Contribution-2
The infant born with 1.5 kg had breathing difficulty and heart trouble which demanded immediate action that followed artificial ventilation.When problems in urine discharge by the baby rose, Veino Arterial Exchange Transfusion was conducted ,but with no positive result. When the blood pressure also started dipping down to a dangerous low, peritonial dialysis became inevitable.The dialysis carried out by an expert team comprising Dr. Rajiv, Dr. Tony Mampilly, Nephrologist and Dr. Mohan Abraham, Paediatric Surgeon, restored the kidney of the child .
Saving a premature baby weighing 500 grams
II. March 1997- As the Head of Neonatal Department, P.V.S. Hospital Kochi.
Case: 3 1/2 Months premature born infant weighing 510 grams at the time of birth .Another noteworthy achievement by Dr.P.K.Rajiv while serving his term at P.V.S Hospital.The underweight child developed pneumonia barely 12 hours after birth. I 1/2 months in artificial ventilation and the baby miraculously survived with favourable neurological results.
Contribution To The Evolution of Advanced Newborn Case in Karnataka.
Advanced .ventilator care to a 31 weeks old infant
I. January 2000- As Head of Neonatal ICU at Mallya Hospital, Bangalore. Case: 1.3kg infant with 31 weeks gestation to a 48 year old woman, born with non functional lungs.
The 2 '/2 months premature baby, one of the twins from a late pregnancy case was born with stiff, underdeveloped lungs ,. High Frequency ventilation was used to oxygenate the non-functional lungs of the infant . The technique performed by Dr. P.K.Rajiv was completely successful and a milestone in infant care in Karnataka.
Saving the life of 2 children affected with the rare and deadly rickettsia
The boys brought to the hospital with high fever, muscle pain, skin rashes and headache undervent a thorough diagnosis before the infection was confirmed . The disease, also called Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, transmitted through an infected dog tick is very rarely found in India. This uncommon nature itself makes the diagnosis and treatment of the disease difficult as it would be mistaken for viral fever or measles . A timely and intuitive action by Dr.P.K.Rajiv curbed further advance of the infection and within 48 hours the boys showed improvement and after a week regained normalcy.
