The patient remained awake during the procedure and mechanical ventilation could be avoided
Medica Superspecialty Hospital has set a benchmark in treating patients on Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO). For the first time in Eastern India, Medica has conducted angioplasty on a 73-year-old patient on periprocedural ECMO support. The entire treatment was done under a team of experienced doctors from departments of cardiology, cardiac surgery, critical care and cardiac anesthesiology. The team put in their combined efforts for this unique case under the leadership of Dr Arindam Pande, who was ably supported by ECMO specialists Dr Dipanjan Chatterjee and Dr Apran Chakraborty.
Dr Pande conducted the high-risk angioplasty on ECMO support. The patient remained awake during the procedure and mechanical ventilation could be avoided. Ultra high-pressure coronary balloon (OPN NC Balloon) was used to deal with very severe calcifications of the coronary blockages. After the successful operation, the patient was released from ECMO support on the next day morning and was finally discharged from the hospital after three days.
