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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BJP will win West Bengal polls, drive out every single infiltrator: Amit Shah
Araria (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday exuded confidence that the BJP will win the upcoming assembly polls in West Bengal, and “drive out every single infiltrator” from the state after coming to power.
Shah made the remark while addressing a function of the Sashastra Seema Bal in Araria district of Bihar, which falls in the Seemanchal region bordering West Bengal.
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“Elections are around the corner in West Bengal. I am confident that the BJP is going to win. Upon formation of the new government, we shall drive out every single infiltrator,” he asserted.
“The process of flushing out infiltrators will begin in Bihar, especially in the Seemanchal region. We had won the assembly polls here last year on this very issue. And, we got the mandate even though opponents were criticising our agenda,” the home minister said.
Shah said infiltration is a threat to national security, and infiltrators also threaten the demographic balance of an area, feed on ration, and avail other benefits meant for common people.
“Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam are the most vulnerable to such demographic disturbance. The Narendra Modi government is committed to maintain demographic balance,” Shah said.
He began his speech by paying rich tributes to legendary freedom fighter and Hindutva icon Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his death anniversary.
“The Revolt of 1857 came to be seen as India’s First War of Independence only after Savarkar... wrote a book asserting the same,” Shah added.
