The Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) of AIIMS Bhopal celebrated its seventh foundation day on Saturday. During this period a workshop on Pediatric Cardiac Surgery was also organized. Inaugurating the workshop, Professor (Dr) Ajai Singh, Executive Director, AIIMS Bhopal said that teamwork is very important for the treatment of heart related diseases in children.
Keeping this in mind, AIIMS Bhopal is soon going to start the Pediatric Center of Excellence. Where all types of treatments will be available for children. A special team will be formed for this.
The main reason behind the trust of heart patients towards the institute increasing rapidly is the hard work of our team. In the last two years, an increase of 5000 patients has been recorded in OPD for heart diseases. While in the year 2021, around 23 hundred patients had reached OPD, in the year 2023 this figure was recorded beyond 7 thousand. Similarly, the number of heart related surgeries has also increased more than double in 2 years. While 161 cardiac surgeries were performed in the year 2021, this figure crossed 400 in the year 2023.
Well-known cardiac surgeons of the country were present in this workshop, which included Dr. KS Iyer of Fortis Hospital, New Delhi and Dr Nirmal Kumar Gupta of SGPGI, Lucknow. Dr. Iyer said that pediatric cardiac surgery is a very complex procedure. During this time, one has to keep a close eye on the reactions of children along with surgery.
Children's arteries are smaller than adults', which makes surgery extremely complicated. Dr. Nirmal Kumar Gupta discussed the current status of pediatric cardiac surgery in government hospitals. Pediatric cardiac anesthetist Dr. Amita Sharma from Palwal, Haryana also participated in the workshop. She said that anesthesia has an important role in pediatric cardiac surgery. This is as important as what a cardiac surgeon does during surgery. Earlier, Head of (CTVS) Department, Dr. Yogesh Niwariya informed about the progress made by the department during the last 6 years.
During the workshop, experts also explained about the identification of heart related diseases in children, their symptoms and planning for testing. More than 150 participants including doctors and other staff working in various medical colleges and hospitals of Madhya Pradesh participated in the workshop. Such workshops are considered very important for expanding medical facilities and increasing knowledge in the state.
