Hyderabad, April 21 -- A nine-month-old infant from Raipur in Chhattisgarh was successfully treated and saved after being airlifted to Hyderabad and undergoing 45 days of intensive care at KIMS Cuddles, Kondapur.
A hospital statement on Tuesday said, the infant, initially admitted with cold and cough, developed severe adenoviral pneumonia leading to respiratory failure. As the condition worsened despite ventilator support, a specialised paediatric intensive care transport team from KIMS Cuddles rushed to Raipur, stabilised the child, and coordinated an emergency airlift to Hyderabad.
Upon admission, doctors diagnosed severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) along with pneumothorax. Advanced treatments such as High-Frequency Oscil...