Archive · 31 Jul 2026
AIIMS Bhubaneswar Saves Police Officer After 36 Days on ECMO
A 49‑year‑old police officer from Odisha got very sick with pneumonia that made her lungs fail.
Doctors at AIIMS Bhubaneswar put her on a special machine called ECMO that helps the lungs rest and heal.
She stayed on the machine for 36 days, the longest time anyone has been on it at that hospital.
After the lungs got better, the doctors stopped the machine, then the ventilator, and finally she could breathe on her own.
She was healthy enough to leave the hospital on July 24.
The doctors said this shows how good the hospital is at using advanced life‑support machines.
49‑year‑old police officer from Odisha survived 36 days on VV‑ECMO at AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
She suffered severe ARDS from pneumonia, first admitted April 18 and transferred May 7.
ECMO support lasted 36 days, the longest successful case at the institute.
She was weaned off ECMO June 12, ventilator June 27, tracheostomy removed June 29, and discharged July 24.
Dr Ashutosh Biswas praised the case as a milestone for AIIMS Bhubaneswar’s critical‑care capabilities.
- Who
- A 49‑year‑old police officer from Odisha’s Jharsuguda district
- What
- Survived 36 days on veno‑venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV‑ECMO) for severe ARDS caused by pneumonia
- When
- Admitted April 18, ECMO May 7–June 12, discharged July 24
- Where
- AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
- Why
- Severe respiratory failure unresponsive to conventional ventilation
- Patient age
- 49
- Occupation
- Police officer
- Duration of ECMO
- 36 days
- Hospital
- AIIMS Bhubaneswar
- Outcome
- Full recovery and discharge