Royal Hospital qualifies to perform minimally invasive cardiac surgeries

Royal Hospital qualifies to perform minimally invasive cardiac surgeries

Muscat : A medical team from the National Heart Center in the Royal Hospital has been qualified to perform minimally invasive techniques for heart surgeries for the first time in the Sultanate of Oman avoiding cutting breastbone (sternum) to reach the heart.

The team of minimally invasive cardiac surgeries is headed by Dr. Qasim Al Abri, consultant adult cardiac surgeon at the Royal Hospital, and the supervisor of the 12nd Forum of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Reassessment Program of Methodist Hospital, Texas-USA.

The team involves multidisciplinary professions including anesthesia, headed by Dr. Ishaq Al Amri, theatre nursing led by Hamida Al Khatri, perfusion technicians headed by Saleh Al Kiyumi, in addition to the sterilization technicians led by Ali Al Jabri.

The Minimally invasive heart surgery is procedures performed through one or more small chest incisions. This approach avoids open-heart surgeries and offers less pain, complications, and hospital stays.

As performing this type of cardiovascular surgery requires significant surgical training, the preparation and training of the staff took a full one-year. The preparation was supported and supervised by His Excellency Minister of Health. It involved the provision of the required devices, preparation and formation of the MICS team.

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