Vadodara’s Sayaji Hospital has many successful stories of recovery from Coronavirus. One more patient, Pushpaben Tadvi of Gabhana village in Garudeshwar taluka of Narmada district was discharged from the hospital. Due to Corona her lungs were damaged and she was under treatment for more than three months.
Pushpaben remained under treatment at Samaras Hospital and then at Sayaji Hospital for about 119 days from April 30th to August 26th. Of these, she stayed on ventilator for about 77 days.
The patient was admitted to Samaras Hospital on April 30th due to corona. Her condition was critical and her lungs were damaged by about 85 per cent, said Dr. O.B. Belim incharge of Covid ward. He said that her RTPCR report on Corona had turned negative in May, but she needed ventilator treatment as her lungs became almost ineffective due to Corona.
Pushpaben was shifted to Sayaji Hospital as the last patient on June 11th when the Samaras extension facility was closed due to declining number of patients.
Here her respiratory ICU (R.I.C.U.) ventilator treatment was carried out under the supervision of Dr. Jayant Chauhan’s team. Dr. Pinkesh Rathwa, Dr. Priyanka Patel, Dr. Aslam Chauhan, nursing and support staff of the team treated her relentlessly with the determination to revive her and increased the morale of patient.
Antibiotics and injections were given to repair the damaged lungs, to make them functional again, to lower the blood pressure of the lungs, to rehabilitate them by preventing fibrosis.
The 38-year-old patient is a government servant as Talati.
Team Sayaji has once again set an example of unparalleled dedication to government healthcare.
