A rare heart intervention was performed by the doctors of the Hemodynamics service at QSUT, saving the life of a 27-year-old man.
The news was announced by the Minister of Health, Ogerta Manastirliu, through a post on social networks, where she published the doctor's statement and footage of the operation that lasted 5 hours.
For the first time in Albania, the CRT-D device (resynchronization therapy and implantable cardiac defibrillator) was placed, as well as the placement of a subcutaneous probe for cardiac defibrillation.
The operation was performed by the team of doctors Ormir Shurdha and Mirald Gina, the staff of Hemodynamics nurses with head nurse Ledja Grrica, and the help of anesthesiologist Saimir Kuçi.
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The doctors of the Hemodynamics service at #QSUT perform miracles with a 27-year-old man whose life they save, with a rare heart intervention that lasted 5 hours.
For the first time in Albania, the CRT-D device (resynchronization therapy and implantable cardiac defibrillator) was placed, as well as the placement of a subcutaneous probe for cardiac defibrillation. CRT-D devices are very expensive devices and carry a high degree of difficulty to place, but thanks to the investments made in the QSUT and the qualification of the medical staff, the subtle intervention that proved successful for the young 27- year old.
Super work of the team of doctors with Dr. Ormir Shurdha, Dr. Mirald Gina, the nursing staff of Hemodynamics with head nurse Ledja Grrica, and the special assistance for anesthesia of Dr. Saimir Kuçi