SMS Medical College Surgeon dies of cardiac arrest during conference
Gondia: A senior general surgeon at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College Hospital, Jaipur, died due to cardiac arrest while attending a surgeon’s conference in Gondia district of Maharashtra.
According to news reports, Dr B.L Yadav complained of acute chest pain on Sunday during the conference, following which he was immediately taken by fellow doctors to a nearby hospital. Emergency resuscitative measures were initiated at the hospital, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). But despite all the efforts, his condition deteriorated rapidly, leading to cardiac arrest and death.
According to a report by Bhaskar English, Dr Yadav was serving as a Senior Professor in the Department of General Surgery at SMS Medical College and had been appointed as a Nodal Officer of the Trauma Centre last year. A resident of Begas village in Jaipur district, he was widely regarded as a committed surgeon with a strong work ethic and hands-on clinical approach.
The daily reported that just three days before his death, Dr Yadav had performed a complex and major abdominal surgery at SMS Hospital, where a 10-kg tumour was successfully removed from a female patient. The surgery was carried out along with his surgical team and was considered a high-risk but successful procedure.
Beyond his clinical responsibilities, he was also an active figure in professional medical bodies. About six months ago, he was elected unopposed as President of the Rajasthan Chapter of the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), as no other nominations were filed against him across the state. Prior to this, he had served as National Treasurer of the Association for three years.
Following news of his demise, SMS Medical College Principal Dr Deepak Maheshwari, along with several senior doctors and faculty members, visited his private residence in Jaipur to pay their respects and offer condolences to the bereaved family.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported a similar incident, in which a 40-year-old female doctor suffered a cardiac arrest while addressing delegates at an international urology conference in Indore on Saturday. She collapsed on stage during her presentation and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.
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