Ludhiana(Talwinder singh) Mr Surinder Pal Sethi - a 65
year old resident of Islam Ganj , Ludhiana was in a very difficult situation. He had a blockage in his heart arteries which led
to a massive heart attack . His heart pumping was weak and he continued to have
chest pain . His angiography showed
severe blockage of his main arteries. He
was then seen by Dr Harinder Singh Bedi – Head of Cardio Vascular and Thoracic
Surgery - at the prestigious Christian Medical College and Hospital , Ludhiana.
Dr Bedi realised that there was a tremendous strain on Mr Sethi‘s heart and he
had a risk of getting another attack which could well be fatal .
Dr Bedi has
trained at the St Vincents Hospital in
Sydney where he has seen such cases deteriorating rapidly if timely surgery is
not done . Dr Bedi realized that the only way out was a high risk emergency
surgery . At surgery the heart and lungs were found to be severly diseased and
weak . He underwent a lifesaving beating
heart bypass surgery – Dr Bedi is a pioneer in this and has published the world’s
first paper of beating heart surgery with angiographic followup . By Gods grace and a lot of hard work by the Heart
Team – Mr Sethi did well . However what
had been of major concern to all the staff was that Mr Sethi was blind from
birth . This posed unique anesthesia and nursing problems . The CTVS staff took
extra care to communicate with Mr Sethi so that he would understand all about
his surgery and post op recovery . Dr Bedi explained that the awareness of the
patient about his post op care is paramount to an early recovery . Sister
Balwinder – the ICU incharge and her team took extra pains in pre and post op
care .
The other members
of the cardiac team involved in this marathon surgery were Dr Shital Garg – Head of Cardiac Anesthesia ,
Dr Anish V, Dr Shruti, Dr Binu , Dr Anish G ,Dr Rejul, Mr William and Mr Jairus
.
Mr Sethi is
now doing well. According to Dr Bedi he should now have a normal life now . Mr Sethi considers himself fighting fit now . The whole CTVS CMC Heart Team was very
impressed by the braveheart never – say- die positive attitude of the patient
and his family . In spite of being blind
from birth Mr Sethi has
a very sunny outlook on life . He has a
sharp memory and knew the names of all
the ICU nurses who took care of him after surgery . With guidance he was able
to walk in the corridors of the hospital with confidence . Mr Sethi and his
extended family of sisters and their children expressed their gratitude to CMC
& H for having saved him on the eve of the great occasion of Christmas. He
considers his new lease of life a gift from the Almighty.
Dr Abraham G
Thomas – Director of CMC – emphasised that now complex heart surgeries are
being done successfully in CMC. This is possible because of the excellent
infrastructure and faculty of CMC . He said that CMC is committed to bring
International level cardiac care to the doorsteps of the people of this region.
