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Thoracic Surgery

Services

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Operative Backup :

(A)

  • CABGs 100/yr (including 'offpump' CABGs)
  • Valve Surgeries 500/yr Open heart, 250/yr closed heart (valvotomies)
  • The center does a large number of redo (previous closed or open) operationsover 30% of cases are in NYHA class IV.
  • Congenital Heart Surgeries 250/yr Open Heart, 250/yr closed heart.
  • Majority of cases are congenital heart diseases in adults, though 4-6kg body weight children are routinely operated for VSDs, Senning's/Fontan operation.
(B)
  • Vascular operations 50/yr (under GA) 100/yr (under LA).
  • These include a variety of bypasses and aneurysmoplasties. About a dozen arch aneurysms are operated every year, under circulatory arrest.

(C)

  • Thoracic operations include about 50 lung resections a year, excision of Mediastinal mass (including thymectomy)

(D)

  • Being Public institution, the center handles a number of chest and vascular trauma cases (50/yr).
(E)
  • The department also collaborates with the Departments of Cardiology and Radiology and supports the Inerventional Cardiology Procedures and Vascular Interventional Procedures .
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