Marengo Asia Hospitals Faridabad commemorates the 75th Anniversary of World Health Day
Faridabad: When 60-year-old senior citizen, Prakash Jain visited a hospital in Mumbai, he was experiencing severe pain in his knees. Advised for surgical intervention, Jain was asked to undergo certain tests to ascertain his capacity to withstand anesthetic effects. The tests revealed the blockage in his heart, two arteries were 100% blocked, and one was about 70% blocked. The patient was diagnosed with CAD for which he required immediate medical intervention which was life-threatening. Chatter Singh is a 74-year-old with Parkinson’s disease, obesity, and triple vessel disease with a high risk for operation and recovery. Ajay Chopra a 42 year had tmt which was positive and was diagnosed with single vessel disease which was 100% blocked and required immediate medical intervention. Mohit Rana, 42 years had heart valve problem and Meena Vashisht, 64 years old came with severe chest pain. The list of patients with similar cardiac health challenges can be long and each of them were treated with minimally invasive technique for their cardiac health problems. All these patients were treated by Dr Aditya Kumar Singh, Sr. Consultant & HOD, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Surgery (CTVS).
The minimally invasive cardiac surgery, more commonly known as MICS CABG, or MICS valve surgery is performed through one 5–7 cm incision. The MICS CABG is a beating heart procedure in which coronary artery bypass grafting is performed under direct vision through an anterolateral mini thoracotomy. With the alternative of minimally invasive CABG the surgeon accesses the heart through a small incision between the ribs without having to cut bones. There is no need to stop the patient’s heart, and most patients do not have to be on a heart-lung bypass machine.
Dr Aditya Kumar Singh, Sr. Consultant & HOD, Marengo Asia Hospitals Faridabad says, “The MICS CABG is a new, evolved procedure and refers to techniques that involve small operation incision with safer and better outcomes. With minimally invasive surgery as opposed to large incisions, the patient will only experience small cuts. This means that there is minimal trauma to surrounding tissues, muscles, and nerves, as well as the organs. Smaller incisions also mean less bleeding during a procedure and less post-operative scarring. MICS is a procedure offering reduced need for narcotics due to little or no pain during or after the procedure. Moreover, the hospital stay will be cut by more than half. Finally, minimally invasive surgery is less taxing on your immune system. In the current times where patients look forward to shorter stay at the hospital, faster recovery, and lesser pain and discomfort, we adopt procedures that are beneficial to patients in multiple ways.”
Dr Raajiv Singhal, Managing Director & Group CEO, Marengo Asia Hospitals says, “Marengo Asia Hospitals has a vision of ‘Patient First’ and the doctors here focus first on what can be most beneficial to their patients. Over the past decade, the MICS procedures have become a more opted medical procedure due to the multiple benefits it offers. From a perspective of patient safety, this procedure remains one of the leading ones for doctors as well as for patients. From a clinical excellence perspective, we have witnessed that new techniques in heart surgery have allowed many common open-heart operations to be performed through smaller and less traumatic incisions. Leveraging state-of-the-art surgical techniques to achieve the most optimal care for heart disease, expertise in all aspects of minimally invasive surgical care for children, adolescents, and adults is the strength of Marengo Asia Hospitals.”
Despite significant progress made in the MICS arena, the numbers remain low, especially in developing countries. In spite of the notable advantages of MICS including a certain cosmetic advantage, reduced blood loss and transfusion requirements, shortened length of hospital stay, and prevention of potentially devastating infective problems besides reducing the post-operative recovery time and early return to work, the level of acceptance of the procedure in some economically emerging countries remains a challenge. The need of the hour is to create increased awareness about the benefits of the MICS procedures for acceptance of the procedures, especially in countries like India.
