King Abdulaziz Medical City
The integrated workshop for coronary artery catheterization by hand will be held daily tomorrow and the day after tomorrow at the King Abdulaziz Center for Cardiac Diseases and Surgery in the King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guard in Riyadh, in the presence of German Professor Stephen Hoffmann and some Arab and Saudi doctors, and the distinguished participation of a number of Saudi cardiologists and some Arab brothers In addition to a number of nursing staff and technicians in cardiac catheterization rooms from various cardiac centers in the Kingdom.
The cardiac consultant and head of the catheterization department at the Heart Center in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Dr.Muhammad Belghith Al-Barqi, explained to the National Guard that the aim of this medical gathering is to introduce this medical technique and how to prepare and work in this way, which differs from the traditional method, which is catheterization from the thigh, where the manual artery is used from The carious way, after making sure of the amount of blood that is pumped to the palm, and in the same way, a catheter tube is ed into the heart and dilated with balloon and stents if necessary and the rate of blockage is more than 70%.
Dr. Al-Barqi indicated - in a press statement on this occasion - that the workshop program includes many scientific lectures related to this method, new medical technology and how to deal with difficulties in the field of cardiac catheterization.
There will also be a direct transfer of this type of operation from operating rooms to the lecture hall, as well as practical training on the (simulated) device for the first time in the Kingdom, which will enhance the experience of doctors, technicians and nursing staff in cardiac catheterization operations in the future.
Dr. Al-Barqi said // This new method of catheterization has many benefits as it reduces the problems of bleeding that occurs through the thigh and at the same time it is comfortable for the patient, as the patient can move and leave the hospital two hours after the operation, as well as eating and drinking directly within an hour. To two hours, in addition to the freedom of movement of the hand, as well as a shortening of the number of hours the patient spends in the hospital //, stressing that this method will help provide some beds for heart patients.
It is noteworthy that this workshop is being held for the second time in a row, as it was held last year with the participation of Professor Stefan Hoffman, who at the time expressed his admiration for the scientific level of the Saudi doctor, as well as the advanced medical equipment at the King Abdulaziz Center for Cardiac Surgery.
