A first at KGMU: Whole lung lavage therapy successfully given to patient

The department of respiratory medicine at Lucknow’s King George's Medical University (KGMU) successfully performed whole lung lavage (WLL), a rare and complex procedure, to treat a 45-year-old patient diagnosed with Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP), marking a first in the institution's history.

- HT Correspondent

Patient Anirudh Maurya, a resident of Basti, showed severe respiratory distress and was later diagnosed with PAP, a rare lung disorder in which proteinaceous material accumulates within the lung alveoli, KGMU authorities in a presser on Thursday.

He was admitted to unit 2 with breathlessness, dry cough and high oxygen requirement of nearly 15 litres per minute under the care of Dr SK Verma, Dr Rajiv Garg and Dr Anand Srivastava of the department. The patient's occupational history revealed several years of exposure to cement and stoneblasting environments, a potential risk factor for certain lung conditions.

The procedure was cashless and covered under the govern-