Govt seeks experts’ help over open-heart surgeries

The Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department has sought the assistance of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-New Delhi and Government Medical College in Kottayam to reduce high mortality rate among open-heart surgery patients at SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack.

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The step in this regard has been taken by the state government after the Orissa High Court expressed concern over the high mortality among patients undergoing open-heart surgery at Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) wing of SCBMCH.

“The matter has been taken up with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Government Medical College, Kottayam which are in the government sector and have excellent track record. They have assured that they would depute team(s) which would guide the surgeons at SCBMCH, Cuttack so that concerted efforts can be made to reduce the mortality rates which, at this stage, is alarming,” H&FW department Commissioner-cum-Secretary Aswathy S informed the HC in an affidavit.