Cardiothoracic
The Cardiothoracic Department and its services are a gift by the Almana Group of Hospitals to the people of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of its 60th year in the healthcare sector. </p>
In keeping with the Mission of Almana Group of Hospitals, the Cardiothoracic Department is well poised to redefine the concept of heart care in this region. Through the use of highly sophisticated technology combined with compassion, well-trained committed staff and affordable costs, this unit is fast becoming a dynamic centre of excellence for surgical treatment of cardiac problems.
Vision Statement
- Establish and maintain a centre for excellence for cardiac care at an affordable cost
- Value customer satisfaction and wellness above all
- Enroll only highly motivated, qualified and dedicated professionals as part of the team
- Maintain self analysis and improvement policies for continue enhancement in quality of cardiac surgical care
- Have generous research and teaching components both for staff and for creating awareness of prevention of cardiac disease among the public
Cardiac Surgery Services
- Closed heart surgery
- Pericardiocentisis
- Pericardiopleural window
- Pericardiectomy
- Closure of patient ductus arteriosus
- Repair of coarctation of aorta
- Closed mitral valvotomy
- Blunt & penetrating cardiac injuries
- Open heart surgery
- Open mitral valvotomy
- Mitral Valve repair
- Mitral Valve replacement
- Aortic Valve repair
- Aortic Valve replacement
- Tricuspid Valve repair
- Coronary artery bypass grafting using both technique off/on pump surgery
- Redo operation
- Thoracic Surgery Services
- Management of chest trauma (Blunt & penetrating)
- Thoracocentesis
- Thoracotomy tubes
- Rib resection
- Tracheal resection anastomosin for tracheal stricture
- Chest wall tumours
- Rib resection drainage
- Pleural & biopsy (thoracoscopic or open pleural biopsy)
- Pulmonary rejection whether wedge resection, segmentectomy, lobectomy or pnemonectomy for pulmonary disease e.g.Tuberculosis – Bronciectasis, Lung abscess - Bronchogenic, Carcinoma – Destroyed lung
- Mediastinotomy for hilar lymph node biopsy e.g TB, lymphoma
- Precision & repair of Emphysematous bullae
- Extraction of inhaled foreign bodies through rigid Bronchoscopy
- Extraction of ingested FB in the oesophagus through rigid oesophagoscopy
- Dilatation of esophagus stricture (post corrosive
EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE
- HEART LUNG MACHINE, CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
- ‘HIGH END’ MONITORS FOR O.R./ POST OP. ICU
- BLOOD GAS ELECTROLYTE ANALYSER in O.R. AND ICY
- INTRA AORTIC BALOON PUMP
- CELL SAVER
- CARDIAC OUTPUT MONITOR
- VENTILATOR, INFUSILN PUMPS
- BRONCHOSCOPES, ACT machines
Hours of Operation:
Saturday - Thursday (08:00 am - 12:00 pm & 04:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Note: (On-call services 24 hours a day / 7 days a week)
Telephone Number(s)
+966 3 898 7000 Ext. 5248
Pediatrics
