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18-year-old Post-Covid Patient with Loss of Taste and Smell For 10 Months Successfully Treated at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road
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18-year-old Post-Covid Patient with Loss of Taste and Smell For 10 Months Successfully Treated at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road

Apr 26, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Dr. ChandraVeer Sigh Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist and Head & Neck Onco Surgeon, #Wockhardt Hospital Mira Road

Mumbai: Many post-Covid patients are visiting experts with various complications such as shortness of breath, fatigue, pneumonia, brain inflammation, seizures, lung fibrosis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). A team headed by Dr ChandraVeer Singh successfully treated an 18-year-old woman who reported a loss of taste and smell for 10 months after getting infected with Coronavirus.

Ms. Amanjyot Kaur, 18-year, resident of Mira Road, exhibited symptoms such as loss of taste and smell, fever, in June 2020. The patient was admitted to the hospital. Took treatment at home for Covid. The patient was back on track after 20 days. To her dismay, even after testing negative for Covdi-19, she continued to experience loss of taste and smell. The patient earlier didn’t pay attention to it as she thought her senses may return in time. But, to her dismay, she was shocked when she could not taste or smell even after 10 months. The patient panicked and visited Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road wherein she received prompt treatment.

Dr. ChandraVeer Sigh Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist and Head & Neck Onco Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospital Mira Road said, “Many patients who test negative for Covid-19 may exhibit some or the other symptoms. This patient came with a loss of taste and smell for around 10 months. A complete loss of taste is called ageusia, which makes a person unable to detect any tastes. Temporary loss of smell or anosmia is when a person is unable to smell or recognize the smell. Loss of taste and smell occurs due to inflammation and edema of the Olfactory nerve due to Viral infection. Usually, the patient recovers in 4 weeks. Hence, the patient was prescribed a nasal spray and systemic steroids medications, Vitamin C and D, and Vitamin A, supplements Within 10 days after medication her senses of smell and taste came back. With an increasing number of covid patients, the number of post-Covid patients with loss of smell and taste increasing. Although there is no treatment for long-lasting loss of smell and taste in patients but we have treated 5 to 6 patients successfully in our hospital.

“I was aware that loss of taste and smell are the common listed symptoms of Covid-19 and the senses return in few days. But I was stressed, anxious and depressed when the senses did not return over months. Everything just tasted like sand. I would add spices to the food and even used aromatic herbs but nothing seemed to do the trick. I would constantly try to smell things, use perfumes so that I can get the fragrance, and try to smell foods. It is frustrating when people around you can smell and taste and you can’t. I thought, I permanently lost my senses. I lost interest in my daily activities like cooking, cleaning, and eating as well. I would cry alone and be restless all the time and would avoid socializing with family and friends. Do not ignore these underrated symptoms,” concluded the patient Ms. Kaur.

Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road Celebrated International Women’s Day with Great Fervor For A Week
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Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road Celebrated International Women’s Day with Great Fervor For A Week

Mar 16, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #HR Head, #Mr. Alwyn Cutinha, #Wockhardt Hospital Mira Road

Mumbai: Women play a pivotal role in the healthcare system as nurses or doctors. It is essential to recognize their contribution and success. Hence, Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road celebrated womanhood in a unique way. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, more than 50 female staff of the hospital participated in various activities such as a flash mob, selfie competition, housie & sports activities various other celebrations for the week.

International Women’s Day is celebrated all over the world to recognize the economic, political, and social achievements of women and empowering them. The aim is also to create awareness regarding gender equality & celebrate various roles played by a working woman.

Mr. Alwyn Cutinha, HR Head, Wockhardt Hospital Mira Road “Womanhood symbolizes courage, love, and strength. To make the female associates of the hospital feel respected & empowered, the hospital came forward and conducted various activities from 8 March to 15 March. Each and everywoman participated in activities like a flash mob, selfie competition, sessions on physiotherapy, healthy diet, striking a work-life balance, and sports.

Mr. Alwyn said, “The female associates of the hospital were on toes for a year during the pandemic. They had to leave back their families and come to work even when everyone was advised to stay at home. These activities cheered them up, lighten their mood, and helped them rejuvenated by preparing them to take up new challenges. We salute their courage and spirit and wish them a successful journey ahead.

