Anantnag, Jul 24 (KNO): The Department of Medicine Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag has successfully performed two dual chamber pacemaker implantation surgeries, the first-of-its-kind in south Kashmir.
According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the procedures were conducted on two patients aged 62 and 60 years having comorbidities of diabetes and hypertension with serious conduction defects and recurrent loss of consciousness.
“The surgeries were conducted in Ortho theatre under C-arm and lasted for three hours. The cardiology team from the Dept of Medicine was led by senior consultants Dr Shameem Iqbal and Dr Showkat H Shah, Registrar, Dr Bilal Ganie with full support from anaesthesia department and theatre technical and nursing staff,” an official of the hospital administration said, adding that the patients are doing well after the procedures and are being discharged.
Principal GMCA, Dr (Prof) Tariq Syed Qureshi while congratulating the team of doctors that the facility will be a significant benefit to the people of south Kashmir, particularly senior citizens, who otherwise had to travel to Srinagar or outside the state for pacemaker implants.
The whole procedure was done free of cost under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the official said.
Medical Superintendent, Dr Aubid H Malik congratulated the team and said the management will always provide full logistics and support so that such procedures become routine in the hospital.
Head of the Department, Dept of Medicine, Dr Ghulam Jeelani Romshoo said the Department of Medicine, GMCA is already performing noninvasive cardiac diagnostic procedures like Echocardiography and TMT routinely on a daily basis. “This new invasive cardiac facility is a landmark milestone and will be a boon to the healthcare facility in south Kashmir,” he said.
The department is committed to performing such advanced procedures on a routine basis with the advent of the ‘Cath Lab’ facility, which is under procurement process, Dr Romshoo said—(KNO)