GMCH doctors perform life-saving amputation

Nagpur: Doctors at GMCH Nagpur and Daga Hospital successfully saved the life of a 16-year-old haemophilia patient after he developed gangrene in his leg following an accident. The boy, suffering from the genetic disorder, required regular administration of factor bags (blood component) to alleviate his pain. Dr Sanjay Deshmukh incharge of Daga Hospital's Haemophilia centre, ensured the boy got the costly factor bags on a regular basis. Patient Ajith Shende, aged 16 years, resident of Nagbhid taluka, Chandrapur, fell from a bike and suffered a severe burn on his leg due to the bike's silencer on January 20. He was officially diagnosed with Haemophilia A.

Upon his medical admission, he had blackish discolouration and swelling on his right lower limb for 15 days. The patient was initially admitted to a hospital in Sewagram for three days.

Prior to that, he had visited AIIMS Nagpur and was subsequently referred to GMCH Nagpur for further management, according to medical superintendent Dr Avinash Gawande.

Dr Gawande stated, "His right lower limb had wet gangrenous till knee joint." He was eventually operated on, & his leg was amputated on February 15 by surgeon Dr Praveen Bhingare & team. The patient was vitally stable & received Factor 8 under guidance of the haematologist, with 40 units of Factor 8 in being administered. Ajith was finally discharged on March 3 following post operative care and counselling.