18 Feb 2016

Princess Marina Hospital is conducting another round of cardiac procedures starting on February 18 - 26.

A press release from the hospital’s chief communications and public relations officer, Mr Donnell Kutlapye, states that 33 patients would undergo different cardiac procedures.

The press release says four patients would get pacemakers (batteries), eight would do open heart surgeries, 22 would do angiograms and 33 echos. The procedures would be conducted in conjunction with the Mauritius Medical Team from the Cardiac Centre at Pamplemousse, Mauritius.

Mr Kutlapye says the Mauritius Medical Team partnered with Princess Marina Hospital since 2009 and that so far 108 open heart surgeries, 23 insertion of pacemakers 212 angiograms, 19 stents (insertion of wires) and around 500 heart scans have been conducted

The last batch of successful cardiac procedures was conducted in November 2015, where eight patients underwent open heart surgeries, 30 echos, 17 angiograms, three pacemakers and two stents. All the operations were successful.

Mr Kutlapye also states that Princess Marina Hospital recently completed another round of successful round of hip and knee replacements. 

He says four patients who were supposed to do the operations did not undergo operations due to various medical conditions and change of mind by one patient. Ends