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High-Tech Healing Opportunities in India

The health care sector in India has witnessed an enormous growth in infrastructure in the private and voluntary sector. The  private sector, which was very modest in the early stages, has now become a flourishing industry equipped with the most  modern state-of-the-art technology at its disposal. It is estimated that 75-80 per cent of health care services and  investments in India are now provided by the private sector.

An added plus has been that India has one of the largest pharmaceutical industries in the world. It is self sufficient in drug  production and exports drugs to more than 180 countries.

The privatization of the medicare sector has brought with it five-star facilities and world-class treatments. The country can  now boast of a number of corporate hospitals. India is a source market for professionals in the medical field for most of  the  renowned hospitals around the world. Hi-tech medical facilities have become a necessity following consumer demand  along  the world’s fastest growing middle class. India offers at its own comparable success rates and service levels  directly  in proportion to the high – value system and natural caring that comes with its millennia heritage. Indian hospitals  are becoming known internationally for standards of health care delivery, comparable to the best in the world. India has  technology and the skilled super specialists coupled with sound infrastructure and paramedical staff to take on  international  competition.

Major hospitals in Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and New Delhi have recorded a twelve per cent patient flow from   neighboring and South East Asian counties. This is because people have realized that they can now have access to  international quality medicare at much leser cost in comparison to other countries. The average cost of a cardiac surgery at the  best hospital is very nominal with a success rate of 98.5 per cent, which is comparable to the best institutions in the  world. A bone marrow transplant costs are also unbelievable low in comparison to the international market.

Technologies for the new millennium including electro-cardiography through conferencing will soon be introduced in India,  making it feasible for doctors to benefit from the advice of other experts. 

Indian doctors recently performed the country’s first robot-assisted heart surgery which reduces the risk and trauma  associated with critical conditions. This operation, performed at the Escorts Health Institute and research Centre (EHIRC)  is incidentally, the first of its kind in any developing nation.

Cardiac Care

Cardiac care has become a specialty in India with names such as the  Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, all India Institute of Medical Sciences and Apollo Hospital becoming names to reckon with. They combine the latest innovations in medical electronics with unmatched expertise of leading cardiologists and cardio-thoracic surgeons. These centers have the distinction of providing comprehensive cardiac care spanning from basic facilities in preventive cardiology to the most sophisticated curative technology. The technology is contemporary and world class and the volumes handled match global bench – marks. They also specialize in offering surgery to high risk patients with the introduction of innovative techniques of minimally invasive and robotic surgery. Renowned Indian hospitals like Apollo and Escorts Heart Institute today, are equipped to handle all phases of heart diseases from the elementary to latest clinical procedures like inter-ventionla cardiac catherisation and surgical cardiac transplants. Their success rate at an average of 98.50 per cent is at par with leading cardiac centers around the world. Leading heart centers like the Escorts Heart Institute have Cardiac Care Units with sophisticated equipment and investigative facilities like Echocardiography with coloured Doppler, Nu-clear Scanning and Coronary Angiography. The Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology in Bangalore, the Cardiology Hospital in Kanpur, the Heart Hospital in Calicut and the Sree Sudihindra. Medical Mission Hospital in Cochin are some hospitals in India devoted exclusively to cardiac treatment.

Bone Marrow Transplant

Major hospitals in India have oncology units comprising surgical oncology. Medical and radiation therapy as well as the crucial Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT). The BMT unit with high pressure hipa filters has helped achieve a very high success rate in the various types of transplantation. Cord Blood Transplant and Mismatched Allogenic Stem Cell Transplant have also been performed successfully. All this become more significant considering the fact that the treatment costs one-tenth as compared to the west. Special surgeons are available for individual organs. Plastic surgeons of repute provide treatment for head and neck cancer and other malignancies. Facilities offered include tele-therapy, which includes simulation workstations to ensure high precision and safety during treatment at the 18 MVlinear acceleratorlinear accelerator linear acceleratorIn orthopedics,the Ilizarov technique is practiced for the treatment of limbdeformities, limb shortening and disfiguration.
 

