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Hindustan Times
09-06-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Mamata Banerjee holds review meeting as Covid cases surge in Bengal
Kolkata: With West Bengal accounting for the third highest active Covid cases in India after Kerala and Gujarat, chief minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting on Monday with top government officials and experts to take stock of the preparations in the state. 'We held a meeting today so that we may remain prepared. Senior officials from various departments attended the meeting along with experts in the field. We hope that there won't be another pandemic. We need to remain alert. But there is no need to panic,' Banerjee told media persons at the state secretariat after the meeting. There were at least 747 active Covid cases in the state till Monday morning. At least 54 active cases were added in the last 24 hours. While Kerala has 1,957 active cases, Gujarat has 980 cases. There were at least 6,491 active Covid-cases in India till Monday morning. One death has been reported from West Bengal. The doctors who attended the meeting at the state secretariat said that the virus, which is presently affecting people, is a subvariant of the Omicron. 'Till now it is not regarded as a 'variant of concern'. This subvariant is likely to trigger normal influenza-like cough and cold. We expect this wave to spread fast and then fade away speedily,' said Dr Yogiraj Ray, head of infectious diseases department at the Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research in Kolkata. Banerjee, however, said that the government wasn't rolling out any guidelines or imposing restrictions as of now. 'The meeting was held so that we may stay fully prepared and when the need arises, the people don't face any problem. We are, however, not imposing any restrictions at the moment because such a situation hasn't come. Out of a population of 1.3 billion, there are only around 5,000-odd Covid cases in the country,' she added. The chief minister also said: 'Those with co-morbidities, including lung and heart related ailments, should go for checkup and treatment. Try to avail treatment in state-run hospitals so that unnecessarily you don't end up paying hefty bills. The state-run hospitals are well-equipped.'
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
SSKM docs pull off rare stent grafting op, a first in E India
Kolkata: Doctors at the state-run IPGMER (Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research) pulled off a medical feat by deploying an unusual route for stent grafting on a 66-year-old patient with a condition called aortic dissection .The medical team is preparing to present this case in medical journals as the first of its kind, at least in eastern India. This procedure, which costs around 20 lakhs in private hospitals, was entirely funded by the state patient, Shahamina Bibi, came with complaints of chest pain and was detected with aortic dissection, where there is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta's wall. This allows blood to flow between the aorta's layers, causing them to separate and compromising the blood flow to vital organs. It can trigger complications like aortic rupture or cardiac stent grafting via a small incision in the groin is the standard treatment, doctors found that the patient's femoral artery was too narrow. A cardiology team led by Saroj Mandal, with senior resident Sayantan Panda and the CTVS team including Subhendu Mahapatra, came together for the procedure through an incision in the abdomen for the procedure known as TEVAR (Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair)."We conduct two to three procedures of stenting for aortic dissection every month. But in this case, the patient's femoral artery was too narrow, making this route highly risky," said Mandal. In this case, doctors accessed the aorta directly through an incision in the abdomen to deliver the stent graft for repairing the aneurysm in the thoracic aorta."In this particular case, we had to explore a different access path altogether via an incision on the abdomen to introduce the stent. We completed the procedure uneventfully," said Mahapatra. The patient is now recuperating well. The doctor team is writing a paper detailing the procedure with the aim of submitting it to a reputed journal.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Groundbreaking Abdominal Stent Grafting for Aortic Dissection at Kolkata's IPGMER
Patient: A 66-year-old patient with aortic dissection, a condition where there is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta's wall. This tear allows blood to flow between the aorta's layers, causing them to separate. This separation can compromise blood flow to vital organs and potentially cause complications like aortic rupture or cardiac arrest. Treatment: Stent grafting via a tiny incision in the groin in a procedure called TEVAR (Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair). In this case, doctors found the femoral artery of the patient was too narrow for the stent grafting. The team approached the repair route via an incision in the abdomen, making it the first such attempt in eastern India. The patient is recovering well. TEVAR: It involves inserting a stent-graft through arteries in the groin. The stent-graft is guided to the aortic dissection site, where it expands to fit the aorta's shape. The stent-graft redirects blood flow to the true lumen, reducing pressure on the aortic wall. KOLKATA: Doctors at the state-run IPGMER (Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research) pulled off a medical feat by deploying an unusual route for stent grafting on a 66-year-old patient with a condition called aortic dissection, a medical the patient is recovering well, the IPGMER (SSKM) team is preparing to submit this case to medical journals as the first of its kind, at least in eastern India . This procedure, which costs around 20 lakhs in private hospitals, was entirely funded by the Bengal patient, Shahamina Bibi , came to the IPGMER with complaints of chest pain. Investigative tests confirmed that she had aortic dissection, a condition where there is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta's wall. This tear allows blood to flow between the aorta's layers, causing them to separation can compromise blood flow to vital organs and potentially cause complications like aortic rupture or cardiac arrest. It's a medical emergency that can be life-threatening if not treated stent grafting via a small incision in the groin is the standard treatment, doctors found that the patient's femoral artery was too narrow, making this traditional route risky. Cardiology and CTVS doctors came together to create an alternative way of grafting the stent by cutting open the abdomen for the procedure known as TEVAR ( Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair ).A cardiology team led by Professor Saroj Mandal , with Senior Resident Sayantan Panda , and a CTVS team including Professor Subhendu Mahapatra , came together for the procedure through an incision in the abdomen.'We conduct two to three procedures of stenting for aortic dissection every month, done via the groin. But in this case, the patient's femoral artery was too narrow, making this route highly risky,' said Cardiologist Saroj Mandal .Experts said that when a narrowed femoral artery makes the traditional TEVAR procedure difficult, an abdominal approach is an alternative option. In this case, doctors accessed the aorta directly through an incision in the abdomen to deliver the stent graft needed for repairing the aneurysm in the thoracic aorta.'In this particular case, we had to explore a different access path altogether via an incision on the abdomen to introduce the stent through the device. We completed the procedure uneventfully,' said patient is now recuperating well. The doctor team is writing a paper detailing the nitty-gritties of the procedure with the aim of submitting it to a reputed journal.
