MANGALURU: A 15-year-old boy was successfully operated on for heart injuries at the Indiana Hospital and Cardiovascular Institute.
It was a miraculous escape from the death of Hudaif from Badiyadka in Kerala’s Kasaragod district, who was rushed to the hospital to breathe after he suffered a blow to his chest due to a fall, said the hospital’s chief cardiovascular surgeon Dr Musa Kunhi. Was. while playing football. He said that the boy was successfully treated by performing an emergency high risk heart operation.
When he reached the hospital, the boy was restless, confused and depressed blood pressure. Heart rate was more than 180 per minute. There was no external injury to the chest but Dr. Yusuf Kumble, the chief interventional cardiologist, suspected internal injury and possibly the heart. His diagnosis was correct and was confirmed by emergency echocardiograph, which showed massive amounts of blood pooled around the heart inside the pericardial cavity, causing the heart to sense ‘cardiac tamponade’ (emergency fatal condition). ), which can snatch life away in minutes. If not treated properly, Dr. Cunhy said.
An emergency was arranged to operate with an open heart Surgery. During the operation, we found a massive amount of blood flowing from the heart through a tear about three centimeters long in the right chamber of the heart. This was causing severe pressure on the heart and low blood pressure which reduced blood flow to the brain. It was a terrifying situation to see all the blood coming out of the heart. Bleeding was controlled by piercing the heart. Organs such as the thymus and lungs were also damaged. He said the operation lasted for four hours.
It was a miraculous escape from the death of Hudaif from Badiyadka in Kerala’s Kasaragod district, who was rushed to the hospital to breathe after he suffered a blow to his chest due to a fall, said the hospital’s chief cardiovascular surgeon Dr Musa Kunhi. Was. while playing football. He said that the boy was successfully treated by performing an emergency high risk heart operation.
When he reached the hospital, the boy was restless, confused and depressed blood pressure. Heart rate was more than 180 per minute. There was no external injury to the chest but Dr. Yusuf Kumble, the chief interventional cardiologist, suspected internal injury and possibly the heart. His diagnosis was correct and was confirmed by emergency echocardiograph, which showed massive amounts of blood pooled around the heart inside the pericardial cavity, causing the heart to sense ‘cardiac tamponade’ (emergency fatal condition). ), which can snatch life away in minutes. If not treated properly, Dr. Cunhy said.
An emergency was arranged to operate with an open heart Surgery. During the operation, we found a massive amount of blood flowing from the heart through a tear about three centimeters long in the right chamber of the heart. This was causing severe pressure on the heart and low blood pressure which reduced blood flow to the brain. It was a terrifying situation to see all the blood coming out of the heart. Bleeding was controlled by piercing the heart. Organs such as the thymus and lungs were also damaged. He said the operation lasted for four hours.
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