Surgeon Makes Tutorial DVD For Conscious Open-Heart Surgery 170
Lanxon writes "Swaroup Anand, 23, from Bangalore, was fully conscious as he underwent open-heart surgery. An epidural to the neck, administered at the city’s Wockhardt Hospital, numbed his body during the procedure. Dr Vivek Jawali pioneered the technique ten years ago and has recently released a tutorial on DVD, which gives a step-by-step guide to the procedure for other surgeons to watch and learn from."
Where's the torrent? (Score:1, Insightful)
subject says it all
Beep, Beep, Beeeeeeee (Score:2, Insightful)
Interesting. (Score:4, Insightful)
There's also the small matter of maintaining the integrity of the pleural space - if you expose lungs, the patient can no longer breathe. It's impressive that they've made it work.
Re:Old people (Score:3, Insightful)
"I was awake for the "tooth extraction" which translates to the most horrific medieval hammer and fscking chisel, and horrible horrible sounds and pressures you do not want to remember."
Try tooth extraction without anesthesia someday. Now that's an experience (yes, I know it firsthand).
Re:Old people (Score:5, Insightful)
I would say if the Novocaine isn't working, to screw off.
At least give me whatever drugs are in your desk, and the bottle of whiskey in your filing cabinet!