SSKM docs reattach severed hands of man through lengthy surgery

Kolkata | Tuesday | 14th January, 2020

Summary:

The doctors at the plastic surgery department of the Trauma Care Centre at SSKM have carried out the surgery, which falls in the list of rare cases of bilateral limb replantation across the globe. The doctors at the hospital suggested the victim's colleagues to shift him to SSKM Hospital, as they lacked adequate infrastructure to perform the surgery. The victim was finally brought to SSKM Hospital. Two separate teams of doctors were formed to conduct the surgery on both hands simultaneously, on an emergency basis. The doctors at the plastic surgery department did not waste any time and took all the precautionary measures before taking the patient to the operation theater..