NEW DELHI: Doctors in the city have successfully treated a 12-year-old who was brought to a private hospital with severe bleeding from the nose and mouth and had no pulse and blood pressure. The child, suffering from dengue shock syndrome and multiple morbidities including liver failure and kidney injury, was resuscitated and treated over a month at the Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj.

The immediate line of treatment included respiratory support through ventilation, I/V boluses, blood and blood products and Inotropes to support the failing cardiovascular system. Doctors said that he was suffering from liver failure, acute kidney injury and acute form of respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and his survival seemed very difficult.

Following 13 days of treatment, the boy was on his road to recovery and was extubated.

Dr Rahul Nagpal, Head of the Department and Director of Pediatrics at the hospital stated that for 12 days, his chances of survival were extremely critical. There were moments of despair when everyone lost hope. He suffered cardiorespiratory arrest more than once.

The boy’s courage and the efforts put in by the team, gave him another chance to live.