Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

1.  Faculty members and their research interest:

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 2.  No. of Post-graduate admission per year:

       M.Ch.(CTVS) -  2       

3.  Highlights of patient care provided:

• The Department has facilities for performing all types of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgical procedures including open heart surgery.
• On an average about 400 major operative procedures including open heart surgery  and about 500 endoscopies are performed in a year.
• Round the clock consultation is provided for all types of chest trauma  and vascular injury.

4.  Special equipments available:

Modern Heart-Lung Machine with all facilities, Modern sophisticated ventilators, Multi Channel monitors, Defibrillators, Blood Gas Electrolyte Analyser, Activated coagulation time estimator, Intra-aortic Balloon Pump, Broncho-fiberscope, Set of Endoscopes – Broncho and esophagoscopes – Rigid, Argon Beam Coagulator, Video Bronchoscope system. 

5.  Major research activities:

v      Mid colon esophagocoloplasty.  A new operative procedure with better results for oesophageal  by pass using colon, for corrosive  strictures of oesophagus.

v      Rheumatic mitral stenosis in pregnancy and the role of Trans-Ventricular mitral commissurotomy. Optimum treatment protocol for improved maternal & fetal outcome.

v      Left atrial  plication in giant left atria associated with rheumatic heart  disease.

v      Thrombolytic therapy with streptokinase for acute thrombotic occlusion of prosthetic heart valves.

v      Alternate approaches to open heart surgery.

v      Chest wall reconstruction using acrylic ribs in collaboration with plastic surgery.

6.  Other notable achievements/contribution to health sciences:

§         Health camps were organized with the help of voluntary organisations like Lions Club, Rotary Club, etc. in rural areas to educate public on heart diseases and their management.

§         Health education in the form of small booklets in local language about heart diseases is provided to the patients who are admitted in the hospital and also to the patients attending Out-Patient Department  [OPD].

§         Participated in radio talks on health education regarding cardio-vascular diseases.