Delhi based Safdarjung Hospital has created a new record by live telecasting 200 successful renal surgeries in a span of 5 years.
According to Dr Anup Kumar, Head of the Department of Urology, Robotics and Renal Transplant, the webcast was a new record not only in India but also in the world.
Department of Urology, Robotics and Renal Transplant has created new record not only in India but also in the world by conducting live surgery webcast –150 consecutive in last five years showing 300 surgeries,” added Dr. Anup Kumar.
Partial Nephrectomy in a complex large hilar tumour in Chronic Kidney Disease patient was performed and tumour was removed there by saving the Kidney. In another case 3D La Boari for a long segment of ureteric stricture a complex reconstructive surgery was performed in this case also Kidney was saved said Dr. Anup Kumar
The webcast of robotic surgeries and renal transplants was initiated by the Government of India to educate and provide training to different colleges in rural and urban areas.
“This webcast was also connected to 52 medical colleges across India, under the E-health program of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with 20 different countries,” he added. It is a great initiative by Safdurjung hospital to pass on the latest surgical skills to urologists across the world, over 12,000 urologists have viewed the surgical procedures in last 5 years.
Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Health Minister in his tweet said “Congratulations to Safdarjung Hospital doctors for creating new world record by performing 200th international live surgery using Robotics & 3 D Lap surgery”
