Life-saving milestone: Kapit Hospital surgeons perform first emergency thoracotomy

Life-saving milestone: Kapit Hospital surgeons perform first emergency thoracotomy

Malay Mail - Malaysia·2025-12-22 10:07

KAPIT, Dec 21 — The first-ever emergency thoracotomy was successfully performed at Kapit Hospital on Friday, involving a female patient, in her 50s, who suffered continuous bleeding within her thoracic (chest) cavity.

The surgery was performed by a team led by consultant surgeon Dr Rajiv Kamalagaran.

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