Medical Miracle: Youth Revives After 2 Hours Without Heartbeat At AIIMS Bhubaneswar

In a remarkable turn of events, a 24-year-old man whose heart had stopped beating for nearly two hours was brought back to life through a medical miracle at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. Subhakant Sahu, who had suffered a cardiac arrest, was declared clinically dead for an extended period. But a team of dedicated doctors and medical professionals defied the odds, successfully reviving him. Hospital authorities called it a testament to the expertise and determination of the medical team.
The youth, Subhakant, a resident of Nayagarh, experienced an unexpected weakness on the night of September 30. He was initially taken to a local medical centre in Ranpur by his family. Noticing his declining heartbeat, the Ranpur doctors referred him to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for advanced treatment.
By the time Subhakant arrived at AIIMS, his heart had stopped functioning due to cardiogenic shock, and his blood pressure had plummeted significantly. Although doctors attempted to augment his blood pressure through medication, his heartbeat grew weaker.
Suddenly, Subhakant went into cardiac arrest. His heart had stopped completely, prompting the medical team to administer CPR. Even after 40 minutes of resuscitation attempts, his heart had not resumed beating. Before declaring him dead, the doctors accepted the challenge to revive him by using an Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine to attempt another round of CPR.

Remarkably, after around two hours, his heartbeat began to return slowly. With ECMO support and continued CPR, it became regular after 36 hours, and in four days, his heart started pumping again. However, by then, his lungs, kidneys, and liver had been adversely affected. It took nearly a month and a half to restore his health completely.