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The multidisciplinary paediatric and surgical teams from Sidra Medicine have saved the life of a baby born with multiple life-threatening malformations.
Komail was born with several complex congenital and craniofacial anomalies, such as cleft palate, bilateral microtia (both ears deformed); arrhinia (absence of the nose); and severe micrognathia (undersized jaw) resulting in an upper airway obstruction. After birth, he was immediately transferred from another hospital to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Sidra Medicine.
Dr Helmut D Hummler, Division Chief of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sidra Medicine, said: “When Komail first came to the hospital, our multidisciplinary team of specialists immediately set about prioritising a treatment programme to save his life. Complex, multidisciplinary interventions were needed to ensure maximal quality of life.”
Over the course of eight months as an inpatient at Sidra Medicine, and despite his tender age, Komail underwent multiple life-saving surgeries and procedures while he received round-the-clock care from the NICU team.
Komail was on a ventilator for the first six months because of breathing difficulties due to the severe upper airway obstruction.
Komail was born with several complex congenital and craniofacial anomalies, such as cleft palate, bilateral microtia (both ears deformed); arrhinia (absence of the nose); and severe micrognathia (undersized jaw) resulting in an upper airway obstruction. After birth, he was immediately transferred from another hospital to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Sidra Medicine.
Dr Helmut D Hummler, Division Chief of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sidra Medicine, said: “When Komail first came to the hospital, our multidisciplinary team of specialists immediately set about prioritising a treatment programme to save his life. Complex, multidisciplinary interventions were needed to ensure maximal quality of life.”
Over the course of eight months as an inpatient at Sidra Medicine, and despite his tender age, Komail underwent multiple life-saving surgeries and procedures while he received round-the-clock care from the NICU team.
Komail was on a ventilator for the first six months because of breathing difficulties due to the severe upper airway obstruction.
