Post-operative unit · international patient
Travelling for surgery
Families who travel from Africa for surgery in India usually do so because the operation they need — liver, pancreatic or GI cancer surgery — is not available at home, or not with the outcomes they want. The decision is made on the reports, before travel, with an honest opinion and a clear estimate.
The post-operative unit
After surgery, patients spend the first day or two in the post-operative unit under close monitoring before moving to the ward. Walking out of that unit on your own feet is the first real milestone of recovery — and this photograph captures exactly that moment.
Care in a new country
The international desk assigns a coordinator who handles admission, payment paperwork, accommodation for the family and daily updates. Dietary needs and language are accounted for from the first day.
Going home
Discharge comes with a fit-to-fly assessment, a written summary for the doctor at home and a video follow-up schedule.
“A patient who has crossed a continent to reach us deserves to walk out on her own feet — that is our target from the moment she arrives.”
What this means for you
- Fit-to-fly assessment before discharge for every international patient
- A coordinator for paperwork, accommodation and daily updates
- Video follow-up after you return home
Dr Manoj Gupta
MBBS, MS, DNB (GI Surgery). Senior Director & Head, Robotic & Laparoscopic GI Surgery, GI Oncology and Liver Transplant, Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital. 20+ years, 500+ liver transplants.
Patient photographs are shared with consent. Identifying details are withheld for privacy; recovery timelines describe the typical course for this type of surgery.
