The National Hospital in Abuja became the first hospital in Nigeria to live-tweet an operation that saved life of an eight-year-old girl.
[covertplayersinglevideo trvideoid=”xRZcTN8qSpw” trdisplaytype=”5″ trnumbervideosdisplay=”” trvideoperpage=”36″ trthumbnailwidth=”155″ trthumbnailheight=”100″ trpopupwidth=”500″ trpopupheight=”350″ trvideoalign=”left” trytautohide=”0″ trytautoplay=”1″ trytcontrols=”0″ trytrelvideo=”0″ trytshowlogo=”1″ trytshowtitle=”0″ tryttheme=”dark” trythighquality=”hd720″]According to the BBC’s correspondent Nasidi Adamu Yahya, the operation successfuly repaired a hole in the girl’s heart.
It was done to show Nigeria’s expertise to the world, hospital spokesman Dr Tayo Haastrup said.
Hospitals in some other countries, including Canada, have live-tweeted heart operations before.
Dr Haastrup said there were no ethical concerns as the patient had not been identified.
