PD Hinduja Hospital reates awareness on Trans Radial Interventions

EHM News Bureau - Mumbai

PD Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research has introduced the concept of Radial Lounge procedure, a latest technology in cardiology. In order to educate budding doctors on the benefits of this procedure, the hospital conducted the first ever Trans Radial workshop for post graduate medical students. The workshop was attended by over 50 doctors from across the state of Maharashtra.

Radial Lounge Procedure is a new concept where the procedure for coronary angiography and angioplasty are performed through the forearm (as against the traditional procedure through the groin).

The patient, after angiography is discharged within 1-2 hours and after a coronary angioplasty is discharged in just 6-7 hours if he lives in the vicinity. The patient spends this time relaxing in a specially designed Radial Lounge.

The workshop at the Hinduja Hospital had younger patients (below 55 years of age) suffering from blockages of coronary vessels (coronary artery disease) on whom coronary angioplasty (opening up of the blockages) was performed through the forearm (radial route), which couple of years ago was performed through the groin (femoral route).

The forearm technique (radial) basically offers comfort to the patient in form of early mobilization and wellbeing, which is not possible via the groin route (femoral).

Dr Rajesh Rajani, head of cardiology at PD Hinduja Hospital who conducted this workshop, said, “The Radial Lounge Procedure is the latest technology that offers great convenience to the patients as against the traditional procedures. PD Hinduja Hospital has always been ahead in implementing new technologies in order to provide comfortable, convenient and quality healthcare.”

“This concept is patient friendly in so far as the patient experiences virtually no pain during the procedure as compared with the traditional procedure done through the groin. It is less invasive, less time consuming and less expensive which makes it more convenient since it involves no hospital stay. This is one of the latest technologies introduced and will soon replace the traditional procedure used until now” he opined.