Dialysis and Kidney Transplant

Common diseases like diabetes, hypertension and chronic glomerulo-nephritis can lead to permanent loss of renal functions – with dialysis and renal transplantation being the frequent outcome. The emergence of new therapeutic interventions has created opportunities in India to manage the progressions of renal diseases. Major hospitals in India like Holy Family Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, Apollo, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Batra Hospital, Bombay Hospital and Hinduja Hospital have departments of Nephrology and Organ Transplant equipped with the latest computerized dialysis machines, reverse osmosis water plant to provide pure and trace element-free water supply, as well as state-of-the-art facilities in the operating rooms and Transplant Intensive Care Units. For those who need renal replacement therapy, services like Hem dialysis, Chronic Ambulatory Peritonela Dialysis (CAPD) and Transplantation are also available.

In addition to the basic Haemodialysis facilities, the patients’ requirements for other modalities of treatment such as Continuous Arterio – Venous Haemofilteration (CAVH), Continuous Cycler – Venous Haemofilteration (CVVH), Continuous Cycler – Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis (CCPD) are also available. You can also avail the bicarbonate dialysis facility at these centres. Round the clock service available at these hospitals for the critically ill patients in the intensive care units who may need fluid, electrolyte management and renal supportive therapy. The cost of getting a dialysis is very less in compared to to another countries.  Similarly a kidney transplant package in India is available for far lower cost which is comparatively much cheaper than what it would cost in another countries.

Neurosurgery & Trauma Surgery

In this area the procedures like replacement arthroplasties, diagnostic and operative arthos-copy spinal surgeries including Harringtone Rod Instrumentation for scoliosis, corrective procedure for poliomyelitis and cerebral palsy, micro-cascular surgical procedures and automated percutanneous lumbar discectomy are performed with excellent results. In addition, the advanced Luque technique is employed for the correction of complex scoliosis, and decompression and stabilization of fractures of dorsal and lumbar spine with paraplegia, by neurosurgeons with excellent training and background. Many super-specialty hospitals in India like AIIMS, Ram Kumar Manohar Lohia Hospital, Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences and Apollo Hospitals have advanced faculties devoted to the treatment of the entire range of brain and spinal disorders with highly experienced neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuro-anaesthetists and neuro – radiologists. Treatment of intra-and juxta-cranial, spinal tumours and vascular malformations, aneuryasms and thrombolysis for brain attacks are done at these centre. Hospitals like Apollo employ state-of-the-art LINAC – based stereo tactic radio surgery system outside the USA. The Clinac 600SR Linear Accelerator with XKNIFE system is a highly sophisticated computer-driven technology used for removal of appropriately selected brain tumours, arteriovenous malformations and other abnormalities.

Joint Replacement Surgery

Shoulder / Hip replacement and bilateral knee replacement surgery using the most advanced keyhole or endoscopic surgery and arthroscopy is done at several hospitals, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Holy Family Hospital in Delhi, Bombay Hospital, Leelavati and Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai and the Madras Institute of Orthopedics and Trauma Sciences. Some hospitals like Apollo in Delhi have Operation Theatres with Laminar Air Flow System which compares with the best in the USA and the UK. A knee joint replacement costs in India  less than 50 % comparable to other countries.

Vascular Surgery

Removal of the gall bladder, the spleen, the bowel and other organs like the adrenals, an operation for porlaps rectum and hiatus hernia repair have become fairly commonplace in almost all the major specialty hospitals in India. Experts are easily available and accessible and the workload at most of these hospitals ensures that the doctors have enormous experience. High intensive care treatment at much cheaper rates than in the west is available at most of these centers.

Refractive Surgery

Refractive surgery is gaining popularity in India both among the public as well as among    ophthalmoloists. Till a few years ago only a few centers performed high volume radial keratotomy.   Today, the highest international quality of eye care for cornea, cataract, squint and glaucoma is   available in over 40 centers, all over India. When it comes to reliability, India has the best   ophthalmic surgeons with clinics – academic expertise honed to perfection in the best possible   institutions. Apollo Hospital, Gurunanak Eye Centre, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre For Ophthalmic   Sciences and Mohan Eye Centre in Delhi, Shankar Naytralaya in Chennai, and L.V. Prasad   hospital in Hyderabad are just some of the more popular eye care hospitals. The No Stitch   Cataract Surgery with the most modern way of removing cataract through the use of    Phacoemulsification procedure can be performed in India for a very little amount.

