Doc who risked life needs lung transplant

Surat: Dr Sanket Mehta, 37, an anaesthesiologist who got infected while intubating an elderly Covid-19 patient has been shifted to the MGM hospital in Chennai on Saturday for advanced treatment and lung transplantation.
This brave corona warrior who risked his life while intubated high oxygen flow in an elderly Covid-19 positive patient at the BAPS hospital, has been since on ventilator for 25 days now and also extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment for the past 22 days. Finally, Dr Mehta’s family and doctors close to him decided to shift him to Chennai for advanced ECMO treatment and lung transplantation.
The Surat Anaesthetists Association (SAA) has made an appeal for donations to help Dr Mehta in his battle against the deadly coronavirus.
Dr Mehta is said to become the first Covid-19 positive doctor in the city at least if not in the state to have remained on ECMO treatment for the longest period of 22 days and are saluting his indomitable spirit.
Dr Hiral Shah, vice-president of SAA said, “Advanced ECMO and lung transplantation is a very costly affair. We have appealed the doctors and general public to donate whatever they can to save his life.”