A Surat-based anaesthetist who was put on ECMO after he endangered his life to treat another patient has recovered, according to a release from MGM Healthcare in the city.
Sanket Mehta risked his life to intubate a patient in the intensive care unit of a Surat hospital where he too had been admitted for complications from COVID-19. Dr. Mehta removed his oxygen support lines to intubate a patient who required ventilator care in the same ICU. Dr. Mehta was off oxygen support for 15-20 minutes, which led to his having to be put on ECMO because of respiratory failure. As his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to MGM Healthcare.
There were discussions about him having to undergo a lung transplant. The hospital was the first in Asia to perform a bilateral lung transplant in a COVID-19 patient.
At the time of admission, Dr. Mehta’s lungs were stiff and did not contribute to oxygen…