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| Vivus group shares the vision
of our illustrious Ex-President
of India, Sri
APJ Abdul Kalam to reach technology to the
doorstep of the peoples with our mobile cath lab
services, we are fulfilling our dream of redefining
cardiac care at an affordable price. Our endeavors
should bring shine to lives of many. |
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Mobile
Cath Lab: |
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Heart disease
are on the increase in India. It is estimated
that 10% of urban adult population and 5%
of rural adult population have heart disease.
20-30% of these require specialized investigation
and treatment. It has been a paradox that
though 80% of Indian population live in semi
urban and rural areas, almost all the advanced
healthcare facilities are established in urban
areas. For example, there are nearly ten advanced
cardiac centres in Bangalore, which has a
population of 7 million, where as no such
centre is present in districts of Mandya,
Kolar, Hassan & Tumkur, which have a combined
population of nearly 10 million. |
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| Due
to this paradox, patients with heart
disease have to travel long distance
from their village and towns to reach
Bangalore for their heart care. This
inconvenience itself make people not
to seek medical attention. In addition,
the additional cost and inconvenience
of bringing their near & dear ones
to the city is also a significant burden.
So many patients who need and deserve
better medical attention do not get
the benefit. This increases the morbidity
& mortality of the population and
long term a big drain on resources.
For example, for estimated 1,00,000
people in Mandya district requiring
advanced heart care, only about 1000
people seek such treatment per year. |
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To alleviate this problem,
Vivus group wants to reach the technology
to the doorstep of the people. Hence we have
launched the service of Mobile Cardiac Catheterization
Laboratory. The mobile cath - lab consists
of sophisticated cardiac cath lab on wheels.
The equipment is housed in a 40 feet trailer,
which is bacteria free and air conditioned.
The trailer can be taken to any part of the
state, on regular roads. The cardiac catheterization
is done inside the trailer and recovery of
patient occurs in any hospital or nursing
home with modest facilities. |
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This has many advantages.
Foremost, this avoids the inconvenience
of patients traveling to big cities
to avail the facilities. The procedure
can be done in familiar surroundings
with close family and friends available
to the patient. This relieves the
anxiety and apprehension of getting
a procedure done in a big unfriendly,
unfamiliar city. The family doctor,
who is always a friend, philosopher
and guide to rural people can be present
during the procedure to take immediate
decision and offer solace to the patient.
The cost of the procedure also is
less, as the equipment with trailer,
is far less expensive than a very
sophisticated equipment with bigger
infrastructure in a major hospital
in the city.
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Not all patients who have
heart problem require bypass surgery or angioplasty.
The angiogram can clearly tell us the severity
and extent of the heart problem. Patients
with milder disease can be managed medically
at their home town.Only patients with severe
disease then need to come to a city for advanced
treatment like angioplasty or bypass surgery.
This kind of screening further simplifies
and reduces the cost of health care. |
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Initially
patients are screened by their family
doctor for evaluation of their heart
problem. If patients are detected to
have heart disease, then they are referred
to the nodal centre, where a cardiologist
from Vivus group will examine the patient
and decide about the need for Coronary
angiogram, on a designated date. Once
a month, usually on a weekend, the mobile
cath lab will come to the nodal centre
and cardiologist of the Vivus group
in association with the family doctor
will conduct the test. If patient requires
further treatment, then they are sent
to Bangalore.
We intend offer these services initially
at district headquarters like Kolar,
Mandya, Hassan and Tumkur. Later we
would be offering these services at
taluk level. |
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