TURA: For the first time in the history of Tura Civil Hospital, a patient with Broncho-pleural fistula (hole in the lung) was successfully operated upon, on Monday, by a team of doctors from the hospital.
The team, comprising of comprised of Lee Rozer Ch Marak, MS, MCH and his assistant John Rikrak Raksam Marak along with Stevie Jaseng N Sangma, MD Anaesthesiology, conducted the complicated operation.
According to Tura Civil Hospital Superintendent, Meenakshi Sangma, a 21-year-old patient from Edenbari near Tura came to the hospital with severe breathing problems due to air between the lungs and chest cavity.
Since the surgery to repair the condition is usually performed at a higher medical institute like NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, by the cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon, the patient was referred there for further treatment. However, the family members could not take the patient due to personal reasons.
Therefore, to save the patient’s life and after obtaining informed consent, the challenging operation was done by opening up the chest cavity and repairing the Broncho-pleural fistula (hole in the lung).
Sangma also informed that the Anaesthesiology had, for the first time, administered a unique anaesthesia technique called ‘One Lung Ventilation’ where oxygen and anaesthetic agent is allowed to enter only one lung so as to make the surgery less difficult.
