High-tech equipment for surgical specialties

As part of the strategy to equip the medical units of the National Institute of Staff Security and Social Services (ISSSTE) and in order to use its resources to improve medical services, the Regional Hospital (HR) “Lique. Adolfo López Mateos” received Two modern surgical teams provide neurosurgery and otolaryngology services.

Felix Octavio Martínez Alcalá, the director of the hospital, confirmed that a craniotomy (a specialized device used to open small parts of the skull to gain access to the brain) and the use of the nasal cavity and the delivery of microdebriders for endoscopic paranasal sinus surgery, which will undoubtedly help improve care for those requiring specialized surgical treatments.

“These systems are added to the 50 systems we received this year to strengthen the solution capabilities of this tertiary care hospital, directly benefiting 1 million beneficiaries in the southern Mexico City and metropolitan areas, as well as the state of Morelos. and Guerrero, although every time there is a need, we receive and serve people from all over the Republic of Mexico.”

He stressed: “The efforts made by Director General Pedro Mario Zenteno Santaella during this administration are something we have not seen in 20 years, something we value and appreciate and allow us to care for our patients more easily. “

Martínez Alcalá gathered in the sterilization and equipment center of the hospital to witness the opening and delivery of the microdebrider to the nursing leaders and medical specialists of the otolaryngology service and in top working order; he directed the immediate input of surgical treatments scheduled for members use.

José Roberto Ríos Nava, head of the otolaryngology service center, said after receiving the microdebrider that it is specially designed for minimally invasive endoscopic surgeries. system, which reduces the risk of injury to delicate structures such as paranasal sinuses. “It can help us remove polyps or tumors, avoid injury to the paranasal sinus openings, and treat complications of chronic sinusitis.”

He described it as consisting of a control pedal for side-to-side swing or rotation, a control module with a power cord and a handpiece with a disposable tip. “This ensures that each patient will receive sterile instruments.”

Later, at the Neurosurgery Headquarters headed by Guy Gilbert Broc Haro, Neurosurgeon Octavio Antonio Salazar Castillo represented the staff

“We received technologically advanced equipment of Swiss origin, which saves us time in opening skulls for people who need neurosurgery because it has high-speed motors and special saws that can cut the bones precisely, which saves anesthesia,” he said. Time. For the benefit of patients.”

He applauded the availability of this modern craniotomy system, the use of which will be very beneficial as it will allow faster access to brain lesions within the skull to treat conditions such as hematomas, tumors and vascular lesions.

Later, the hospital director, accompanied by the administrative vice president José Manuel Olán Gil, inspected the radiology department and the owner Hugo Martínez Sánchez ) claims that these latest technological tools have arrived at regional hospitals “and they have revolutionized the focus on Issste’s beneficiaries.”

The director of the hospital, Martínez Alcalá, confirmed the interest of the beneficiaries in the new equipment, which includes: the hospital already has two 1.5 Tesla MRI machines, as well as a state-of-the-art 128-slice tomography scanner; these technologies, he concluded, can help us Evaluate pathology with very precise and efficient diagnosis in the shortest possible time, allowing us to better serve more patients.