First paeds open heart surgery at NICVD, TM Khan

The paediatric cardiothoracic surgical team at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in Tando Muhammad Khan performed its first successful open heart surgery on a toddler on Wednesday.

A team, led by Dr Sohail Khan and Dr Saad Badar Zakai, and comprising Dr Abdul Sattar Shaikh and Dr Amin Khuwaja successfully operated on two-year-old Abbas Ali from Badin, for free. The toddler was diagnosed with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). He is currently in stable condition, and recovering.

#NICVD has achieved another milestone by performing first paediatric open-heart surgery successfully at #NICVDTandoMuhammadKhan.
NICVD aims at bridging the gap of heart healthcare across #Sindh Province & ensuring that we provide specialized care at the doorstep of every patient. pic.twitter.com/u8fTbmPydL

— NICVD (@nicvd_karachi) September 9, 2020

Over 150 adult cardiac surgeries have been performed at the 100-bed facility, which provides cardiac healthcare services free of charge, since its establishment. Services at NICVD Tando Muhammad Khan include cardiac emergency, consulting clinics, interventional cardiology and critical care for cardiac patients.