First Ayurvedic surgery |
A group of doctors conducted what they called "the world`s first" ayurvedic surgery upon an 83-year-old-man, Ojaswi Sharma, at a hospital in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The surgery involved removing the 240-gram prostate from the body, without the use of antibiotics.Doctors used ayurvedic herbs, such as Amla (Indian gooseberry), turmeric, shigru (drumstick) and guggul (gum resin), instead of antibiotics during the surgery. The four-hours operation conducted on March 1 at Meerut`s Anand Hospital involved the use of anaesthesia but no antibiotics before, during or post-operation recovery , the Times of India (TOI) reported. Currently, all standard operating procedures (SOP) involve the use of antibiotics to reduce the incidence of surgical site infection.After the operation, Sharma was kept under observation for a month and is said to have fully recovered now. He was allergic to allopathic medicines due to which the doctors considered the use of ayurvedic herbs for the surgery.A team of doctors led by urologist Subash Yadav consulted the country`s top ayurvedic experts who stressed upon the possibility of conducting surgeries without the use of antibiotics, and cited the ayurvedic medicines available, which can replace allopathic drugs in surgery.
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