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Patient on ventilator recovered and discharged from Covid hospital
Saturday is the special day for the doctors and staff of
special Covid Hospital at Gotri as their hard work had paid off. A patient
Arvinbhai Patni under ventilator care was discharged from the hospital which
brings joy on their faces. His treatment was a challenge for them.
Till date about 23 patients have recovered from the treatment
here so far and on Saturday four others were discharged which includes
Arvindbhai Patni. There was a challenge to heal Arvindbhai and the doctors won
the battle to save his life with their knowledge, skills and devotion.
Arvindbhai was admitted on April 10 and after three weeks of intensive care, he
came out of the hospital today with a smile on his face as the doctors gave him
a new lease of life.
Dr. Suketu, a doctor in the medicine department of Sayaji Hospital
and currently working at Gotri happily said, rescuing a Corona patient under
ventilator is a very difficult task and it’s a matter of pride for them that
Arvindbhai has recovered. They learned that if you work sincerely with passion,
the patient can be cured by getting out on the ventilator. It is a great
victory for them as a patient on ventilator go home after recovery.
Dr. Ankita, of the anesthesia department at Sayaji Hospital
and currently working at the Covid treatment facility, said that the biggest
challenge for them in this case was to gradually bring intensive care from the
ventilator to the room air. They checked the reports daily and setting up a
ventilator accordingly was a daunting task. They are able to do that and glad
to save the patient.
Both the doctors said that the unit head Dr. Chirag Rathore
and the anesthesia nodal Dr. Nita Bose believed in their strengths and allowed
them to treat the patient independently comes out as success. They taught a lot
and trusted them.
Since Arvindbhai was very attached to his daughter who lives
in Ahmedabad, the doctors helped him to talk with her daily through WhatsApp
and this gives him the strength. A high protein diet was also arranged for him
from home every day.
Apart from him, Ashok Patni, Nilofar Pathan and Mayabahen
Sharma were discharged today. Three patients were from Nagarwada and one from
Sama. Thus, a total of 29 patients including 25 from ITI Ajwa road was
discharged from the hospital after recovered from the disease. Till date total
142 patients recovered and discharged from the hospital.
As far as positive patients are concerned, with 26 new cases
the total number of patients reaches 350 on Saturday. No death reported in last
24 hours.