We had to take care of our families and ensure they are infection-free and simultaneously work at the hospital to provide round-the-clock services to the patients. The event was fruitful as it also included a session about balancing professional and personal life in an effective way. We were also educated about the risks of lifestyle diseases by emphasizing the importance of preventive health check-ups and following the right kind of diet. The event was a stress-buster for all of us and we enjoyed it for a week. We are elated and thank the hospital for taking good care of us during the pandemic and treating us with compassion,” concluded Nursing Head- Lissymol Saji, Wockhardt Hospital Mira Road

Dr. Pritam moon who treated her. Dr. Bipin Jibhkate ICU, Dr. Mangala patil gynac
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A Critical Covid Positive Woman Successfully Gives Birth to A Premature Baby at Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road

Nov 12, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Dr Bipin Jibhkate, #Dr Mangala Patil, #Dr Pritam Moon, #Dr Samir Shaikh, #Hethal Gandhi., #pregnancy, #Premature Baby, #Wockhardt Hospital Mira Road

Pregnancy is bliss but sometimes things can go awry. A team headed by Dr Pritam Moon (consultant physician), Dr Bipin Jibhkate (Consultant and Head Critical Care Medicine), Dr Mangala Patil (Consultant Obstetrician), Dr Samir Shaikh (Consultant Neonatologist), helped a 35 years old woman beat Covid-19, and deliver a second baby at 31st week, after performing the emergency labour in ICU. The mother and baby both are doing well and have been discharged after spending 21 days at the in ICU, 14 days on the ventilator, and a total of 25 days of Hospital stay.

Pregnancy is considered one of the critical phases of a woman’s life. A woman goes through emotional, physical, and mental challenges while she carries on with her journey of becoming a mother. Hethal Gandhi, a 35 years old housewife, a resident of Mira Road, Would-be-mother with 7 months of pregnancy, was referred to Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road, as she complained of fever of 2 days, which was followed by relatively asymptomatic phase for the patient.

Then after 5 days, the patient started feeling breathless. This was followed by desaturation. The patient was taken to a private practitioner for the above complaints. There the woman underwent a CT scan of the chest, showing 70-80% of lung involvement, as well she was tested positive for Coronavirus by RT PCR method. Since she was very breathless and was not maintaining saturation with the high flow the oxygen of 15 litres per minutes, she was shifted to Wockhardt Hospital Mira Road, for further management.

Dr Bipin Jibhkate, Consultant and Head Critical Care Medicine, Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road said, “RT PCR test was performed on admission to confirm COVID. On admission the patient was having low Oxygen level, so was admitted to ICU and started on HFNC (high flow nasal cannula). There were multiple challenges in managing this patient in ICU as her immunity was low; her physiological needs were different from normal women. Pregnant females have a higher tendency for clotting, their abdominal pressures are high, their carbon dioxide levels are low, they have a higher tendency to vomit, and they are carrying a baby in their tummy. So in such a situation, if their oxygen level is not maintaining the options are very limited.

Considering all these things initially HFNC was tried but she could not maintain her oxygenation even with the highest settings of HFNC. So, we decided to put a tube through her mouth to her chest and put the patient on a ventilator. On ventilator initially, she was requiring very high oxygen and pressure support, even with that patient’s oxygen level was low. In such a situation, generally normal patients are managed in prone position ventilation, but due to pregnancy that was not possible with this patient, so we decided to put her in right lateral position. Along with this, she was started on standard treatment of COVID, like anti-viral, antibiotics, steroids, and anticoagulation.

She also had decreased urine, alternate hypotension and hypertension, very high heart rate of around 150/minute. Slowly she responded to the treatment and her ventilator requirement went down. But even after 7 days of ventilation, she was requiring a significant level of the ventilator and hence it was decided that we will have to remove her tube from the mouth and put it through the throat, a procedure called as a tracheostomy.

ICU team performed a procedure called a percutaneous tracheostomy. In this procedure, a hole is made in the front of the neck into the patient’s windpipe that is the trachea. We at this stage also repeated her COVID test, which turned out to be negative and patient was free from COVID. So, this patient was shifted to non-COVID ICU and slowly was taken out of ventilator after 14 days of ventilation.”

But because of all this stress of disease and ICU stay patient went into labour at 31st week of her pregnancy. The patient got premature rupture of membrane and went into labour.

Dr Mangala Patil, Consultant Obstetrician, Wockhardt Hospital Mira Road, “Considering that patient was having tracheostomy, still requiring a small amount of Oxygen, had higher chances of clot-forming which may go into lungs during operation and cause the life-threatening condition to the patient, as well anaesthesia related complication, it was decided that labour should be conducted in ICU in the supervision of Intensivists and neonatologists. This was very risky and unusual as labour is normally conducted in labour rooms.”

Ultimately labour was conducted successfully and both mother and baby were fine after that.

Dr Samir Shaikh, Consultant Neonatologist, Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road added, “Baby weight was 1560 grams. It was a baby boy. After that baby was shifted to NICU and was treated there. Initially baby was unstable but after a few days it started improving and was ultimately discharged in stable condition.”

Dr Pritam Moon, consultant physician, Wockhardt Hospital Mira Road, said “The tracheotomy tube was closed when the patient was maintaining saturation without Oxygen support. Then the patient was shifted towards after 21 days of ICU care. Then ultimately, she was discharged in stable condition after 25 days of hospitalization. The patient is back on track and can walk without support. She can breastfeed the baby too.”

“I am elated and fortunate about the treatment I have received at Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road. Our world came crashing down when I was tested positive for Covid. But, the doctors made sure that I deliver my baby safely, and now, my baby’s health has also improved,” concluded patient Hethal Gandhi.