Conclave on paediatric diseases ends

The concluding day of the 11th annual conference of the Paediatric Cardiac Society of India was full of interactive sessions with eminent speakers sharing their experiences on a wide range of heart ailments prevalent in children.

The concluding day of the 11th annual conference of the Paediatric Cardiac Society of India was full of interactive sessions with eminent speakers sharing their experiences on a wide range of heart ailments prevalent in children. The oration was given by Dr K M Cherian on re-operation after repair of tetralogy of fallot,a common but grave disease among children. He elaborated the reasons for operating again,technical difficulties during the surgery and also stressed upon the high risks involved. Dr J S

Gujral,Dr Bharat Dalvi (Mumbai) and PGIMER Director Dr K K Talwar chaired the oration.

Young surgeons presented their research work during the best paper award session,which was highly appreciated by delegates. Dr A Kalangos from Switzerland pondered upon the surgical treatment of Ebsteins anomaly,a rare heart ailment which can present in a variety of ways. Dr. Shivaprakash K from Mumbai talked about Aristotle scoring system,a system which can help surgeons to introspect and hence improve results. Dr Anil Bhan from New Delhi and Dr Rajesh Sharma (New Delhi) showed videos of various surgical techniques to highlight the significance of correct steps during surgery. A session was held on surgical site infection which was chaired by Dr Rana Sandip Singh.

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