General Surgery
About Department
The operation theatre complex of Vivekananda Polyclinic has six main OTs, one maximum containment OT, and one Ophthalmic OT.
Apart from these, there is one minor OT and one emergency OT. The main OT complex is provided with adequate space for preanaesthesia patient's hold up, post anaesthesia cases and relations waiting area.
Each theatre has advance version of Boyles Apparatus, vital function monitors and tiltable operation tables. In addition C-arm Image intensifier, laparoscopic sets, TURP, PCNL, lithotripsy, Renal Ureteroscopy and Hysteroscopy equipments, and operating microscope are also provided.
An average of 700 to 750 major and minor, routine or emergency surgeries in all age-groups are carried out every month. All types of general surgeries, and the surgeries related to Orthopedics, Trauma, Joint Replacement, ENT, Eye, Gynaecology, Urology, and Laparoscopy are done at VPIMS.
One high dependency operation theatre has been specially equipped for Neurosurgical operations and joint replacements.
A pain clinic on out-patient basis is also conducted adjacent to the operation theatre complex. It is supervised by highly skilled anaesthesiologists.