Department of General Surgery
Department of General Surgery
The department consist a team of consultants who have trained and worked at leading medical institution in India and Abroad. The department provides specialist care in the following super specialties:
1. Advanced laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery.
2. Benign and malignant diseases of Esophagus, Stomach and Intestines.
3. Gall bladder diseases and Surgical Jaundice.
4. Liver, Spleen and Pancreatic Surgery.
5. Modern management of an rectal diseases like piles, fissures and fistulas.
6. Modern management of Hernias of various kinds (Laparoscopic and Open techniques)
7. Benign and Malignant diseases of Breast, Thyroid and Salivary glands.
8. Advanced vascular surgery of Aorta, Carotid artery, Peripheral Vascular and Vein Surgery.
9. Thoracic and Thoracoscopic surgery.
10. Lumps and Swellings on the body.
Day Care Surgery:- This is relatively new concept in India and is possible due to advance in anesthetic and surgical techniques that make it possible for the patients to go home on the same day after surgery ward for such patients and the ward is next to the operation theatre complex for easy access.
Superspeciality Services:- Majority of the surgical patients also have one or more medical problems.This could be angina, blood pressure, asthma or diabetes etc.We have a team of superspecialities like cardiologist, chest, physician, diabetologist, gastroenterologist etc. who work with us closely to ensure complete physiological body control before day & after surgery. Ours is a reliable centre for complicated surgery in patients who have other medical diseases and require multispeciality focused treatment.
Laparoscopic Surgery:- We have a state of the art, latest and most advanced laparoscopic.The surgeries done include gall bladder stones, bile duct stones, achalasia cardiac, hiatus hernia, peptic ulcer, splenectomy, liver swelling and cysts, small intestinal and large intestinal benign and cancerous diseases, appendicitis, intestinal tuberculosis, rectal prolapsed, incision hernias, inguinal hernias, varicocoele, kidney and ureteric stones, adrenal tumors etc.
Anesthesia:- We have a dedicated team of anesthetists who along with their junior staff provide round the clock service. Services also include preoperative Checkups and operative pain control with modern techniques like PCA (patients controlled analgesia) and analgesia.
Surgical ICU:- There is a surgical ICU where all the sick patients needing ICU care, support for lungs, heart, kidneys etc are admitted. This has a team of trained doctors working in shift who are present 24 hours with the patient. There is high staff to patient ratio matching any excellent international center. This nursing staff is well trained to deal with sick patients.
Emergency Services:- We have fully equipped and staffed ambulances. These ambulances routinely pick up patient from Kanpur and neighboring areas. Depending on the seriousness of the problem, a doctor can also go to escort the patient. In all such cases the emergency teams are put on alert and a doctor from each specialty is available on arrival of the patient. The surgical doctor is the team leader for evaluation and management of patients.
Supporting Services:- All supporting departments are functional 24 hours a day. The labs are open round the clock and so is the radiology, which is invaluable in making rapid and accurate diagnosis.