LNH metabolic surgery programme launched in 2010 aims to provide quality state-of-the-art services to people suffering from morbid obesity
Lok Nayak Hospital (LNH) has completed 100 successful bariatric surgeries in September 2016. A celebration was held at the New OPD Block to commemorate the event. The Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) LNH metabolic surgery programme was launched in 2010 with the aim to provide quality state-of-the-art services to people suffering from morbid obesity.
The programme is headed by Dr Pawanindra Lal, Director Professor of Surgery at MAMC. Under the programme, a dedicated ‘Metabolic Surgery OPD’ was started in LNH from April 2010 and more than 400 patients have been catered to till date. The OPD runs twice a month and on every second and fourth Thursday.
Since inception, 101 bariatric surgeries have been performed which include 69 sleeve gastrectomies, 22 bypass operations and 10 bands. In addition 10 patients underwent intra-gastric balloon placement by the gastroenterology team at GB Pant Hospital.
Dr Lal said that the success of the operation was best seen in those patients who adopted healthy eating habits and brought about a change in their life style. Additional benefits were noted in better marriage prospects after losing weight and better mental state as a number of patients had given up and were depressed.
Dr JC Passey, Medical Director, Lok Nayak Hospital complemented the surgical team for achieving this feat which he described as ‘no mean achievement’ given the challenges of operating such cases in a government institution. He also complemented the entire bariatric team including the anesthetists and complemented the multi-disciplinary approach.
EH News Bureau
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