Complex ICU Liver-support therapy at Apollo Children’s Hospitals Saved a Three-Year-Oldfrom Fulminant Liver Failure without a transplant
While Liver transplant remains as the epitome of the many momentous ways that can guarantee survival in a patient with liver failure, Specialist at Apollo Children’s Hospitals, Chennai saved a three-year-old boy, Radhesh from Fulminant Liver Failure without a liver transplant. Chennai, May, 2019: Children with sudden catastrophic liver failure (also called fulminant liver failure) do not have enough time to wait for a favorable donor. In most of the cases, they suffer from malignant brain swelling, torrential bleeding, or galloping infections. If a liver transplant is not performed within the stipulated time gap of a day or two patients might lose their life waiting for a suitable liver fortransplantation. Recently, Three-year-old Radhesh developed a sudden fever, which almost took his life. Hailing from a middle class background his parents were distressed by their son’s deteriorating health. When he was brought to Apollo Children’s Hospital Emergency Room for treatment, ...
