March 5, 2012
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Italian surgeons have performed the unique operation - the first in the world, they performed a complex operation
coronary artery bypass surgery
. The operation was unique by the fact that it was carried out under local
anesthesia
.
The patient was operated on in the city Breshna. It was the 67-year-old man. According to doctors, the patient would not survive a general anesthesia So they had no choice but to carry out the operation under local anesthesia. Throughout the operation the patient was conscious.
Claudio Munaretto, the surgeon who led the medical team, told reporters that the patient was transplanted 2 coronary arteries. According to him, the recovery period after the operation went well. "Talking with the patient during this operation proved to have an amazing experience. Such a practice has opened up new perspectives "- added Muneretto. He also said that after the operation the patient is not required even emergency rooms.