Life saving surgery at KIMS
Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), a constituent of KIIT University, performed a life saving surgery on a 10-year girl, who was seriously injured after a fall from roof. Shubhashree Patra, daughter of B. R. Patra from Shaileshri Vihar, fell down from roof while playing resulting in penetration of rod at the infra-umbilical site. The patient came to KIMS unconscious with pulse was not palpable and BP not recordable. KIMS surgical team immediately transferred the patient to OT and resuscitated her with immediate arrangement of blood. The abdomen was opened and found to have massive blood in the peritonial cavity. It was also found that, renal vein was injured. After successful operation patient was shifted to ICU. At present she is out of danger and steadily recovering in ICU. Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS congratulated the surgeons and wished a speedy recovery of the patient. |
Mega Blood Donation Camp: KIIT Makes Record
KIIT made all time record in blood collection in a Mega Blood Donation Camp organized by ‘Ama Odisha’ at KIMS on 19th November 2011. Total 1524 units of blood were collected at the camp. Never before such a high quantity of blood has been collected from any single institute in a single day. Of those who donated blood, 80% were students of various schools of KIIT who were donating blood for the first time. There was high participation of girls in the camp.
Shri Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Chairman, 'Ama Odisha' & Editor, Sambad and Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS inaugurated the camp at 8.00 AM in the morning. Blood donation is not an act of charity, said Dr. Patnaik, while explaining that it is good for well being of self. Blood cannot be made by artificial means, he said. Blood donation is a duty as well as an act of giving back to the society, he added. Expressing satisfaction at the success of the camp, Dr. Samanta thanked all the donors for their noble act.
Blood of an individual has saved four lives today, said Dr. M. P. Mohanty, Hon. Secretary, Red Cross Odisha. He exhorted youths to donate blood in large numbers. Dr. S. C. Dash, Director, KIMS and Dr. B. C. Das, Principal also spoke on the occasion. Doctors and staff of 11 blood banks helped in blood collection at this blood donation camp. KIIT and 'Ama Odisha' had made extensive arrangements to make this mega camp systematic and successful. |
World Sight Day Celebrated
World Sight Day-2011 was celebrated at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in association with Departments of Community Medicine and Ophthalmology of Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS). As most eye problems occur due to negligence, they can be avoided with awareness, experts opined. Proper care of eyes at preliminary stage can help avoid eye disease, said Prof. R. N. Rout, Professor, S.P.M., KIMS. Diseases like cataract, and other eye problems which lead to blindness, can be treated with early detection. Signs and symptoms of eye disease begin to appear during the age group 10-15, said Dr. R. N. Samanta, CEO, KIMS, advising that everyone should undergo eye test during this time. Prof. A. K. Giri of KIMS informed about Vision-2020 of the UN. As a part of the World Sight Day celebration, total 700 students of KISS will undergo eye test at an eye screening camp at KISS from 13-14 October 2011. Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS thanked KIMS for the initiative. Mr. P. Parida of KIMS, Dr. Jyotin Das, Mr. R. N. Dash, Advisor, KIIT & KISS and Dr. P. K. Rautaray, CEO, KISS were present on the occasion. |
International Award for KIMS Director
Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) honoured Dr. (Prof.) S. C. Dash, Director of KIMS in an international award ceremony for his outstanding contribution to kidney transplantation in India. The award was given to Dr. Dash during 22nd Indian Society of Organ Transplantation annual conference held in New Delhi from 7th to 9th October 2011. Dr. Dash was previously Professor & HoD of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi. Other who were honoured with the same award are Dr. Francis Delmonico, President of Transplant Society from USA; Dr. Adibul Hassan Rizvi, Director of Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation (SIUI), Karachi, Pakistan, and Dr. S. Saharia, Senior Transplantation surgeon from Hyderabad. The award ceremony was presided by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir, Judge, Supreme Court of India. Expressing his satisfaction, Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS congratulated Dr. Dash for his success. |
KIMS Doctors Visit Germany
Two senior doctors of KIMS - Dr. Kabikant Samantaray, Professor, ENT and Dr. Ajay Behera, Professor, Cardiology – are on a visit to Hedelberg University of Germany. They were invited by the University. Dr. Samantaray will undergo training on laser surgery, surgery for snoring, causes and remedy of snoring and various problems in the body caused by snoring. Similarly, Dr. Ajay Behera will receive training on various problems related to snoring. All expenses of the two KIMS doctors will be covered under fellowship, informed Dr. Karl Harman, Professor, Hedelberg University. During their visit, they will also attend a workshop organized by European Union on September 16 and 17, 2011. |
KIMS Nurses Top Quiz Competition
Two nurses of Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), a constituent of KIIT University, won a State-level Quiz Competition organized by Neonatology Forum at Hi-Tech Medical College recently. Nurses working in the pediatric wings of six medical colleges of Odisha and 10 other hospitals like Shishu Bhawan, Cuttack, Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela, District Hospital, Koraput and Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar participated in this quiz competition. Jhilmil Acharya and Puspalata Tandi of KIMS were adjudged best among them. They will now participate in the Zonal Level Quiz Competition to be held in Kolkata. It may be mentioned that Jhilmil, Puspalata and Padmini of KIMS have made KIMS proud by winning this quiz for last seven years, from the time the competition was instituted. |
Rare Surgery in KIMS: Docs Open Infant’s Nasal Pore
Doctors of Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), a constituent of KIIT University, performed a rare surgery to open nasal pore of a 7-day baby. The baby with closed nasal pore, a rare condition, was born in SCB Medical College and Hospital.
