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Annual Report 2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Luclnow, UP. India Designed & printed by: Alpana Arts Lucknow / Delhi Email: [email protected] Content Director’s Address......................................................... 1 From the Editor’s Desk ................................................. 3 Editorial Committee ..................................................... 5 Department of Anaesthesiology ..................................... 6 Department of Biostatistics & Health Informatics .......... 8 Department of Cardiology .......................................... 10 Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery ...... 13 Department of Critical Care Medicine ......................... 15 Department of Endocrinology..................................... 19 Department of Endocrine Surgery ............................... 21 Department of Gastroenterology ................................. 26 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology .................... 33 Department of Hematology ........................................ 35 Department of Immunology ....................................... 38 Department of Maternal and Reproductive Health ...... 41 Department of Medical Genetics ................................. 43 Department of Microbiology ...................................... 46 Department of Molecular Medicine & Biotechnology .. 49 Department of Nephrology ......................................... 51 Department of Neurology ........................................... 54 Department of Neurosurgery ...................................... 56 Department of Nuclear Medicine ................................ 60 Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology ................... 64 Department of Pediatric Surgery.................................. 68 Department of Pathology ............................................ 70 Department of Plastic Surgery ..................................... 73 Department of Pulmonary Medicine ........................... 74 Department of Radiodiagnosis .................................... 75 Department of Radiotherapy ...................................... 78 Department of Transfusion Medicine .......................... 80 Department of Urology............................................... 84 Governing Body ......................................................... 87 Contd . Governing Body ...................................... 88 Finance Committee .................................................... 89 Research Committee .................................................. 90 Research Cell.............................................................. 91 Research Projects ........................................................ 92 Publications.............................................................. 106 Finance & Accounts.................................................. 135 Department of Hospital Administration .................... 136 Hospital Statistics...................................................... 139 School of Telemedicine & Biomedical Informatics ..... 140 Investigation Revolving Fund (IRF) .......................... 151 Public Relations........................................................ 155 Annual Report, SGPGIMS 2011-2012 Director’s Address I feel privileged to present before you the Annual Report of our Institute for the year 2011-2012. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow has emerged as the premier medical Institute providing high quality Medical services and Research activities on the national and international medical arena. During the year 2011-2012, there has been a tremendous growth and expansion in the Institute which is documented and read out in each Department's Report printed herein. The PMSSY wing has been activated where in the department of Pulmonary Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Molecular Medicine, and Reproductive Health were established. Thirty one broad and super specialty courses in area of Medical and Surgical, Laboratory services and Radiation sciences were rolled out during the year in the Institute. 643 nos beds along with 110 nos ICU/HDU/MICU beds along with 137 Nos, other beds 30 emergency beds totaling to 920 beds were made available in the hospital. 103 renal transplants were performed in this year 2011. The upcoming Trauma Centre of SGPGIMS level III has been initiated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. The institute has been recently being made the nodal centre for the national organ procurement and transplant network. IGNOU and Ministry of the Health Govt. of India has appointed SGPGIMS as a programme study centre for their certificate course in Dialysis management. The Central Govt. has also proposed to setup Paramedical Training Centre at the institute shortly. Free bus services for patients and their attends from main gate to OPD and back have been started, ATM of State Bank of India have been installed at two places in the Institute campus. A major facility which was extended to the patients this year was the provision of paying the bills through Debit/Credit cards which was a very felt need of the patients. Rogi Mitras were appointed in the OPD for helping/guiding/assisting patients in the hospital free of cost. Many volunteers turned up to offer their services as Rogi Mitras on honorary basis. SGPGIMS has been ranked 7th among the Indian Universities for their research output and quality using new performance index. It is ranked first in Medical institution all over India. ➤ [ 1 Annual Report, SGPGIMS 2011-2012 The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India granted corpus of Rs.50.0 lacs for patients Below Poverty Line. Cancer aid Funds corpus of Rs.10 lacs also provided by the Ministry. The Kamdhenu Ati Nirdhan Sahayata Samiti which was established with Rs.1 core aid from State Govt had current corpus of Rs.17.75 crores mainly supported from the HRF profits. More than1200 patients have been benefited by the society this year. Active ongoing projects nearing completion are the Centre for hepatic-biliary diseases and transplantation, hematology and stem cell transplant, Animal house, Library building and lecture theatre complex, Trauma centre and the college of Technology. I have full hope that the Institute will scale newer heights and set new benchmarks for others to follow. There needs to be a concerted effort on the part of faculty members, Resident doctors, Research Scholars, Officers, staff and other employees together in providing the services of high quality patient care. The Central and State Government would continue to support us monetarily in carrying out the developmental activities of the Institute and for their maintenance and progress. I, on behalf of the Institute, invite the medical and paramedical fraternity globally to visit our Institute and join us in providing high quality patient care and research activities. With best wishes Prof. RK Sharma Director 2 ] Annual Report, SGPGIMS 2011-2012 From the Editor’s Desk anjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Academic: Total 109 students were enrolled SMedical Sciences was established as a during the year: DM-21, MCh-47, PDCC-30, State University by an Act of Uttar Pradesh and PhD-11. Degrees awarded to students in State Legislature in 1983. Since its inception, different categories: DM-12, MCh-33, PDCC- the Institute is providing high quality patient 25, and PhD-9. care, teaching, training and research. I feel Research: The different departments received privileged to present before you the major 17 extramural research grants of Rs. highlights of the year 2011-2012 in this Annual 7,07,76,411.00 in the year 2011 from various Report. National and International Agencies; 9 Patient Care: A total of 921 beds of different intramural grants of Rs 24,01,350.00 were specialties including 110 intensive care unit/ given to the young faculty members to high dependency unit beds, 535 General beds in the conduct pilot studies in order to generate research grants Wards, 108 Private beds in the Wards, 137 floating beds from external sources. The Institute ranked 7th among have been activated. Total 20 operation theatres with state all the Indian Universities on account of research of the art facilities are fully functional. During the year publications by current science survey. the brief statistics of patient care activities are as follows: Awards: A large number of faculty members received New Registrations 78,360 various prestigious National and International awards and were nominated as experts in various National and Follow-up patients 2, 90,260 International Bodies including WHO, International Atomic Patients Discharged 34,887 Energy Agency (Vienna) etc. that has been highlighted under each academic department. Bed Occupancy rate 77% Other Unique Activities: The Institute has the following Operations done 2,38,476 unique innovations and facilities introduced for the first Kidney transplant 118 time in a public sector: CAPD 91 ● The patient care activities are computerized through Hospital Information System. Open heart surgery 393 ● Quality drugs and consumables are provided to all MRI Investigation 8686 patients the admitted patients at bed side round the clock Hemodialysis 18,526 patients through Hospital Revolving Fund at reduced rate as compared to market. Coronary Angioplasty 2170 ● Laboratory consumables, diagnostics kits etc are Different Investigations 24, 27,861 provided to the different departments through Investigation Revolving Fund in most efficient and [
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