Department Overview
DoctorsDepartment Overview
The department of palliative care has been started in our hospital to streamline the care given to the oncology patients as well as trauma patients who have become bed ridden. The speciality involves picking up the patients who need the care during their difficult times and support them along with the patient care takers. The primary aim of the care is to improve the wellbeing of the patient during the course of their treatment with essential elements like providing adequate pain relief, nutrition, psychological therapy, physiotherapy and also anaesthesia for palliative surgical procedures. Patients who suffer from cancer need palliative care right from the day of diagnosis which improves their general wellbeing and also guides them to further needs required in the course of treatment. No patient should suffer from symptoms like pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation, breathing difficulty is the ultimate motto of this speciality. The care is given in day care basis as well as to the inpatients and future plans are there to extend our services for doing homecare also along with Ngo support. The scope of care given here will be pain relief by both oral medication-like opioids, NSAIDs and by regional nerve blocks for certain conditions, psychological counselling to patient and primary care givers.
Presently we extend our services to adult palliative services with OP consultations on every Thursday between 9am and 4pm. Day care & in-patient services for symptom management are done on all days. For enquiry kindly contact - +919150026272
Doctors
Head of the department
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Dr S Rajasekaran
Pain and Palliative Care
Dr Raja Shanmuga Krishnan
Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon and Plastic Surgeon
Dr Raja Bhaskar Kanakeshwar
Extremity Cancer Surgeon
Dr Madhan Mohan
Dr Stephan Jebaraj D
Staff
Mrs. Beulah Jeniffer
Mrs. Muthuselvi
Specialization
- Anesthesiologists As Peri-operative Physician
- On Arrival Nerve Blocks in Trauma
- Regional Anaesthesia
- Anaesthesia for Major Spine Surgery
- Anaesthesia for Joint Replacement
- Anaesthesia for Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Anaesthesia for Hip Fractures
- Poly Trauma Management
Technology
MRI forms an essential part of evaluation of the musculoskeletal system. Having the advantage of no radiation and the ability to clearly define the status of bone and all soft tissues, it is the first choice for complete evaluation of the spine, joints and nervous system.
Non Contrast MR Angiogram of both Lower Limbs
The 3T Lumina platform acquired by the hospital recently is one of the latest in the world and with a special MOU with SIEMENS, Germany. IT has facilities for advanced sequences like Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, T1 rho, T2 relaxometry and UTE which are capable of not only looking at tissues with greater precision but are also capable looking at molecular variations taking radiological evaluation to the next generation of imaging. The systems are also loaded with special programs, Best examples are angiogram of the lower limbs , renal arteries without use of contrast. Its wide bore design is well accepted by the claustrophobic patients. There are plenty of advancements available with machine which adds to the safely of the patients by changing the way it scans depending on the patients biometry.
Two CT scans (Seimens Emotions 6, Somatom Go Now) which are employed for the day to day evaluation of patients with polytrauma and major injuries and complex orthopaedic and spinal problems. The machines are capable of performing high quality 3D images and also angiograms to evaluate vascular integrity.
Non Contrast MR Angiogram of both Lower Limbs
Our radiologists and technicians are also committed to your safety and have evolved numerous clinical and radiological protocols that reduce radiation exposure to the minimum. The CT machines are also provided with the latest dose reduction softwares that ensure the maximum reduction of radiation to every patient.
Apart from routine USGs, department is well focused on joint and soft tissue ultrasound avoiding unnecessary MRI or CT scan.
The department caters to more than 700 patients who require plain radiographs every day. As each patient may require a few to many X-ray exposures, the number of the Xray exposures per day frequently crosses 2000 per day. This requires machines which can handle this high turnover and also provide high quality digital images which are available without any delay and with high clarity. To meet this demand, the department has 12 state-of-the-art digital X-ray machines which include three ceiling mounted systems that allow special image acquisitions and stitching facility which are required for ‘Standing whole spine X-ray, whole limb alignment radiographs and specialized views of the limbs in major trauma.
Mammography is X-ray imaging of the breasts. For Further details Click here
Various image guided procedures are performed in department for diagnostic as well as therapeutic purpose.
Diagnostic procedures : Image guided biopsy and needle aspirations are accurate and safe since it is performed under image guidance.
Therapeutic procedures : Therapeutic procedures give quick results and are least invasive as compared to surgery. Most patients benefit from these procedures as they obtain rapid relief of pain which help in continuing physiotherapy and to avoid oral medications.
USG guided procedure :
Joint injections : These are particularity help help in age related changes in the joint and to avoid surgery as much as possible. People with Stiff shoulder have rapid and good relief by injection of medications directly into the joint. Tendon injections: Tennis elbow, golfers elbow, Achilles tendon problems, and plantar fasciitis can be effectively treated by targeted injection of the medications through ultrasound guidance.
USG Guided Hip Injection
Nerve root injections : Most accepted and well received by the patient is ultrasound guided nerve root injections in cervical disc prolapse. This might avoid surgery in many patients and give rapid pain relief.
CT guided procedures : Problem associated with backache like degenerative changes in sacroiliac joints, facet joints, pain in the tail bone regions are treated by CT guided selective joint and nerve root injections. Complex and difficult to access areas in body can be approached by CT scan guidance for biopsy and drainage procedures.
CT Guided Biopsy
- Siemens Lumina 3T MRI
- Siemens Magnetom Symphony 1.5 Tesla MRII
- Siemens MDCT (Somatom 128 slice)
- Siemens Magnetom Symphony 1.5 Tesla MRISiemens Multi-Slice CT (Somatom Emotion)
- Esoate (Mylab 5)
- Philips Affinity 70
- Siemens Acuson 500
- Wipro GE Logiq S7
- Siemens Digital X-Ray
- Digital X-Ray
- Siemens Mobile X-Ray
Wipro GE DEXA Scan OPG (Myray) Hyperion Hologic 3D Digital Mammogram
- AIRO - intra-operative CT navigation
- Siemens
- GE
- Sonosite
- Mindray
- Siemens Acuson 500
- Wipro GE Logiq S7
Department of Orthopaedic Radiology
Dr Pushpa BT
Dr. Raksha Algeri