Parents of the baby admitted her in KIMS in a critical condition. Dr. K. K. Samantaray, ENT expert, KIMS opened the pore after two-hour long rare surgery. Under the supervision of Dr. R. N. Biswal, Dr. Jagaddish Mishra (Anesthesia), Dr. Aksya Parida and Dr. Khageswar Rout, Dr. Samantaray applied endoscopy surgery on the baby, who was supplied oxygen for temporary respiration.
The infant is doing well after the surgery and continues to be under treatment of Dr. Manas Nayak, Dr. Jagaddish Sahu and Dr. Sebaranjan Biswal in Neonatal ICU section of KIMS. “It is a rare condition that mostly afflicts girls”, said Dr. Samantaray, informing that survival rate is very low in such cases. It was a challenging surgery and KIMS could handle it well because of well trained doctors and ultra modern equipments, said Dr. R. N. Samanta, CEO, KIMS. |
No Tobacco Day: KIMS Organises Awareness Programme
Community Medicine Department of Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), a constituent of KIIT University, is organising an awareness programme on the occasion of No Tobacco Day. A poster competition on the topic 'Say No Tobacco - It Kills' will be held to spread social awareness. Persons from all sections of the society can participate in this open competition. However, they have to be 18 years of age or above. They also need to attach copy of identity proof with the participation form.
Interested persons can send application forms along with posters from 20th to 25 May 2011. As per the specifications, posters should be made on A3 art paper or board paper and have one inch margin on all sides. While any colour can be used in pictorial impression, participants are permitted to write up to five words. Registration fee for this competition is Rs. 100/- which has to be deposited in the Accounts Sections of KIMS. Winners will be declared on 30th May after evaluating all entries and award ceremony would be held on 31st May on the occasion of No Tobacco Day. While there is a prize of Rs. 2,500/- for the best poster, posters qualifying for 2nd and 3rd prizes will get Rs. 1,500/- and Rs. 1,000/- respectively, according to Community Medicine Department, KIMS.
Interested persons may contact mobile numbers 8895649859, 9861784846 and 9937016262 or log on to website of KIMS – www.kims.ac.in for further information. All applications should be sent to Dr. Sonali Kar, KIMS, KIIT Campus 5, Bhubaneswar–751024. |
Rare Surgery in KIMS: Catheter Removed from Lungs after 33 yrs
Unbelievable but true. In a rare surgery, doctors of KIMS removed a malecot catheter from a man’s lungs after 33 years. The catheter was left in the lungs of Bipin Patro (38) of Kendrapada due to doctor’s negligence when a chest drain was performed at him at SCB Medical College and Hospital to treat Pneumonia and pus in lungs in 1978. He was just five years of age then.
Though he was cured of Pneumonia and pus, a part of malecot catheter was left inside lung, which caused a fistula (Thoraco cutaneous fistula). For last 33 years, Bipin was suffering from lungs pain due to this condition. When he came to KIMS, investigations by Dr. Madhabananda Kar, eminent surgeon revealed that a part of chest drain was inside the lung. Dr. Kar decided to remove that chest drain by surgery.
On 12th May 2011, a team of doctors led by Dr. Kar and constituting Dr. Subrat Mohanty, Dr Amrish Mishra, Dr. Subrat Sahoo and others successfully removed the catheter from his lungs. The team of doctors was assisted in lungs ventilation by Dr. Akshya Parida, Dr. Jagaddish Mishra, Dr. Amit Pradhan, Dr. Aditya Das and Dr. Kadambini Pariday. The chest drain and the damaged part of the lung were removed. This type of surgery is very rare, informed doctors of KIMS. |
KIMS Gets MCI Approval for MD Courses
Medical Council of India (MCI) has approved KIMS, a constituent of KIIT University, for seven MD courses from the current academic session. KIMS will admit students from this session in MD courses in Anatomy, Physiology, Bio-Chemistry, Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Community Medicine. Recently, a team of observers in different sections from MCI had assessed facilities in KIMS. After satisfaction, it has permitted KIMS to admit students from this session. It is a very rare opportunity to get approval in seven subjects (Non-Clinical) in Medical Post Graduation Classes. Students will have to appear the entrance examination conducted by KIIT in national level. For details students can log on www.kiit.ac.in or www.kims.ac.in. |
KIMS Student Tops in MBBS Exam, 2010
Ms. Snigdharani Panigrahi, a 4th year MBBS student of Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), has secured 1st position in FMT (Forensic Medicine and Toxicology) in the 2nd Professional (5th semester) of MBBS Examination, which was held on 16th July 2010. She will be awarded with Dr. Nirmal Kumar Mohanty Memorial Gold Medal 2010 during 43rd Convocation of Utkal University, scheduled is to be held on 26th March 2011. More than 400 students of SCB Medical College, Hi-Tech Medical College, IMS and KIMS under Utkal University had appeared the examination. |
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