Obesity Related Breathing Disorder: Sometimes such cases come to the hospitals, in which if the patient survives, it is considered no less than a miracle. Something similar happened in Gurugram’s CK Birla Hospital, where the team of doctors saved the life of a 75-year-old woman in a very difficult and risky case and discharged her safely. Let us tell you what is the matter.
Which disease was the woman suffering from?
The woman weighing 160 kg was suffering from a serious disease called coobesity hypoventilation syndrome, in which the body is unable to breathe adequately and the level of oxygen in the blood starts falling, while carbon dioxide increases. The woman also had many other diseases, like diabetes, high blood pressure, anxiety and due to staying in bed for a long time, she was suffering from bedsores. She was brought to the emergency department of the hospital in a critical condition, where she was suffering from pneumonia in both lungs and serious heart problems. The condition was so critical that ventilator support had to be given immediately.
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gradual improvement
There was some improvement in his condition during the first 24 hours of treatment in the ICU. Fever and infection started reducing, chest X-ray also showed improvement and heart related indicators also started improving. Based on these positive signs, the doctors decided to remove the ventilator after about 36 hours. But as soon as the ventilator was removed, the patient’s condition suddenly deteriorated. The oxygen level in his body dropped rapidly and he had to be immediately put on the ventilator again.
What did the doctors say?
In this entire matter, Dr. Kuldeep Kumar Grover, Associate Director of Pulmonology and Critical Care in the hospital, said that this problem was due to severe obstruction in breathing related to obesity. He said that in such patients the capacity of the lungs reduces and the body is not able to breathe adequately on its own. Dr. Grover further said that in this case, the patient’s infection and heart-related parameters were improving, but due to obesity, his breathing ability was very weak. This was the reason why the first attempt to remove the ventilator failed.
This is how lives were saved
After this the team of doctors changed their strategy. The patient was slowly trained to breathe on his own over a long period of time, pressure support was gradually reduced and the airway was completely prepared with the help of bronchoscopy. After this caution and planning, the process of removing the ventilator was successful for the second time. With increasing cases of obesity in India, diseases like OHS are also emerging rapidly. According to many studies, its percentage has been found to be 5 to 16 percent in patients with sleep-related breathing problems, but often this disease is not identified until the condition becomes serious. Doctors say that timely examination, weight control and regular medical checkups are the best way to avoid such serious conditions.
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Disclaimer: This information is based on research studies and expert opinion. Do not consider this as a substitute for medical advice. Before adopting any new activity or exercise, please consult your doctor or relevant specialist.
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