Jaga & Kalia have been successfully separated after a marathon surgery at AIIMS
Bhubaneswar, 27th Oct: The conjoined twins from Kandhamala District of Odisha Jaga & Kalia have been successfully separated after a marathon surgery that lasted for nearly 18-hours at AIIMS, New Delhi, Yesterday. But, sources said that the condition of the siblings is still critical. Both the children are now on the ventilator inside the ICU and are coming out of anesthesia. Next 15 to 18 days are ‘critical’ for the twin brothers , inside sources said.
A special team comprising of 20 surgeons including four Odia doctors and 10 anesthesiologists led by AK Mahapatra and other paramedical staff successfully conducted the separation surgery of the conjoined twins. The doctors team of AIIMS conceded that it is an extremely complex case and performing surgery was next to impossible as such condition is reported once in 2.5 million cases while the survival rate is also very minimal. The condition of Kalia is much better than his brother Jaga, sources confirmed.
AIIMS officials revealed that such challenges in the separation were never seen before keeping in view the long duration of the surgery.
Apart from 3.5 litres of blood, the doctors’ team had to meticulously plan each and every step right from the day of admission at AIIMS, New Delhi. As the team had got ample time prior surgery, the blood bank at the hospital made necessary arrangements for the AB + blood which is a rare blood group. Due care was taken to ensure that anesthesia was administered to the twins simultaneously keeping in view the possibilities of excess blood loss, entry of air into their system and hyperthermia. Though the major part of separation has been completed, post-operative management still remains a concern as there is no skin on the skull and there are possibilities of infection and other issues, Medical team said. They added that, As of now, they have separated the twins and kept them under observation.
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