Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 1: The Super Specialty Hospital Jammu has achieved the distinction in starting minimal access heart surgery with the first of its kind operation performed here.
In a unique surgery the team of doctors at SSH replaced the heart valve of a 40-years-old female patient in the Department of CTVS, by minimal access method, through a small incision (cut) in the crease (fold) below right breast and opening the chest in between ribs without causing any chest instability as the breast bone was left intact. This technique causes less bleeding and thus less need of blood transfusion, besides less pain and is cosmetically superior as the incision scar is fine and hides in breast crease.
Procedure of Mitral valve replacement through anterior thoracotomy using conventional operative equipment and set of instruments, was first of its kind carried out in SSH under Govt Medical College Jammu.
The patient was sick with breathlessness and her heart beats were irregular and chaotic because her heart valve was narrowed and leaking. Besides, she had low haemoglobin of 7.6 gms and low protein. She was optimised in Intensive Care Unit of SSH before taking up for surgery.
The `Ayushman Bharat Scheme’ of the Govt of India, covered the expenses for the equipment and drugs used during surgery and postoperative period.
The surgical team comprised of Dr Shyam Singh (Surgeon) with Dr I A Mir (Co-Surgeon), assisted by Dr Rauf and Dr Amit Thapa. Dr Arvind Kohli, Dr Mohit Arora, Dr Vivek Gandotra, Dr Javed also helped in the procedure. Cardiac Anaesthesia was conducted by Professor and Head Dr Puja Vimesh, Dr Rasmeet Kour, Dr Vikas Gupta, assisted by senior Cardiac Anaesthesia technologist SK Singh, Vikas Sharma and others.
Principal Medical College Jammu, Prof (Dr) Shashi Sudhan while visiting the patient congratulated and applauded the team effort and stressed that the people should utilise these facilities at their doorsteps under `Ayushman Bharat Scheme’.
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