DR K M Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline hospital performs emergency critical surgery on a two and a half year old baby from Cambodia

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An international rescue attempt has saved the life of a Cambodian child at Dr. KM Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital in Chennai.

Chennai, April 13, 2010:

An international rescue attempt has saved the life of a Cambodian child at Dr. KM Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital in Chennai.

An Australian architect touring Cambodia noticed a young child who was very blue and gasping for breath. She was moved by the child’s plight and contacted Ms. Ann-Marie Spicer of the International Medical Registry, a part of the Children's First Foundation, an Australian organization. Two and a half year old Hourmoni Pitou, was suffering from severe heart dysfunction and efforts were immediately initiated to offer the child a new lease of life. The organization contacted Frontier Lifeline, to which it had earlier sent 2 children for similar treatment. Arrangements were made to fly the child down to Chennai but the child was denied access to the flight because of his breathless condition which made him very blue due to impaired blood circulation. A second flight request was also turned down owing to the risks of flying the tiny tot and a medical attendant was made mandatory.

Frontier Lifeline responded to this emergency by flying one of its pediatric cardiologists down to Cambodia in order to offer the guarantee of medically safe passage for the child and he was brought to Frontier Lifeline under the expert care of the pediatric cardiologist without incident. A local representative of the Children's First Foundation continued to coordinate the Foundations' efforts in Chennai. The child was diagnosed with Pulmonary Atresia with single ventricle with PDA dependant circulation. He underwent critical surgery where the pulmonary artery was re-constructed and a Bi-directional Glenn was done. Recovery was rapid and without incident; Hourmoni will now fly back home without the need for an accompanying doctor. He will undergo a second surgery at the age of 4-5 yrs.

ABOUT DR. K. M. CHERIAN’S FRONTIER LIFELINE HOSPITAL

Dr. K. M. Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital is a hospital that believes in human ethics, transparency & quality cardiac care with international standards. Frontier Lifeline offers amenities in cardiac diagnosis, treatment, research and education at a reasonable cost with round-the-clock individual care. With ‘Service before Self’ as a guiding motto, the hospital has a spectrum of a skilled team comprising of sincere and dedicated doctors, cardiac surgeons, nurses and paramedical staff. Applying advanced technology, the latest equipment, progressive healthcare and research, new avenues open out a kaleidoscope of life-saving and cost effective solutions to numerous heart diseases.

Covering every aspect of heart care, Frontier Lifeline runs the gamut of cardiac care with cardiothoracic surgery, Adult cardiology, Paediatric cardiology, Cardiac anaesthesiology, Chest Medicine, Transfusion Medicine and a dedicated teaching faculty.

More information on Frontier Lifeline is available on http://www.frontierlifeline.com

For further information contact:

Sakthi Prasanna / Lakshmi Priya
Hanmer MS&L, Chennai
M: +91 98842 77251 / +91 98407 11181