The surgical team at Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah, part of the Emirates Health Services, successfully saved the life of a 58-year-old citizen after he suffered rare complications following coronary artery bypass surgery. The team used an innovative surgical approach that enabled the closure of a complex chest defect (an opening in the chest wall) in an unconventional way.

Emirates Health explained to Emarat Al Youm that the patient suffered from advanced kidney failure and chronic diabetes. He underwent the surgery before developing rare complications that led to a partial opening in the chest wall. The doctors managed to use a muscle graft technique from the major chest muscle to close the defect, marking the first such procedure within the Emirates Health Services facilities and reflecting the UAE’s leadership in surgical innovation.

Specifically, the surgical team at Al Qassimi Hospital saved the life of the 58-year-old citizen after he developed rare complications following coronary artery bypass surgery, which involves rerouting the coronary artery to provide a new blood flow path to the heart. They used a unique surgical approach to close a complex chest defect represented by an opening in the chest wall in an innovative and unconventional manner.

The patient, suffering from advanced kidney failure and chronic diabetes, underwent the bypass surgery in January but later developed complications in the superficial wound leading to a partial opening in the chest wall, requiring highly precise surgical intervention to save his life. The medical team at Al Qassimi Hospital applied an advanced and rare technique using a muscle graft from the major chest muscle to close the defect, a first for Emirates Health Services facilities, reflecting the surgical innovation level in UAE hospitals.

Dr. Saqr Al-Mulla, Deputy Director of Al Qassimi Hospital and Head of the Plastic Surgery Department, told Emarat Al Youm that this achievement is part of a series of medical successes achieved by the institution’s health facilities thanks to the support of the wise leadership and the provision of advanced capabilities. He pointed out that the hospital teams spare no effort in providing the best specialized care levels and keeping up with global developments in managing critical and complex cases.

Dr. Chandra Bose Philani, a plastic surgery consultant at the hospital, said the adopted surgical intervention reflects the medical team’s flexibility and ability to think outside traditional methods. He explained that the patient’s advanced kidney failure and chronic diabetes made the case more complicated and posed additional treatment challenges. He noted that using part of the chest muscle to close the chest wall opening was an innovative solution that helped improve the patient’s health, who is currently recovering fully and in stable condition.

Emirates Health confirmed that this achievement represents the advanced status of the institution’s hospitals in providing healthcare based on excellence and innovation, committed to offering qualitative medical solutions that enhance patients’ quality of life and meet the highest internationally approved safety and medical efficiency standards.