Hyderabad doctors save infant after critical airlift rescue from Raipur

A nine-month-old infant suffering from life-threatening Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) along with pneumothorax (air accumulation around the lungs) was saved after being airlifted from Chhattisgarh to Hyderabad and treated at KIMS Cuddles, Kondapur.

The child, a native of Raipur, was initially admitted to a local hospital with a routine cold and cough. However, the condition deteriorated rapidly within a week and despite being on a



ventilator, the oxygen levels continued to plummet.

The infant was found to be suffering from severe adenoviral pneumonia, a viral lung infection caused by adenovirus, resulting in respiratory failure. “Our team reached Raipur and, after stabilising the infant on a ventilator, coordinated with aviation services to airlift the child to Hyderabad,” said Dr Parag Dekate, Clinical Director of Paediatrics and Head, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).