Bhubaneswar: The Paediatric Pulmonology and ICU Team from the Paediatrics department of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar were recently conferred with the prestigious Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar Aarogya Bhushan Award by ReTHINK INDIA for bronchoscopic intervention procedure, officials said Monday.
On behalf of the department, Rashmi Ranjan Das and Krishna Mohan Gulla received the award in a special ceremony held at the India International Centre, New Delhi, in the presence of eminent dignitaries from various fields. AIIMS Bhubaneswar Executive Director Ashutosh Biswas congratulated the team for the award and encouraged the department to continue performing such innovative procedures. The award was bestowed as a result of the team’s innovative bronchoscopic intervention procedure.
Utilising less invasive flexible bronchoscopy, the doctors successfully removed a four-cm long stitching needle from the left lower lobe bronchus lateral segment of the lungs of a nine-year-old child January 22 this year. The procedure saved the boy from a major lung surgery to remove the sharp foreign body. It is worth noting that the department has been providing advanced paediatric services to the state and nearby regions and continues its journey of excellence at the national level. ReTHINK India is an action cum-advocacy platform driven by a group of devout AIIMSonians and IITians aimed at accentuating all-around national excellence.
ARINDAM GANGULY, OP