Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon ·
Medanta - The Medicity , Gurgaon, India
30 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Hindi , English
Specialises in:
There are different kinds of cardio thoracic vascular conditions in children that Dr. Indivar Upadhyay treats and we have listed some of them here for your perusal.
Pediatric cardio thoracic vascular issues are mostly congenital in nature, in majority of the cases children are born with these issues. It is the pediatrician who is usually your first point of contact who works in tandem with the pediatric CTVS surgeon to ensure that your child get the best treatment available. Ailments related to CTV in children may be because of many reasons but the most common ones are:
There are many signs and symptoms of congenital CTV disease in children such as:
Symptoms that show fatigue and tiredness in your child even in less exertion means their is a possibility that they have a CTV condition. There are other signs and symptoms such as heart palpitations and chest pain that signal a CTV condition. Kindly act fast when you realise that the symptoms present in your child are the ones linking them to a CTV condition.
The operating hours of the doctor are from 10 am to 4 pm from Monday to Friday and 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The surgeons who perform pediatric CTVS surgeries are adept and exceptionally skilled and ensure the best results.
Please find here some of the various popular procedures that Pediatric CTVS entails:
A high degree of precision is needed for pediatric CTVS procedures as they are extremely critical and crucial. Best practices based patient centric approach should be followed by the doctor when performing pediatric CTVS. Good multidisciplinary care is the need of the hour post pediatric CTVS for a smooth rehabilitation process to everyday life.
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A pediatric CTVS surgeon diagnoses and treats Cardiothoracic Vascular conditions in children. This specialty has more recent origins than many other specialties that are being performed by surgeons there has been fast paced growth in the techniques in the last few decades. This specialty is concerned with conditions that are linked to life and death scenarios owing to which the technologies and techniques in this field have advanced rapidly. The surgeons work as a team with pediatricians, cardiologists, oncologists, anaesthesiologists and other healthcare personnel as well such as technicians and intensive care staff.
The many tests that are important before and during consultation for pediatric CTVS are as follows:
The process related to pediatric CTVS can be better streamlined with lesser risk and higher success rates if tests are completed before and during the procedures. The doctor takes treatment related decisions while referring to the tests which therefore greatly impact the outcome of the procedure. The diagnostic tests, physical exam and the medical history are a constituent of the treatment process defined by the pediatric CTVS.
When the health condition in the child is related to heart, lungs, pleural or mediastinal structures then it entails a visit to the pediatric CTVS. When faced with a health situation, it is best to not wait for the situation to worsen and to seek medical treatment right away. The treatment plan designed by the pediatric CTVS for each child is customised owing to the differences in the health condition and other parameters for each patient. These are life enabling procedures which have gained a lot with extensive research based upgradations happening regularly.
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