Medical experts discuss advance procedures

Hyderabad: As many as 650 delegates from across the country and different countries  are attending the 21st Annual National Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesiologists during February 2 to 4 at Marriot Convention centre in city. The event was inaugurated on Friday. 

Various workshops on Trans -Thoracic and Transesophageal echo cardiography, Hemodynamic monitoring, Point of Care testing and Mechanical Circulatory Devices were conducted.

Sessions on medical education were conducted on Day 1 that includes Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, Echocardiography, Evidence Based Prctices, Pro-Con sessions on Topical Issues, Minimally Invasive Procedures and so on.

The main conference has more than 650 delegates with both national and international faculty deliberating on a vast range of topics. The conference has been accredited by the Telangana State medical council.

Cardiac anesthesiologists play a vital role in the fast and safe recovery of the patients after cardiac surgery. Patients coming for cardiac surgeries now have more co morbidities which need special attention by the cardiac anesthesiologists while the surgeon is operating and in the ICU care. In spite of these challenges now cardiac surgeries are carried out with better outcomes.

To hasten recovery anesthesiologist are able to provide a better pain free environment. This has resulted in patients requiring shorter ventilator support and shorter ICU stay. They can be back after a cardiac surgery in the company of their loved ones within a day or so.

The advancement in cardiac anesthesia has also given life to many tiny tots relieving their symptoms of breathing difficulty, inability to play and bluish discoloration. 

Cardiac surgery now is not only for term babies even preterm babies might need surgical or catheter intervention .The care of these fragile babies during the surgery is particularly challenging to the cardiac anesthesiologists. At the other end of the spectrum we also have more elderly patients requiring cardiac surgery and there has been many advancements in the management of this patient group.

Unlike in the past cardiac surgery can be carried out by selecting patient group without transfusing any blood or blood products. This vital saving of blood further helps in saving some other lives. 

Cardiac anesthesiologists are also in the forefront of prolonging lives of critically ill patients with poor heart function by providing ECMO care and ventricular assist devices which are machines which do the function of heart.