appendicitis and needed immediate attention. After the required\nblood tests were conducted, she was shifted to the dedicated operation theatre of\nthe SUM Covid Hospital for surgery after the parents were counseled by him, Dr.\nParida said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nappendectomy was conducted successfully in the dedicated operation theatre while\nadhering to all mandatory Covid precautions but it was found that the girl had perforated\nappendicitis with fecolith in it along with pyoperitoneum though the report did\nnot indicate any such thing, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr.\nParida said this case was similar to another he conducted on a Covid positive\n14-year-old girl in the hospital in May last. \u201cAcademic literature is now\nsupporting the view that appendicitis in Covid positive children can be of\nserious nature requiring emergent surgery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr.\nParida thanked anesthesiologist Dr. Swastika Swaro, who was part of the surgery\nteam, Dr. Mrunmay Das Mohapatra and Dr. Subhashree Beura who manned the ICU and\nnursing staff for their support. He said he was happy that the child was in a\nhealthy condition and awaiting discharge from the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr.\nAjay Nayak, father of the girl, said he was grateful to the hospital\nauthorities for the manner in which they treated his daughter. The hospital\nauthorities regularly informed him about the condition of the child and the\ntreatment she was getting including surgery. \u201cWe cannot forget the way the\ndoctors, nurses and other staff in the hospital treated my daughter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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