Five Doctors Specialize In Handling Accidents Of Obese Man Who Falls From Elevator

SURABAYA - Five specialist doctors at the Saiful Anwar Regional General Hospital (RSUD) Malang City provided medical treatment to Dwi Ariesta Wardhana (38), a patient weighing 275 kilograms who suffered a broken leg due to falling from an elevator. Agung Riyanto Budi Santoso Sp.OT (K), the doctor who treated Dwi Ariesta in Malang City, East Java, Wednesday, May 11, said that the patient's treatment did not only focus on the condition of the fracture, but there were a number of other things that the team of doctors paid attention to. weight, usually there are many complications. We don't want to be missed if something happens," Agung said as quoted by Antara. Agung explained that the five specialist doctors who treated Dwi Ariesta were orthopedic specialists, anesthesiologists (anaesthetists), internal medicine specialists, and nutrition specialists. and medical rehabilitation specialists. According to him, in general, the patient's condition is improving and emergency measures have been taken for surgery on the left ankle which had an open fracture. Meanwhile, fractures in the ankle and right knee will be carried out next week. To perform the operation on the left ankle and right knee, he continued, consultations are still being carried out with an internal medicine specialist, because the patient is indicated to have diabetes and impaired kidney function. "We do it comprehensively for the treatment of patients. Our principle is that if there is a fracture, we will not only treat it. But for other diseases that we find, we will also treat it," he said. He added, apart from undergoing surgery and recovery from the fracture, the patient is also planned to be given a weight loss program in consultation with a nutritionist. ," he said. With a weight of 275 kilograms, he continued, patiently en will experience problems in the rehabilitation process for healing fractures. After undergoing surgery, the patient will undergo a rehabilitation process in the hope that the function of the ankle and knee can return to normal.

"Moreover, we have to support this fairly heavy burden. We will consult with nutrition, with patients like this, it is safe to lose how many kilograms per week. The rehabilitation process will follow the diet program," he said. For information, Dwi Ariesta fell when he was going to down from the second floor at his residence in the Puri Kartika Asri Housing Block Q, Arjowinangun Village, Kedungkandang District, Malang City on Saturday 7 May using a modified freight elevator. When going down to the first floor, a sling rope or wire connecting the machine to the lift used Dwi Ariesta broke up. Dwi Ariesta fell from a height of approximately three meters and caused fractures in both legs. The victim evacuation process was carried out by a team from the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Malang City together with the Malang City Fire Department, which deployed approximately 12 personnel. Dwi Ariesta was then taken to Saiful Anwar Hospital, Malang City for treatment.