Australian detected with metapneumovirus treated successfully at Thane hospital

An Australian man who suddenly took ill and was detected with metapneumovirus, a respiratory ailment, was successfully treated in a private hospital in Thane.Addressing a press conference on Thursday, hospital official Dr Hrushikesh Vaidya said the medical team used advanced ECMO therapy on the 49-year-old patient.Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation is a therapy that does the work of the heart and lungs when a patients own organs are too sick or weak to work on their own.He was battling for breath during a visit to India and was admitted here on February 28.

An Australian man who suddenly took ill and was detected with metapneumovirus, a respiratory ailment, was successfully treated in a private hospital in Thane.

Addressing a press conference on Thursday, hospital official Dr Hrushikesh Vaidya said the medical team used advanced ECMO therapy on the 49-year-old patient.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation is a therapy that does the work of the heart and lungs when a patient's own organs are too sick or weak to work on their own.

''He was battling for breath during a visit to India and was admitted here on February 28. ECMO therapy was given on February 29. He made a full recovery on March 11 thanks to advanced medical technology and skilled professionals,'' Vaidya said.