Krishna and Trishna continue to be in a serious but stable condition in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. The operation to separate the formerly conjoined twins was completed yesterday afternoon, after a mammoth effort from neurosurgery, plastic surgery and anaesthetic teams. RCH Chief of Surgery A/Professor Leo Donnan said the girls were doing remarkably well … Continued
RCH Director of Anaesthesia and Pain Management Dr Ian McKenzie says Krishna and Trishna continue to do well, despite being in theatre for almost 24 hours. Neurosurgeons are still working hard to separate the girls, but the majority of the brain and bone tissue is now disconnected. “It’s going better than expected,” he said. Surgeons had … Continued
RCH Chief of Surgery A/Professor Leo Donnan has announced that twins Krishna and Trishna, who were conjoined at the head, are now separated. The Royal Children’s Hospital neurosurgical staff, led by Dr Wirginia Maixner, successfully disconnected the final pieces of tissue at 11am this morning. A/Professor Donnan described the separation as a relief. “For the … Continued
RCH Chief of Surgery A/Professor Leo Donnan said twins Krishna and Trishna were wheeled into the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at 4pm this afternoon, following surgery to separate them. “It was amazing to see,” he said. “The girls look very different.” A/Professor Donnan said the priority over the next days and weeks was to keep … Continued
The surgery to separate conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna at The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne is now underway. The girls entered theatre at 8.30am morning. A media briefing is planned for 10.30am this morning, to be presented by plastic surgeons out the front of the hospital.
Plastic surgeon Dr Tony Holmes has announced that the conjoined twins’ surgery is going smoothly and to plan. Dr Holmes said Krishna and Trishna were put to sleep last night to have their anaesthetic lines put in. An angiogram was also performed for a final look at the blood vessels. Krishna and Trishna remained sedated for … Continued
RCH Chief of Surgery A/Professor Leo Donnan says Krishna and Trishna’s operation continues to run as planned. Neurosurgeon Wirginia Maixner has begun the procedure to separate the girls’ brains, which is expected to take some hours. Once complete, the plastic surgeons will begin work to cover the brains. Artificial coverings will be used to cover … Continued
RCH Director of Anaesthesia and Pain Management Dr Ian McKenzie has offered positive news, saying the twins’ operation is “progressing fantastically”. Dr McKenzie revealed that the neurosurgical team is still hard at work separating the brains. The plastic surgery team will then separate the final part of the bone. He said that would not be … Continued
Surgery to separate Bangladeshi conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna is planned to take place at The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne next week. A media briefing was held at the RCH at 10.30am today. Now almost three years old, the twins are joined at the head and were brought to Melbourne by Moira Kelly’s Children First … Continued
Herald Sun medical reporter Grant McArthur and photographer Rebecca Michael spent an eye-opening 24 hours in The Royal Children’s Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). At 4pm Wednesday 4 November, Grant and Rebecca stepped foot in the PICU to witness the wonderful job our nurses do with critically ill patients. They emerged at 4pm on … Continued
