Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 23: Most cardiac operations today are performed through a sternotomy, which involves splitting the entire breastbone. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) encompasses a variety of operations which are performed through incisions that are substantially smaller and less traumatic than the standard sternotomy.
Announcing this new technique today, Dr Virendar Sarwal, senior director & head of cardiothoracic & vascular surgery at Max Hospital, Mohali and world renowned heart surgeon Dr Lucia Torracca, chief of cardiac surgery department, OspedaliRiuniti, Ancona Italy, said that conventional coronary artery bypass surgery or open heart surgery as it is commonly called is performed by splitting or cutting through the breastbone (sternum). MICS for coronary bypass surgery is a safe procedure that has revolutionized the way coronary surgery is performed.
Sarwal said that in this technique the heart is approached through the side of the right or left chest via a small 3-4 inches incision. This cut is placed just under the nipple and the chest is entered between the ribs without cutting any bones and by splitting the muscle.
Sandeep Dogra, senior vice president & zonal head, Max Hospitals Punjab, said the latest technology will hugely benefit patients from this region.
Meanwhile Dr Sarwal along with Dr Lucia demonstrated live surgeries of this new technique at Max Hospital, Mohali operation theatre on Monday.
Dr Lucia said that MICS confers many advantages over standard approaches, reduced trauma to the chest wall tissues being the most important. This latest technique of open heart surgeries comes with huge benefits to the patient such as early discharge in 2-3 days from hospital and back to work early in 10 days as compared to 6-8 weeks in the conventional technique. Other benefit include smaller incisions, smaller scars, reduced infection risk, shorter hospital stay and recovery time and most importantly less blood loss.
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