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  • Revolutionary Heart Procedures Save Critical Patient At SSH Jammu

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    SRINAGAR: For the first time, Orbital Atherectomy and Orbital Lithotripsy procedures were performed at the Super Specialty Hospital Jammu on Tuesday. A doctor who was part of the team performing the procedures said that a 75-year-old patient from Nowshera Rajouri, who had suffered a major heart attack a couple of days ago, was referred from a private center to Government Medical College Jammu. The patient’s angiography, which was done at the same peripheral center, revealed massively calcified critical distal LMCA disease, which is a death sentence if not treated in time.

    The doctor said that the treatment of left main coronary artery disease with massive calcification usually requires bypass surgery, but this patient was not willing and wanted an alternative therapy. “The clinical profile and angiography results of this patient were a goosebump feeling, but the patient had to be saved,” the doctor said.

    After careful analysis, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)/STENTING was successfully done with satisfactory results with the help of Orbital Atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy (IVL).

    The doctor said that once somebody has severe calcification in their coronary arteries, the stents either do not cross or may not open properly, which can be detrimental both in the short and long term. “Hence, these patients require some form of calcium modulation therapy, and the oldest form of calcium modulation therapy is rotablation, which might fall short in vessels with larger diameter and calcium nodules,” he said.

    The newer forms of therapy are intravascular lithotripsy and orbital atherectomy, which, if used in combination, can prove to be a game-changer at times, he said. This patient had large vessels, and the calcium was nodular; therefore, they used the combination of Orbital Atherectomy and IVL, which gave a result beyond imagination, the doctor said further.

    “Orbital Atherectomy, with the help of a diamond burr, ablates the calcium into fine particles and creates micro-fractures in the calcium, while IVL sends shock waves and creates fractures in calcium,” he added. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • 154 stones removed from kidney of a patient at Hyderabad’s AINU

    154 stones removed from kidney of a patient at Hyderabad’s AINU

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    Hyderabad: Urologists at Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology (AINU), Secunderabad have successfully removed 154 stones from the right kidney of a 45-year-old male patient.

    The patient, a resident of Ramagundam area in Telangana, was presented with CT scan report showing few calculi in the kidney, the largest calculi measuring approximately 62mm x 39mm.

    This large calculi is extending into all calyces of the kidney. He was diagnosed with uncontrolled blood sugars on evaluation.

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    After obtaining his blood sugar levels under control, he underwent endoscopic surgery – Per Cutaneous Nephrolithotomy.

    The large stone measuring 62 mm x 39 mm was fragmented and retrieved in multiple pieces.

    All the secondary stones were retrieved intact. The number of stones removed including the largest stone were 154 in total.

    Speaking about the patient, Raghavendra Kulkarni, Consultant Urologist, AINU, said: “Staghorn calculi are complex renal stones that occupy the majority of the renal collecting system. These stones are associated with high morbidity, which can be in the form of recurrent urinary tract infections, kidney injury and neglected / untreated cases can end up with need for dialysis. Managing patients with staghorn calculi can be challenging, especially in diabetes mellitus patients. Advances in technology and techniques have enabled effective treatment with minimal morbidity.

    “The patient underwent multi tract PCNL to achieve complete stone clearance. The largest stone measuring about 62mm x 39mm was fragmented and retrieved in multiple pieces. All the secondary stones from all the calyces were retrieved intact. Secondary stones numbered approximately 153 and the size of the stones varied from as small as 2-3 mm to approximately 10mm. The blood loss was very minimal with no transfusions, and the patient recovered well from Anaesthesia,” Kulkarni added.

    PCNL has evolved as the first choice of treatment for patients with complex or large renal stone burdens.

    Numerous studies have certified the safety and efficacy of PCNL for renal stones.

    The presence of diabetes mellitus increases the incidence of post-operative complications, especially infectious complications.

    Dr. Raghavendra Kulkarni also thanked his team of experts that included Dr. Gopal Ramdas Tak, Dr. Suraj Pinni and anaesthetist Dr. Srinivas.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Telangana: Patient dragged by feet in Nizamabad GH, probe ordered

    Telangana: Patient dragged by feet in Nizamabad GH, probe ordered

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    Hyderabad: In an incident that came to light after a video went viral on social media, a patient was seen being dragged by his attendants at the Nizamabad government hospital. The person who shot the video was heard saying that they had to drag him due to the lack of facilities in the hospital.

    The video triggered a political slugfest between the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the opposition parties.

    “Is this healthy Telangana? Is it corporate medicine to drag patients on the ground? Is the lack of stretchers and wheelchairs the creation of facilities? A poor regime that cannot even provide a wheelchair to a patient with a budget of Rs 11,000 crores. This is not the ‘Healthy Telangana’ you are talking about, this is ‘Unhealthy Telangana’ that the public is witnessing,” said the YSR Telangana party leader YS Sharmila.

