BABCOCK University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
recorded another milestone last Thursday, as the first
heart surgery was performed in the institution’s
Teaching Hospital, by its doctors. The operation lasted
six hours.
The first beneficiary of this feat in the history of
the university is a 34-year-old woman, who
brimmed with exceptional spirit as she calmly
walked through the door with gaiety into the
theatre for a life saving venture in the human
hands of cardio thoracic surgeons, Professor
Kamar Adeleke, Dr. Michael Sanusi, Dr.
Mudashiru Lawal and Dr. Edward Anderson, all
resident doctors.
According to the institution, there are other 15
critical care personnel in the operating theatre
to provide specific required services.
They
included perfussionists, cardiac operations
nurses, internists and anesthesiologists.
Friday’s surgery was a milk valve replacement.
Yesterday, another set of patients’ hearts
received care from the surgeons’ hearts that
care. Dozens of other patients are on the roll
call and will have their turn as scheduled from
now at the Babcock University Teaching
Hospital.
The senior vice president of the university,
Professor Iheanyichukwu Okoro, who is also a
surgeon said, “So, what is going on now at the
Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre of the
University is not the last of such operations
until all afflicted hearts are rid of that which
prevents their effective functioning.”
Okoro and the institution’s Vice president,
development and strategy, Mr. Olukunle Iyanda,
said the medical feat couldn’t have happened at
a better time than this. “This is inspirational and
praiseworthy; another achievement by God
through mortal men.”
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