The AIIMS Cardiothoracic Lores Centre will run a special clinic on Sundays to meet the requirements ofpost-operative stopcock cases who bear frequent sanitarium visits for anticoagulation monitoring, beginning October 17.
Anticoagulation is used in cardiac surgery to help clot conformation on prosthetic heart faucets. Any case who has experienced surgery for valvular heart complaint and is entering oral anticoagulants will be eligible to visit the clinic.
“To meet the needs of post-operative valve patients who require frequent hospital visits for anticoagulation monitoring, the Cardiothoracic Centre is going to start an ‘Anti-coagulation Clinic’ for these patients, with effect from October 17,” a circular issued by AIIMS, CT Centre stated on Tuesday.
“Only stable patients who do not have any residual lesion are to be advised to attend this clinic, from their original OPD. Patients who are symptomatic and require intervention/close follow-up will continue to attend the original OPD,” it said.
The clinic will be managed by two elderly residers from the Department of CTVS and supervised by one adviser from CTVS, by gyration.
The Department of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Radiology, and Cardiac Biochemistry will give the installations of Echocardiography, Cineangiography and PT/ INR dimension, independently. Medical record section and nursing services will also share to smoothen the functioning of this OPD service.
“All the consultants from the Department of CTVS, and Department of Cardiology may send the stable patients to this clinic for future follow-up. If the patient requires any intervention, he will be referred back to the operating surgeon,” the circular added.