Facilities for PRK, myopia and astigmatism are now available  in almost all parts of the country. Hyperopics and LASIK are available and even supra hard cataracts are treated using just  1 mm incision instead of the 3 mm incision size. Photo-refractive keratectomy or PRK treats the surface of the cornea with  the Excimer laser while LASIK treats the inner tissue of the cornea. For this reason, with LASIK there is less area to heal,  less risk of scarring, less risk of corneal haze, less post –operative pain and vision often returns very rapidly.

Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine is now commonplace. As it involves use of radioactive isotopes in very  small doses in diagnosing and treatment of diseases, radioactive medicine is injected or  administered orally and the distribution in the organ is scanned using a Gamma camera.  Tariffs are low and following treatments are tests are offered at very nominal cost. Thallium rest (SPECT), Lung  perfusion and venogram of upper or lower limbs, Ventilation study,  whole body skeletal study, Thyroid scan. Various non-cardiac  planar / SPECT studies for bone, thyroid, liver and lungs scanning functions are performed at  specialized centre in India. Diagnostic imaging of the brain, stomach, kidneys, heart,  adrenal glands as well as sites of occult infection with the help of sophisticated  Gamma Gacera with tomographic facilities linked to computer systems can also be performed at many of these centre.

Cosmetic Surgery


A new dimension of the medical field taking off in India is cosmetic surgery which utilizes  some of the latest techniques in corrective procedures. Some disfigurations corrected  include hair restoration (hari implants, hair flaqs, and scalp reductions), rhinoplasties   (reshaping or recontouring of the nose) stalling of the aging process (face lift, cosmetic  eyelid surgery, brow lift, sub-metal lumpectomy for double chin), dermabrasions (sanding  of  the face), otoplasty for protruding ears, chin and cheek enlargement, lip reductions,  various types of breast surgery and reconstruction and liposuction.Non invasive surgical  procedures like streotactic radio surgery and radiotherapy for brain tumours are practiced  successfully .  

 

Urology



Several superspeciality hospitals in India offer comprehensive Urological services to  diagnose and treat stone disease, urological cancer, incontinence, infertility, impotency  and  other urinary difficulties. Advanced methods such as lithotripsy for treating kidney and   ureteric stones without surgery are available with complementary methods of treating  stones endoscopically. Advanced machines like the Lithostar obvert the need for   anaesthesia in the treatment of kidney and ureteric stones. High tech facilities for the  treatment of prostate, bladder cancers, urethral strictures are also available. Investigation  and treatment facilities for impotence and male/female infertility exist with specialized  facilities for pharmacotherapy, cavernosometry and cavernosography, in addition to doppler   studies for the assessment of blood flow.


 

Osteoporosis



Leading hospitals in India are well equipped to detect and treat bone loss in its earliest  stages, so as to prevent the disease or lessen its impact. Doctors in leading hospitals  have  the expertise for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis that involves an  objective, quantifiable measurement of the patient’s bone mass or bone density. Advanced  technology called the DXA for bone densitometry is available. During a comprehensive  bone  evaluation with DXA, the patient lies comfortably still on a padded table while the   DXA unit scans one or more areas, usually the fractured spine or the hip. The entire  process takes only minutes to scan depending on the number of sites scanned. It involves  no injections or invasive procedures and the patient remains fully clothed.


 

Gynecology & Obstetrics

Leading Indian hospitals with gynecology departments and women’s hospitals have  facilities for the prevention and early detection of gynecological disorders. Many  hospitals  have women check-up programmers designed to detect the earliest signs of  disorders of  the breast and the organs of reproduction as well as catering to the  contraceptive needs of  women. A mammogram, an ultrasound of the pelvis and a pap-  smear of the cervix are an  integral part of any good woman check-up. Specialist medical as well as surgical care is  available for all types of gynecological problems like menstrual abnormalities, prolapse,  fibroids and other tumors of the uterus and ovaries, tubal recanalisation by microsurgery  and care of the infertile couple. State-of-the-art  gynecological surgery is available with world class equipment and expertise using  minimally invasive techniques. Entopic pregnancies, ovarian cysts and tumors, fibroids endometriosis, tubal blocks and even hysterectomies  can be performed laparoscopically. Hospitals like Apollo have state-of-the-art IVF labs  backed by highly experienced  doctors who have been involved in the field of in (ART).

