The Miracle baby who wouldn’t be here without Apollo Children’s Hospitals Doctors and Nurses
- Baby Nethran was born pre-term at 8 months of pregnancy.
- He was diagnosed antenatally to have hole in his heart
Chennai, 6th
August, 2019: Gayatri a resident
from Tambaram, Chennai delivered a pre-term boy baby at Apollo Children’s
Hospital in November 2018. Little did she know that the baby would have to
fight to keep alive. Baby Nethran was first diagnosed with a hole in the heart
followed by sepsis, recurrent lung collapses, rare cancerous tumour in the Liver
and abnormal fusion of his skull bones.
Dr. Latha Kanchi
Parthasarathy, Consultant Neonatologist, Apollo Children’s Hospitals along with
her team played a crucial role in Nethran’s care through a eight month battle.
Nethran underwent a series of procedures and chemotherapy at the Apollo
Children’s Hospital throughout his treatment period.
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| (L to R) Dr.Lata Kanchi Parthasarathy, Consultant Neonatologist, Apollo
Children’s Hospitals, Dr.Ramya Uppuluri, Pediatric Oncology,Apollo Children's
Hospitals. Nurse Latha Asha Ram with baby Nethran,
Dr.Meena,Dr.Balamourougane, |
Nethran was born on 9th November 2018
in Chennai as a pre-term baby within eight months of conception. He was under the
ventilator as his lungs were still in the development stage and he had a hole
in the heart. His lungs were very delicate and kept collapsing repeatedly. He
also developed the first sepsis attack which was curtailed with antibiotics. A
routine ultrasound revealed an abnormal mass in the liver, which kept enlarging
during the course of the treatment. On further investigation, a CT scan showed
the possibility of a malignant tumour or a benign vascular mass, which turned
out to be a Hepatablastoma (a rare
cancerous tumour) post biopsy.
“To fight against this, we started chemotherapy,
as we aimed to shrink the tumour before the liver surgery. Unfortunately, on
the other hand the congenital hole in the heart was causing additional problems. The blood entering the heart was
flowing too much into the lungs through the hole, increasing the pressure to
dangerous levels. We had to interrupt the chemotheraphy, and the child had to immediately undergo open heart surgery.
Post-surgery, the lungs were still very fragile and were continually collapsing.
To worsen the situation, the child developed sepsis again, which put the baby
in a life-threatening situation.” Said, Dr.
Latha Kanchi Parthasarathy, Consultant Neonatologist, Apollo Children’s
Hospitals.
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| Medical team with Nethran and his family |
She added,“The baby did not give up and continued
to fight, which motivated us to give it
our best. After a month from his cardiac surgery, we removed the right
lobe of his liver along with the tumour. He again suffered a third sepsis
attack which we cured by antibiotics. Continuous treatments gave us very
positive improvement in the baby’s condition. To put more pressure on the
treatment, his skull started fusing prematurely, causing an abnormal head shape
(like a cone) increasing the pressure within his brain. To cure this we performed a cranial surgery .
His last cycle of chemotherapy was completed on 4th
of July and ever since there has been positive results and Nethran was
discharged.
About Apollo Hospitals:
It was in 1983,
that Dr. Prathap C Reddy made a pioneering endeavor by launching India’s first
corporate hospital - Apollo Hospitals in Chennai. Now, as Asia’s foremost
trusted integrated healthcare group, its presence includes over 12,000 beds
across 71 Hospitals, 3300 Pharmacies, over 90 Primary Care clinics and 150 Diagnostic centers, 110 plus
Telemedicine Centres, over 15 medical education centres and a Research
Foundation with a focus on global Clinical Trials, epidemiological studies,
stem cell & genetic research, Apollo Hospitals has been at the forefront of
new medical advancements with the most recent investment being the
commissioning of South East Asia’s very first Proton Therapy Centre in Chennai.
Every four days, the Apollo Hospitals Group touches a million lives, in its
mission to bring healthcare of international standards within the reach of
every individual. In a rare honour, the Government of India had issued a
commemorative stamp in recognition of Apollo's contribution, the first for a
healthcare organization. Apollo Hospitals Chairman, Dr. Prathap C Reddy, was
conferred with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan in 2010.
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