Srinagar: The Chest disease hospital of Srinagar performed the first-ever therapeutic procedure for Whole Lung Lavage, (rare lung disease) in a combined effort by the Departments of Pulmonary Medicine and Anaesthesia of Government Medical College, Srinagar on Saturday.
The (Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis) is a rare lung disorder with an estimated prevalence of 0.2 -0.6 cases per 100000 individuals and the disease is characterised by the accumulation of milk-like proteinaceous material in the Lung sacs affecting gas exchange and resulting in (low oxygen saturation) medically called hypoxemia.
“A 50-year male patient who had one-month history of shortness of breath on exertion was found to have low oxygen saturation i.e 60% on room air,” the hospital authorities said in a statement to The Himalayan post.
“The concerned doctors did the WLL procedure for over three hours using 15 litres of sterile normal saline (washing the lung) in the theatre at Chest diseases hospital,” the statement said.
“By performing this procedure CD hospital has become only one of the few centres in the whole country where this procedure has been performed,” the statement reads.
The team of Interventional Pulmonologists was led by of H.O.D (Head of the department) Pulmonary Medicine Prof Dr Naveed Nazir Shah, Prof Khursheed Ahmad Dar, Dr Muhammad Yousuf Dar, Dr Firdous Manzoor, Dr Tajamul Hussain, Dr Zubair, Dr Hina, Dr Aliya, Dr Shahnawaz, Dr Naeem, Dr Mehwish, Dr Tahir, Dr Shahid, Dr Zaid, Dr Asir along with theatre team of cd hospital including Mr Gulzar and Mr Hilal.
Moreover, the anaesthesia team consisted of Dr Mushtaq and Dr Messam under the guidance of H.O.D anaesthesia Prof Rukhsana Najeeb with assistance from Mr Hilal, Mr Younis and Mr Farooq.
“The relatives of the patient expressed their happiness and extended gratitude to the whole team,” the statement concluded.
