Airlifted MP doctor back on his feet, says Hyderabad hospital treating him for COVID

Hyderab, May 7 (PTI): condition of a 40-year-old COVID-19 stricken pulmologis, who was airlifted here from Bhopal, has improved and he is back on his feet, hospital treating him said here on Friday.

Doctors at Yashoda Hospitalssaid doctor responded well to treatment despite extensive dam to his lungs due to COVID-19 initially.

MhyaPreshChief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on April19 instructed officials to arrange an air ambulance to send Dr Satyendra Mishra, working at a state-run medical college, to Hyderab after his condition deteriorated at a Bhopal hospital.

Dr Mishra h developed severe lung infection after testing positive for COVID-19.

"Currently doctor is off oxygen and undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation at our unit...we are gl that we helped our young colleague get back on his feet and that this was achieved without need for ECMO (heart-lung machine) or lung transplantation," Dr Srinivas Rajagopala, Medical Director, Lung Transplantation, said.

Dr Mishra is a COVID-19 warrior afflicted in line of duty and has helped innumerable patients affected with infection over course of last year.

He is an assistant professor at pulmonary and tuberculosis department in government-run Bundelkhand Medical College at Sagar (MP).PTI GDK BN BALA BN BALA