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Medica breathes new lease of life to longest ECMO survivor in India

Kolkata, Dec 1 (UNI) Medica Superspecialty Hospital has set yet another benchmark in patient care by reviving a highly critical patient through their ECMO support which has already earned national repute during COVID-19 with high patient survival ratio of over 50per cent.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a procedure wherein blood is pumped outside the body to a heart-lung machine which removes the carbon dioxide from the blood and oxygenates it before returning it to the body of the patient. ECMO is used in critical care situations and in recent times it is used in care for COVID-19, ARDS and other infectious diseases.
Currently, Medica has the largest ECMO facility in India. Under the auspices of Dr. Kunal Sarkar, Senior Vice Chairman, Senior Cardiac Surgeon & Head (Medica Institute of Cardiac Sciences), ECMO team, headed by Dr. Arpan Chakraborty and Dr. Dipanjan Chatterjee, Deblal Pandit along with the highly skilled technicians and nurses ensured the patient survived the ordeal which turned into the longest ECMO survivor in India.
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Lok Sabha Polls : Amit Shah to visit Assam on Apr 6 for campaign

29 Mar 2024 | 5:23 PM

Guwahati, March 29 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Assam on April 6 to campaign for the Lok Sabha election.

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Refund claim invited from depositors of Rose Valley: SEBI

29 Mar 2024 | 2:12 PM

Agartala, Mar 29 (UNI) The Asset Disposal Committee (ADC), constituted by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has invited claims from the depositors of Rose Valley – a leading Non-Banking Financial Company which cheated thousands of people across India alluring with attractive returns for 15-20 years ago.

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Odisha: BJP MLA Sukanta Nayak resigns, Ex-Cong MLA Surendra Singh joins BJD

29 Mar 2024 | 2:12 PM

Bhubaneswar, Mar 29 (UNI) BJP MLA from Nilgiri Constituency Sukanta kumar Nayak on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the party.

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Bihar: RJD to contest on 26, Cong 9 & Left to field 5 candidates for LS elections

29 Mar 2024 | 1:56 PM

Patna, Mar 29 (UNI) Seat sharing among constituents of alliance INDIA for ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Bihar, was announced on Friday, with the RJD contesting 26 seats, Congress 9 seats, and the Left parties 5 seats in the state.

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Tripura CPI-M moves ECI against Returning Officer of Biplab Deb's constituency

Tripura CPI-M moves ECI against Returning Officer of Biplab Deb's constituency

29 Mar 2024 | 1:34 PM

Agartala, Mar 29 (UNI) The opposition CPI (M) in Tripura on Friday moved Election Commission of India (ECI) against the Returning Officer of West Tripura Parliamentary Constituency, Dr Vishal Kumar, accusing him of violating election rules while accepting the nomination paper of BJP candidate in West Tripura parliamentary constituency.

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