Delhi doctors save two-year-old who suffered cardiac arrest post Covid

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<strong>Doctors here have given a new lease of life to a two-year-old boy who suffered cardiac arrest and multiple organ failure post a Covid infection.</strong></p>
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Rahul (name changed) had recovered from Covid in December last year, but later began suffering persistent cough and breathing problems.<br />
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He was brought to doctors at Aakash Healthcare, with high fever and breathing problems in mid January.<br />
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The infant went into cardiac arrest minutes after arriving at the hospital and was saved after 30 minutes of CPR.<br />
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The child was also diagnosed with a severe case of bronchiolitis (viral pneumonia), which has led to pneumopericardium – a rare condition where the sac around the heart is affected due to the damaged lungs.<br />
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In such a case, the lungs burst, as a result of infection, leading to a drop in blood pressure due to air around the heart and causing the heart to function poorly.<br />
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"Within minutes of arriving at the hospital, the child had a heart arrest. Further examinations revealed that he had developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a rare disorder in which his own body was killing multiple organs," Dr Sayed Mustafa Hasan, Senior Consultant and Head, Paediatrics and Neonatology, at Aakash.<br />
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As a result, the lungs, heart, brain and kidneys had suffered considerable damage.<br />
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The baby was even unable to pass urine, putting him in a severe condition. He was also experiencing speech difficulty and loss of eye contact with others as a result of the post-Covid effects.<br />
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The doctors immediately began Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) after recovering him with CPR, removing all waste material from his body.<br />
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"The therapy continued non-stop for 60 hours. To eliminate infections, we employed the cytosorb dialysis filter. We also worked to normalise his blood pressure," Hasan said.<br />
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Rahul spent 15-16 days in the ICU ward on a ventilator.<br />
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During this time, a team of specialists attempted to restore his kidneys, heart and lungs to normal function. Along with CRRT, he was also given haemodialysis and perinoteal dialysis to remove the infection.<br />
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His condition improved over a month, and he was eventually discharged, the doctors said.<br />
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"Rahul's heart, lungs and kidneys were not functioning when he was brought to us. It's a very rare case and less than 1 per cent of the kids suffer from such severe infection leading to multiple organ dysfunction," said Dr. Neha Bhandari, Consultant, Paediatrics Nephrology, Aakash Healthcare, Dwarka.<br />
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Sudden cardiac arrest is rare in children, but it can happen. Hence, all children need regular check-up visits with their doctor, the doctors advised.</p>
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