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    Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Revanth Reddy shared the video on his Twitter account and asked whether this is the Telangana model that chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao was talking about.

    “Isn’t it the height of negligence of the government to drag a patient in a Nizamabad government hospital like this?” he said in a tweet. He termed the incident a result of anarchic rule of the government.

    Reacting to the viral video, health minister T Harish Rao ordered the district medical education (DME) officials to conduct an investigation.

    According to reports, the patient’s relatives said that the former was unconscious and was kept waiting all night in the out patient (OP) department corridor. They alleged that the following morning, the patient was dragged into the room with no concern from the hospital staff.

    In a press conference, hospital superintendent Prathima Raj said the patient was brought to the hospital on March 31 under the influence of alcohol.

    “It was advised to the patient and his attendants to utilise the in house de-addiction in the hospital and they agreed to do so. We also provided a wheelchair,” said the superintendent.

    She said that a hospital staff member, who was seen wearing the uniform, made the patient sit on a wheelchair.

    “However, after sometime they dragged the him by the feet and some person shot the 10 second video,” the hospital superintendent said.

    The BRS party members have shared another CCTV footage showing a wheelchair being given to the patient and pin pointed the opposition parties for spreading fake news.

    The hospital has reportedly filed a police complaint on the person who shot the video.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Telangana: Patient dragged by feet in Nizamabad GH, probe ordered

    Telangana: Patient dragged by feet in Nizamabad GH, probe ordered

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    Hyderabad: In an incident that came to light after a video went viral on social media, a patient was seen being dragged by his attendants at the Nizamabad government hospital. The person who shot the video was heard saying that they had to drag him due to the lack of facilities in the hospital.

    The video triggered a political slugfest between the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the opposition parties.

    “Is this healthy Telangana? Is it corporate medicine to drag patients on the ground? Is the lack of stretchers and wheelchairs the creation of facilities? A poor regime that cannot even provide a wheelchair to a patient with a budget of Rs 11,000 crores. This is not the ‘Healthy Telangana’ you are talking about, this is ‘Unhealthy Telangana’ that the public is witnessing,” said the YSR Telangana party leader YS Sharmila.

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    Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Revanth Reddy shared the video on his Twitter account and asked whether this is the Telangana model that chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao was talking about.

    “Isn’t it the height of negligence of the government to drag a patient in a Nizamabad government hospital like this?” he said in a tweet. He termed the incident a result of anarchic rule of the government.

    Reacting to the viral video, health minister T Harish Rao ordered the district medical education (DME) officials to conduct an investigation.

    According to reports, the patient’s relatives said that the former was unconscious and was kept waiting all night in the out patient (OP) department corridor. They alleged that the following morning, the patient was dragged into the room with no concern from the hospital staff.

    In a press conference, hospital superintendent Prathima Raj said the patient was brought to the hospital on March 31 under the influence of alcohol.

    “It was advised to the patient and his attendants to utilise the in house de-addiction in the hospital and they agreed to do so. We also provided a wheelchair,” said the superintendent.

    She said that a hospital staff member, who was seen wearing the uniform, made the patient sit on a wheelchair.

    “However, after sometime they dragged the him by the feet and some person shot the 10 second video,” the hospital superintendent said.

    The BRS party members have shared another CCTV footage showing a wheelchair being given to the patient and pin pointed the opposition parties for spreading fake news.

    The hospital has reportedly filed a police complaint on the person who shot the video.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • First H3N2 case confirmed in Madhya Pradesh, patient in home isolation

    First H3N2 case confirmed in Madhya Pradesh, patient in home isolation

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    Bhopal: The first case of H3N2 influenza is confirmed in Madhya Pradesh. According to state health department, the swab sample of a 26-year-old patient with symptoms of the infection has been sent to AIIMS Bhopal.

    The patient is a resident of Bhopal and is in home isolation. Bhopal chief medical and health officer (CMHO) Dr Prabhakar Tiwari confirmed the case as positive for H3N2.

    As per the reports, the patient is now among 14 new cases of H3N2 diagnosed during the week in the country, according to the ICMR laboratory network for ILI-SARI surveillance.

    Patient does not have any travel history. Currently there are no guidelines for home isolation or area wide testing for H3N2.

    Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory tract infection caused by 4 distinct types of viruses- Influenza A, B, C and D belonging to the Orthomyxoviridae family. Among these types, Influenza A is the most common pathogen for humans.

    Globally, influenza cases are typically seen to increase during certain months of the year. India usually witnesses two peaks of seasonal influenza one from January to March and another one in the post-monsoon season.

