Department of Shalya Tantra

About Department

In simple words, "Shalyatantra" is the department of surgery and is managed by a group of dynamic surgeons. The department has two fully-equipped operation theatres along with an adequate bed capacity and an efficient staff. The Ayurvedic procedures performed here include unique techniques like Kshar Sutra, Rakta-mokshana and Agnikarma.

Departmental Strength

The Department of Shalya Tantra deals with different surgeries. This in itself is a unique feature since procedures depicting the specialties of Ayurveda as well as modern surgeries are covered with equal ease.
All the cases are handled in a manner making it both caring to the patients and at the same time a learning process for all students too.
The constant, student-friendly learning and teaching methods employed helps in improvisation of students and upgrading of teaching skills used.

Highlights

Ranging from simple procedures like drainage of abscesses to the more complex ones like intracranial haematomas, laparotomies, to the complex ones like hydatid cysts of liver and pseudopancreatic cysts; orthopaedic surgeries like closed reductions to fractures of neck of femur to spine, not to forget the neurosurgeries and oncology cases, you name it and all are performed successfully here.
Ayurvedic procedures like Kshara sutra, agnikarma, raktamokshana, etc. are also successfully performed here.
Ancient procedures like agnikarma are performed in an innovative manner. E.g., Agnikarma is performed with the help of a modified Instrument, an electricity heated shalaka with a sensor for measuring the temperature at the heated tip.