Kochi: The hospital authorities of Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences claim that they have acquired a rare achievement in neonatal
care by using modern medical techniques.
They have shown that life of babies can be saved using viagra in ordinary ventilators. It was only in last May, that this mode of
treatment was experimented in University of Alberta, Canada. Nitric acid is very costly and a rarely available gas. Nitric oxide is
usually used in India for heart operations in certain hospitals in adults. This is first time in history that viagra is used in newborns,
at Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences. A team of doctors involved in this mode of treatment under the leader ship of Dr. P.K, Rajiv.
The baby born to Sunitha of Mavelikkara suffered from difficulty in breathing as well as cyanosis after 8 hours of birth. Dr.Rajiv of
Amrita diagnosed the condition as heavy pneumonia of the lungs accompanied by the shrinking of blood vessels from heart to the lungs.
The baby was put in the ventilator. As the condition was serious, the oxygen level in the blood did not increase even after using the
ventilator. As the condition of the baby was very serious, the available modern therapy with nitric oxide was tried out but that could not
raise the oxygen level more than 92%.There was a possibility of stoppage of functioning of lungs. It was at this juncture that the new
technique of using viagra, which was tried for the first time in newborns was used. After the second dose oxygen level elevated to the
required dose. As the new method seems to work, the nitric oxide therapy was reduced.
Another baby who suffered from diaphragmatic hernia was also admitted in a serious condition in Amrita. In this condition intestine raises
above the diaphragm to block the respiration. Due to this heavy pulmonary hypertension is experienced. Since, oxygen level in the blood
was very low, viagra was used. Nitric oxide therapy had to be stopped. Oxygen level seemed to improve and pulmonary hypertension was
controlled. After observations, hospital authorities have notified that this indeed is a remarkable progress in neonatal health care.