    According to Union Health Ministry, the cases arising from seasonal influenza are expected to decline from March end. In most cases, the disease is self-limiting with symptoms of cough and cold, body ache and fever etc. and usually resolves within a week.

    However, potentially high-risk groups such as infants, young children, pregnant women, elderly above the age of 65 years and people with comorbidities might experience more symptomatic illnesses, even requiring hospitalisation.

    Disease transmission is mostly airborne from person to person, through large droplets generated by the act of coughing and sneezing.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • How a distress patient sent a help sign to Indian Embassy from 1500 KM away

    How a distress patient sent a help sign to Indian Embassy from 1500 KM away

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    Jeddah: The plight of an impaired person who is confined to the bed in a hospital and inability to convey or relay the language or show any kind of sign following serious stroke is hard to narrate yet he was on the bed for over a year in a remote desert town in Saudi Arabia with only hope that someone would hear and send him to his home in India on one day.

    Finally, his plea reached about 1500 KM away at the Indian Embassy in Riyadh that took him to his family and made the reunion.

    56-year-old Shaikh Dastagir, native of Madanapalle town in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh was admitted into a hospital in desert town of Nariyah in Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia following brain hemorrhage as result of hypertension a year ago, since then he is in a vegetative state under palliative care.

    Unable to speak or move he was confined to bed since then. There were no friends nor any relatives including employer for Dastagir, there was no single visitor nor any enquiry about him.

    Sneha and Anu – Indian nurses hailing from Kerala- not only serve him as part of their job but go a mile extra to render humanitarian assistance and often console him with signs.

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    Iqama and Passport of Dastagir expired and even he was declared as Huroob – absconder – thus complicated his repatriation thus delayed his discharge from the hospital.

    On other hand, the patient’s family back home in Madanapalle town of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh was worrying about their sole breadwinner as there were no calls nor any message from him.

    Hamed Al Qaitani, hospital director, drew the attention of his higher officials. The Saudi authorities contacted the Indian Embassy in Riyadh through official channels to repatriate the patient. The ministry of health, foreign affairs and Governorate officials involved in the process.

    The poor family was informed about the condition of Dastagir and it expressed its inability to bear any cost of airfare or treatment owing to poverty reasons.

    The battery of Indian diplomats led by M.R. Sajeev worked hard to coordinate the repatriation efforts as result of Huroob case and expiry of document in addition to medical evacuation where it required acceptance letter from disembarkation point hospital.

    Like these, the Indian embassy reaches its destitute compatriots far-flung remote deserts based

    KMCC – the foremost expatriate welfare organization in Saudi Arabia – volunteered to assist in repatriation that goes through multiple places from remote town of Nariyah to Riyadh, from there to New Delhi then Bengaluru and finally Madanapalle.

    Ansari, Mahbub, Siddik Tuvoor with the support of Telugu social worker Muzammil Shaikh coordinated the departure and finally the patient has reached his family.

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    Indian Embassy bore the cost of repatriation including escort along with the patient while AP NRT organization – AP state government arm to deal with NRI affairs – provided the ambulance service from airport to patient native place.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Locals Ferry Male Patient On Stretcher As Authorities ‘Yet To Clear Road of Accumulated Snow’ on Road Connecting Jumagund to

    Locals Ferry Male Patient On Stretcher As Authorities ‘Yet To Clear Road of Accumulated Snow’ on Road Connecting Jumagund to

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    Kupwara, Jan 18 (GNS): Braving extreme chill amid prevailing inclement weather, people in Safawali village of Jumagund in Kupwara on early Wednesday morning had no other option than to put a male patient on a stretcher to ferry it a hospital at Zurhama as the road connecting the areas, as per locals, continues to remain shut due to accumulated snow.

    A group of locals told GNS that a 42-year-old person, Irshad Ahmad Raina son of Farooq Ahmad Raina, developed abdominal pain the previous night. “The patient was given medication, but he didn’t show any signs of relief, following which it was decided to evacuate him to a hospital at Zurhama, which is some 25 kilometres from here”, they said. “As the road is yet to be cleared of the accumulated snow, the patient had to be put on a stretcher”, they claimed.

    Deputy Sarpanch Jumagund, seconding the claims of locals, told GNS that “even as the persons ferrying him (patient) started their journey at around 5 in the morning, they were however yet to reach their destination.”

    “We not only fear for the safety of the patient but for those ferrying him alike as the weather is very cold”, he said.

    The deputy village-head in the meantime alleged that the interior roads are also yet to be cleared of the accumulated snow.

    “We urge the authorities to clear the roads as soon as possible to alleviate our sufferings”, he said.

    When contacted, Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Doifode Sagar Dattaray told GNS that there have been frequent avalanche warnings amid prevailing weather conditions. “With the (avalanche) warnings being high, we don’t want to act in haste as it may put the precious lives on stake”, he said. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )