Fortis Banglore performs Bloodless heart surgery to save 16 year old

“My son used to feel breathless and would get tired even if he walked for few meters. We went to many hospitals for my son’s treatment but everyone suggested blood transfusion, which we could not accept”, said Vismantas’ mother Rita Sliesaravicius.

Rita came to India with a hope that her son’s life would be saved and it did come true when Dr Joseph Xavier, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Fortis Hospital Bannerghatta road agreed to the bloodless surgery. The initial struggle was not easy for the kid from moving one hospital to another and undergoing various tests and taking numerous medicines.

Vismantas came to Fortis hospitals about a one and half years ago where the tests revealed his lung pressure was on a higher side hence going ahead with the operation would have led to accumulation of fluids in the lungs and in the abdomen which would have led to further complications.

“We first medicated him for a year to decrease his lung pressure. After the pressure was optimized we performed the second stage operation by diverting the blood flowing from the lower part of the body to his lungs. As blood transfusion was ruled out, some special maneuvers were done to contain fluid leakage which happens due to higher venous pressures in this kind of operation. It was a high risk operation, as in a re- operation the patient tends to bleed more and further lose clotting factors and develop many other issues. After the surgery erythropoietin was given to induce the body to generate red blood cells,” said Dr. Joseph Xavier, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Fortis Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road.

“Today, my son has recovered well and doctors say that he can lead a normal life. I am grateful to the doctors at Fortis for giving my son a new lease of life”, said Rita Sliesaravicius, Vismantas’ mother.