Another human life has been saved thanks to surgery conducted by surgeon Gigo Pichkhaia!

A 55-year-old man was taken in by emergency crew at the National Center of Surgery with four wounds to the chest. Clinically, the picture of shock was apparent, nevertheless, a differential diagnosis was required, and the patient was brought to the operating room within minutes after being diagnosed with a heart injury.

A reassessment after a chest dissection found two wounds in the left ventricle near the apex of the heart. One of them, up to one centimeter in size and heavily bleeding, and the other, stabbed, non-intrusive. The bleeding from the dissection was stopped in 1,5-2 minutes. Suturing the proper locations and emptying the pericardium and pleura completed the operation. Gigo Pichkhaia, the operating surgeon and the head of the surgery department, goes into depth about the procedure and the patient's health:

„The most difficult operation was carried out!" In a nutshell, we had three stitches on a functioning, broken heart. During such an injury, 80-90% of the patients do not even make it to the clinic alive; nevertheless, as you know, simply making it to the clinic is insufficient if the hospital is not properly equipped! This man was fortunate to be transported to the National Center of Surgery. Of course, in such a scenario, to obtain a positive outcome, it is critical to swiftly diagnose the patient and provide appropriate assistance, which our center's medical personnel did exceptionally well„.

It may be simple to say, but it requires a significant amount of resources. There was silence in the operating room after the last suture was inserted. These were moments of triumph over death and another surviving life. Even though the operation was performed in the least amount of time, we all felt physically and emotionally exhausted afterward, however, this exhaustion would not prevent us from achieving the intended effect. The patient was admitted to the critical care unit for two days before being transferred to the surgery unit.

He is now more steady and feels better. He will be released from the hospital today and will continue his treatment at home. A cardiologist and a heart surgeon are already involved for additional monitoring and supervision, and he is still receiving medication and treatment under their supervision.”