Doctors at Geetanjali Hospital successfully conducted a very complex heart surgery of a two day old infant baby girl. The baby is recovering now under close observation of experts.

According to hospital authority, Priyanka Bhati brought her two day old daughter to the hospital with worsening condition, upon checkup by Neonatologist and team of NICU it was found that the baby has heart problem which was also obstructing oxygen from lungs to reach heart.

Cardiac Surgeon Dr Sanjay Gandhi and his team including Dr Ankur Gandhi, Dr Kalpesh Mistry and Dr Manmohan Jindal conducted the successful surgery.

 Dr Gandhi informed that first the baby was kept on ventilator under the care of Neonatologist Dr Mahendra Jain, after that, consultant cardiologist Dr Ramesh Patel did ECO of the baby and found that the heart arteries are having problem which was further obstructing oxygen.

The operation was done for 7 hours in which the arteries were cut and fixed properly. The surgery was also possible through Balloon Atrial Septostomy.

Dr Gandhi also informed that in majority of such cases 90-95 percent babies died before 30 days but this child was fortunate because of timely diagnose and facilities provided by Geetanjali Hospital.