Doctors use fish skin to save a premature newborn's life

[Starmix]

From Corpus Christi, Texas, Newsource, it said that a premature newborn's life was saved by an innovative medical treatment involving fish skin after a life-threatening skin infection began shutting down her organs. Eliana DeVos, born at just 23 weeks' gestation and weighing only one pound, developed a severe bacterial infection on her neck while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

The infection caused a deep wound, and traditional treatments were deemed too risky for the fragile infant. The report said she was a premature baby, the wound was very extensive, and she was pretty sick, so it was delicate to undergo surgery for the baby. Instead, Dr. Dimas and Nurse Practitioner Roxanne Reyna opted for a novel approach. They used a medical-grade honey solution to clean the wound, followed by a mixture of the honey with fish skin from wild Atlantic cod to cover it. "It's microscopically so close to human skin that it helps. The wound starts to heal, and the scars will gradually look natural.

The fish skin provided a platform for Eliana's body to grow new skin tissue, aided by omega oils and other natural elements. It said that once the wound heals, the scars disappear. The fish skin provided a platform for Eliana's body to grow new skin tissue, aided by omega oils and other natural elements. Not all babies can be treated like this, they might be allergic to fish.


Source: LOCAL 12

 

[Kross]

I love the innovation and advancement that medicine is taking globally. It is a good effort by the doctors.

 

[eLdavis]

This is one of the importance of personal research, am sure they where not taught this in school but had to learn it thorough personal research.

 

[Starmix]

These doctors who save the baby are all experts in their fields. They always do research and experiment before application to the patients. It's crucial if they commit a mistake their licenses will be revoked.

 

[magnus2022]

There are a lot of amazing innovations that are involving on daily basis especially on area of medicine and health related fields. It is amazing how far doctors can go to save lives!

 

[eLdavis]

Yes doctors who are passionate about what they do tend to always go that extra mile to ensure that a live is saved.

 

[Augusta]

The wound starts to heal, and the scars will gradually look natural. it was a creative way to help kudos to them

 

[Starmix]

The baby is lucky for she's not allergic to fish. She is also lucky to see the world and grow with her loving parents. Hoping she's now out of danger and health dtabilizes.