One after another spectacular achievements of Tripura hospitals is making headlines – much to the satisfaction of the people who now feel the health facilities in the state have now become equipped and competent enough to meet their heath care demands and they would not have to pay huge amount in private hospitals inside and outside the state. On Wednesday the Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and Interventional Radiology (CTVS and IR) headed by Dr Kanak Narayan Bhattacharjee once again performed extremely complex and critical Angioplasty and Open Heart surgery on a minor girl.
It is for the first time that a 10-year old girl underwent successful Open Heart Surgery by the CTVS
The girl, daughter of a farmer is studying in class VIII. Owing to financial constraints, she was studying at Amarpur staying in a hostel. Since her tender age, the girl was feeling breathing troubles after brisk running and physical activities. Her father, despite his poor financial condition, tried to take her to Bengaluru for treatment – however, he was unable to manage the required funds.
Meantime, he brought her daughter to the CTVS and IR department of the GBP Hospital recently. Cardiac surgeon Dr Kanak Narayan Bhattacharjee examined her. After a thorough examination, Dr Bhattacharjee observed there is no wall between the left ventricle and right ventricle of her heart. As a result, both the purified and non-purified blood were mixing up which prevented her from brisk activities.
The girl was admitted to the CTVS and IR department of the GBP Hospital on February 21 last. A team led by Dr Bhattacharjee, a five-hour-long Open Heart Surgery was conducted on her on February 24 last. The 12-member medical team comprised of anesthesiologist Dr Surajit Pal, Perfusionist (person responsible for operating a heart-lung machine) Sujan Sahu and others.
According to a government press release, the girl is doing well. She is stable and recuperating at present.
The successful heart surgeries in the AGMC and GBP have come as a big boon for patients of the State. Earlier, heart patients had to go to other States for such treatment. Moreover, the cost of the treatment in other States is considerably high which prevented many patients from availing treatments for heart-related ailments.
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb stressed on pulling down the number of referral cases in other Hospital outside the State and with the Heart-related treatment facilities is showing marked improvement, the outflow of the patients will come down bringing big relief to family members of the heart patients.
