Senthilbalaji's surgery concludes, to be shifted to CCU
The surgery went on for almost five hours, according to reports.
Senthilbalaji; medical bulletin of the minister
CHENNAI: After almost five hours, Minister Senthilbalaji's bypass surgery has ended at the Kauvery hospital in Chennai. He is expected to remain under anaesthesia for three more hours, Thanthi TV reported, adding he would be shifted to the Critical Care Unit (CCU).
The bypass surgery was performed by a six-member team led by Dr AR Raghuraman.
The minister is expected to stay at the CCU for three days and will be under medical supervision for seven days. The medical bulletin issued by the hospital stated that the minister is, "Hemodynamically stable and being monitored in the postoperative cardiothoracic intensive care unit by the multidisciplinary team of doctors and nurses."
The graft-hit minister was diagnosed with three blocks in his blood vessels upon undergoing coronary angiogram after he reported chest pain subsequent to his arrest by the ED on June 14.
Senthilbalaji was shifted to the private hospital from Government multi super speciality hospital, Omandurar on June 15 for bypass surgery after critical blocks were identified in the blood vessels.
The hospital sources said that he was brought to the hospital with a history of cardiac problems and was advised to perform Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery by the experts at the Kauvery hospital.
The hospital treated him for blood thinner, after reviewing the blood flow the surgery was planned after assessing his fitness for anaesthesia.
Inputs from Bureau
