Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital recently saw success in performing an emergency aortic aneurysm repair, with the patient expected to make a smooth recovery.
The success of the procedure which was conducted on November 25, was revealed to members of the media yesterday during a press conference at the Georgetown Public Hospital. General and Vascular Surgeon, Dr Carlos Martin and Head of GPHC’s Transplant and Vascular Department, Dr Kishore Persaud, were the main physicians performing the operation. It was noted that the surgery was the first of its kind at the hospital
“What is significant about this case I think it’s the first of such cases to actually come off the operating table at this hospital, I’ve never heard of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm that actually survived, so once he makes it through this critical period he will be history for our hospital,” Dr Persaud remarked.