New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Highlighting the growing incidence of Hernia cases in the country and the prevalent lack of awareness among patients, Dr Pradeep Chowbey, Chairman, Max Institute of Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super-Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi cautions Hernia patients to not fear any surgical treatment and seek advanced solutions available today for Hernia repair.
Due to lack of awareness and attention towards this condition, many patients do not take hernia seriously and delay medical consultation. The lifetime risk of inguinal hernia repair is high: As per prevailing rates we estimate it at 27 per cent for men and 3 per cent for women. Current estimates suggest that more than 8.5 Lakh Inguinal Hernia cases comes to medical attention every year. There is significant elevation of mortality after emergency operations. Yet, the condition often goes unnoticed and devoid of any discussions about its treatment. Most inguinal
Highlights Delaying time-sensitive elective operations may lead to deteriorating health, worsening quality of life, and unnecessary deaths, said Dr Pradeep Chowbey.
He also noted, There is a risk that delayed treatment of benign conditions as a result of pandemic-related cancellations will lead to deterioration in individual patients conditions In India, 80% of surgeries are done in private care wherein 90% are elective and 10% emergency, said Dr Chowbey.
New Delhi: The CovidSurg Collaborative research study based on a 12-week period of peak disruption to hospital services due to COVID-19 has predicted that around 28 million elective surgeries across the globe could be cancelled or postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. This cancellation or postponement will lead to patients facing a lengthy wait for their health issues to be resolved.