28-year old man successfully undergoes first 'Awake' lung surgery at AJ Hospital and Research Centre
Mangaluru: A 28-year old patient complaining of breathlessness and weakness in the lower limbs, successfully underwent ‘Open Awake Thoracic (Lung) Surgery (ATS) at AJ Hospital and Research Centre, Mangaluru.
According to the reports the patient hailing from Bantwal Taluka had complaints of breathlessness and weakness in the lower links and after thorough investigations under the care of pulmonologists it was found to have Loculated Empyema with thickened pleura (collapsed lung) and neurological condition called severe demyelinating polyneuropathy with autonomic dysfunction.
“Condition of the patient required immediate surgery without which he would have developed life threatening respiratory failure” a press release from AJ Hospital and Research Centre stated.
The patient successfully underwent open Awake Thoracic (Lung) Surgery (ATS) under regional anesthesia, performed by Consultant Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon Dr. Sambhram Shetty H S and ably supported by Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Jayashankar Marla and team of Consultant cardiac anesthetist Dr. Gururaj Tantry & intensivist Dr. Suhas M K.
“The surgery and anesthesia was complex in view of the fact that patient was not suitable for general anesthesia because of his neurological condition and it required quick and precise surgical intervention as Awake Thoracic (Lung) Surgery (ATS) poses its own problems, which can cause life threatening hemodynamic changes. Our team successfully managed the case by technique of Awake Thoracic (Lung) Surgery (ATS) being rarely used in context of cardiothoracic anesthesia” the press release further added.
After the surgery the patient was recently discharged after his health stabilized.
AJ Hospital has achieved many milestones by conducting various rare surgeries and procedures and is one of the leading referral centres in and around Mangalore for all cardiac as well as thoracic ailments.
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PM unveils Rs 10,601-cr fertiliser plant in Assam, unit to be commissioned by 2030
Namrup (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a Rs 10,601-crore brownfield ammonia-urea plant in Dibrugarh district of Assam.
The facility – Assam Valley Fertiliser and Chemical Company Ltd (AVFCCL) – will have an annual urea production capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tonnes and the project is scheduled for commissioning in 2030.
The PM, on the last day of his two-day Assam visit, laid the foundation stone of the plant here, located within the existing premises of the Brahmaputra Valley Fertiliser Corp Ltd (BVFCL).
In July this year, AVFCCL was incorporated at Namrup in Dibrugarh. The projectwas approved by the Union Cabinet in March this year.
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AVFCCL is a joint venture among the Assam government, Oil India, National Fertilisers Ltd (NFL), Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd (HURL) and BVFCL.
Modi arrived in Assam on Saturday on a two-day visit, during which he unveiled multiple projects worth Rs 15,600 crore, months before the assembly polls next year.
"The AVFCCL Namrup ammonia-urea project is being established as a modern, energy-efficient, world-class fertiliser complex with an annual urea production capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tonnes, at an estimated investment of Rs 10,601 crore," the company said in a statement.
It said this upcoming facility will play a pivotal role in meeting the fertiliser requirement of Assam, the northeast region, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
"Beyond fertiliser security, the project is expected to act as a major catalyst for industrial growth, employment generation and regional economic development, creating hundreds of direct jobs and thousands of indirect employment opportunities," AVFCCL said.
The company also asserted that the foundation stone laying ceremony marked the revival of Namrup's legacy as the cradle of India's gas-based fertiliser industry, and will herald a new chapter of growth, sustainability and agricultural prosperity for the entire region.
The 'Bhoomi Poojan' took place in presence of Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with other ministers, MPs, MLAs, senior officials and representatives of stakeholder organisations of the new company.
The state-run BVFCL is the only urea-making facility in the eastern India. The facility started production in January 1969, as a part of the Hindustan Fertiliser Corp Ltd (HFCL).
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BVFCL was formed in April 2002 after hiving off the Namrup Unit of HFCL. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, with 100 per cent shareholding by the Government of India.
It is touted to be the first factory of its kind in India to use associated natural gas as basic raw material for producing nitrogenous fertiliser.
The company has played a crucial role in the development of the northeastern region and providing farmers urea fertiliser, which is produced from cheap and locally available domestic natural gas, officials said.
As per the official website of the Department of Fertilisers, the company is now producing neem-coated urea and two organic fertilisers – liquid bio fertiliser and vermi compost under the brand name of 'Mukta'.
BVFCL has two operable ammonia urea units at Namrup, with small capacities, which were established in 1976 and 1987.
