Chennai doctors save patient from leg amputation

Chennai | Thursday | 21st March, 2019

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The unique technique of vacuum-assisted wound closure -- VAC application -- was performed on the patient on the same day to save his limb.” Later the patient went into septicemia, and he was advised to undergo surgical removal of the limb to save his life.With intense fear, the patient approached Parvathy Hospital for further treatment. The patient developed a large area of skin muscle on both the upper and lower side of the foot. Initially, he was admitted to a nearby hospital where the wound was cleaned and multiple wires were fixed. A team of doctors examined the patient and advised him immediate surgery to avoid the risk of his limb from being amputatedDr Arul Sivakumar said, “The patient underwent a surgery for medically removing his dead tissues..