HYDERABAD: While new surgical lights have been fixed in the operation theatres of Osmania General Hospital in the city, rusted operation tables continue to exist at Mini Operation Theatre (MOT) and pose the hazard of infections to patients.
Patients with minor wounds are cleansed and stitched on the rusted tables. Apart from minor injuries, patients who have open wounds with pus overflowing are operated in the MOT.
According to hospital superintendent Dr B Nagender, new operation tables have been procured and will be fixed at the earliest. Doctors say they also need autoclaves to sterilise surgical instruments. The issue was highlighted in several reports published in this newspaper earlier.
Meanwhile, on a positive note, the practice of using LED bulbs and mobile torch to throw light while performing critical surgeries in the Operation Theatres (OTs) of Osmania General Hospital (OGH) has come to an end with new surgical lights installed.
Earlier, doctors had difficulty in viewing the internal organs of patients. There were instances when they had cut blood vessels instead of muscles which were fixed immediately. To fix the issue, LED bulbs were installed above the operation tables or they used mobile torches.
The issue was highlighted in these columns on August 27 and it was pursued with officials in the state health and family welfare department. “New surgical lights have been fixed in most of the OTs. The situation is better now,” sources said.
In need of renovation
The Mini Operation Theatre (MOT) in Gandhi Hospital too is in dire need of renovation. Sources in the hospital say that patients in immediate need of surgery are being operated upon on rusted tables. The hydraulic operation table in the hospital’s MOT has become dysfunctional. Hospital superintendent Dr P Shravan Kumar says three new operation tables have been procured which will be handed over to surgeons. “All instruments sought will also be provided,” says Dr Shravan Kumar.