New Delhi: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi has a two-month waiting period for general surgery while in gynaecology the same is up to three months for malignancies, the govt told Parliament on Tuesday.
In gastro-intestinal surgeries, while critical cases are prioritised, the maximum waiting period can be in the range of three-six months, Union minister of state in the health ministry Prataprao Jadhav said in a written reply to a Parliament question.
“In cardio-thoracic-vascular surgery and neurosurgery, waiting periods for planned procedures can be up to two years due to heavy patient load.”
On the other hand, Jadhav said, patients undergoing critical treatment in the departments of ophthalmology, ENT, paediatrics, burns & plastic, urology and dental at AIIMS Delhi face no waiting period for surgery.
At present, the number of patients waiting to be operated on at the premier hospital are 690 for cardio-thoracic-vascular surgery, 1,324 for neurosurgery, 305 for surgical oncology and 28 for cochlear implant surgery, the govt said.
In its reply to the Parliament question, the govt pointed out that no patients with heart diseases have been given dates for surgery extending beyond one year and similar is the case for patients with end-stage kidney disease who have a renal donor. “In cases of liver transplant, surgeries are dependent upon availability of donors,” it added.