A full range of diagnostic procedures are available for the infertile couple. Treatment for the disorders of Ovulation, controlled  ovarian stimulation, Intra-Utrine Insemination (IUI), Intra-Fallopian Tubal Insemination (IFI), In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and  Gamete Intra—Fallopian Transfer (GIFT), Embryo Transger (ET), Zygote Intra-Fallopian Transfer (ZIFT), sperm donation,  freezing egg/oocyte donation, replacement of frozen embryos, full range of treatment of male infertility including micro-   manipulation technology – Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) and surrogacy. The emphasis is on optimizing each  couple’s chance of achieving a pregnancy by combining the best scientific and medical practice with the highest standard  of  care.

 Health Check – Up



Many common and life-threatening conditions can be treated successfully if detected early. Many leading hospitals in India have health check-up programmers that screen every part  of  the body meticulously and professionally. A proper health check-up scans your bio  history, interprets signals and provides the opportunity for the proverbial “stitch in time”. A  heart check-up constituting of echocardiography, consultation by a senior cardiologist,  blood test, general test and haemogram can go a long way in ensuring a healthy heart. The  test can be done at any of the leading cardiac hospitals or private clinics.

 

A comprehensive health check – up contains the following tests:

1

Doctors consultation and full medical examination.

2 Blood tests
3 Complete Haemogram (hb,TLC, DLC, ESR Haematocrit, Peripheral Smear)
4 Blood Group (ABO, RH).
5 Blood Sugar
6 Blood Urea
7 Serum Uric Acid
8 Serum Creatinine
9 Serum Cholesterol
10 Lipid Profile
11 Urine and Faeces Examination
12 X-Ray Chest PA
13 ECG
14 Exercise Stress Test (TMT)
15 Stress Screening by Psychologist
16 Eye Examination
17 Gynaecologist Consultation and Pap Smear Test
18 Post Check-up consultation
19 Optional Tests

Some additional tests may be advised by your doctor, which may include:

1 Pulmonary Function Tests
2 Ultrasound Screening for the Abdomen
3 ENT Examination
4 Screening for Thyroid Disease
5 Hepatitis B Screening to Assess Immunity and for Detection of Carriers.
6 A test for AIDS can also be requested
7 Screening for Kidney Disease

These tests can be done at any leading hospital, private and public.

 

Pioneering Institutions

Facilities at Major Hospitals

Reception and Registration Desk: Patients are requested to contact the reception counter which functions round the clock , for registration. On registration the patient will be issued a card with the registration number to be used for all future  references and consultation. In case of an emergency, the patient will be admitted into the emergency ward, stabilized and  later shifted to a suitable room. There is a facility for one attendant to stay with the patient in the room. Patients under 5  years will be allowed two attendants.

 
Payment for your medical treatments

Patients who opt for the package deal will pay the specified amount in full before admission. Customer satisfaction is of   prime importance. Our Team will make the complete planing for your Treatments, appointments with the doctors, arranging    nursing facilities, appropriate food, Cars, Drivers, cook or any other service which may be needed during your treatment.     Special nurses  can be arranged through the Nursing Supervisor. A 24-hour pharmacy is available. Room rent is inclusive of  diet for the  patient. An in-house laundry service is available for patients and their attendants at an extra cost. A 24 – hr   NSD/SD facility  is available. So are internet, Fax and e-mail facilities. Safe deposit lockers are available on request. Probably the greatest  conceptual advance of this century in Therapeutic Oncology is the principle of the elimination of the   neoplastic process with  conservation of both anatomy and physiology. Outstanding examples are conservation of limbs in   Osteosarcoma,  preservation of female breast in malignancies of the organ and the saving of the larynx inlaryngeal cancer   by a multimodal  approach in management. Equally amazing has been the cure of certain acute leukemias by Bone marrow   transplatation. Imaging with MRI, a hypertension research centre and facilities for haemodialysis and kidney transplantation  are available at Akila Hospitals at Trichy. The hospital boasts a transplant team with 8 specialists, bone marrow transplant  team along with five specialists call to Sri Lanka, Sharjah, Kuwait and major Indian cities.In Chennai, the Vijaya Heart  Foundation’s 79 beds has a state-of-the-art cardiology and cardiology and cardio-thoracic surgical unit manned by  competent and experienced staff. The Vijaya Health Centre with 270 beds offers diagnostic facilities in laboratory, X-ray,  ultrasound, treadmill, endoscope, C.T. Scan M.R.I. and nuclear medicine. Patients needing any further guidance may  contact us for more detials.

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