Tribute to Kersi Dastur, a pioneer in open heart surgery in India

Kalke, Bhagavant R.; Magotra, Ratna

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“…The first open heart surgery of the subcontinent was performed by Dr K N Dastur at Bombay on 16th February 1961 6,7 . Even 20 years later, the first open heart operation in 1981 was considered a real heroic act in Bangladesh.…”

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The Anesthesia & Anesthetists of the First Open Heart Surgery of Bangladesh

Hosain

Amin²,

Ferdous

2021

Bangladesh Heart J

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Although a few closed heart operations were performed in the late 1960s, well organized approach to open heart surgery began in Bangladesh only after establishment of Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (ICVD) in 1978. A Japanese team of surgeons, anesthetists, nurses and technicians provided extensive support in capacity building of the local human resources. Ultimately the first open heart surgery of Bangladesh, the direct closure of Atrial Septal Defect of an 18 year old college student, was performed on 18th September 1981. It was great news of that time. People came to know about the success story of the ICVD director then Colonel M Abdul Malik, a renowned cardiologist cum team leader and the Bangladeshi surgeon duo Dr M Nabi Alam Khan and Dr S R Khan. But somehow the anesthetists, an important part of the team were out of focus and have been forgotten over time. Led by Prof Khalilur Rahman, the anesthetist team of the day included Dr Nurul Islam, Dr Abdul Hadi, Dr Delowar Hossain, Dr A Y F Ellahi Chowdhury and Dr Monir Hossain. This article is an attempt to remind their contribution and expressing respect and gratitude to the anesthetists of that pioneering team. Bangladesh Heart Journal 2021; 36(1) : 55-60

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Section: The Legacy and Aftermathmentioning

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The Anesthesia & Anesthetists of the First Open Heart Surgery of Bangladesh

Hosain

Amin²,

Ferdous

2021

Bangladesh Heart J

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“…It is possible that his brother, an engineer at another Parsi enterprise, Tata Steel, provided an introduction. 15 Work began 'in real earnest' in 1957. The manufacturers saw little commercial value in the work and had little enthusiasm for it: 'Dr Dastur had to personally and repeatedly visit the factories to goad the manufacturers on the cost of his time, private practice, and considerable expense' (Magotra, 1992: 116).…”

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Making heart-lung machines work in India: Imports, indigenous innovation and the challenge of replicating cardiac surgery in Bombay, 1952-1962

Jones

Sivaramakrishnan

2018

Soc Stud Sci

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In 1962, surgeons at two hospitals in Bombay used heart-lung machines to perform open-heart surgery. The devices that made this work possible had been developed in Minneapolis in 1955 and commercialized by 1957. However, restrictions on currency exchange and foreign imports made it difficult for surgeons in India to acquire this new technology. The two surgeons, Kersi Dastur and PK Sen, pursued different strategies to acquire the ideas, equipment, and tacit knowledge needed to make open-heart surgery work. While Dastur tapped Parsi networks that linked him to local manufacturing expertise, Sen took advantage of opportunities offered by the Rockefeller Foundation to access international training and medical device companies. Each experienced steep learning curves as they pursued the know-how needed to use the machines successfully in dogs and then patients. The establishment of open-heart surgery in India required the investment of substantial labor and resources. Specific local, national, and transnational interests motivated the efforts. Heart-lung machines, for instance, took on new meanings amid the nationalist politics of independent India: Even as surgeons sought imported machines, they and their allies assigned considerable value to 'indigenous' innovation. The confluence of the many interests that made Sen and Dastur's work possible facilitated the uneasy co-existence of conflicting judgments about the success or failure of this medical innovation.

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Pioneers of congenital heart surgery in India: historical perspective

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Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

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Tribute to Kersi Dastur, a pioneer in open heart surgery in India

Cited by 4 publications

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The Anesthesia & Anesthetists of the First Open Heart Surgery of Bangladesh

The Anesthesia & Anesthetists of the First Open Heart Surgery of Bangladesh

Making heart-lung machines work in India: Imports, indigenous innovation and the challenge of replicating cardiac surgery in Bombay, 1952-1962

Pioneers of congenital heart surgery in India: historical perspective

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