The Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and Interventional Radiology (CTVS & IR) department of GBP hospital led by a team led by Dr. Kanak Narayan Bhattacharjee performed one more complex operation successfully. The GB doctors conducted heart valve replacement and bypass surgery of the same patient and the patient is recovering fast..
The 68-year-old male patient, resident of Pitra in Udaipur, had visited the hospital with complaints of breathing problem and chest pain in November last.
During medical examinations, Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Kanak Narayan Bhattacharjee, who attended the patient, spotted a defect in the aortic valve of the patient. Besides, some blockages were also found in the patient’s heart.
As advised by the doctor, the patient got admitted in the hospital on February 18 last. He then underwent open heart surgery for replacement of the heart valve and bypass surgery for removing the blockages.
It was a six-hour-long operation assisted by Anaesthesiologist Dr. Surajit Paul, Perfusionist (who runs a heart-lung machine) Sujan Sahu among a twelve-member medical team.
The surgery was done free of cost under Ayushman Bharat scheme, an official press release said.
Representative pic from internet
