CARE
Hospitals,Hyderabad completes 200 Kidney transplants in the city..........
CARE
Hospitals,Hyderabad has successfully
carried out 200 kidney transplants. With this CARE Hospital has become
one of the best centers in the city with best outcomes in Kidney Transplants.
The 200th transplant was performed on a 26-year-old patient, who was suffering from
kidney failure due to some allergy, by senior consultant urologist Dr K Rama
Raju. The donor's kidney was harvested (taken out from the donor) by Consultant
Urologist & transplant surgeon Dr K Rama Raju with support from other team of doctors. The
patient, prior to the transplant, was being treated by senior consultant
Nephrologist Dr. Rajsekhara Chackravarthy.
"Although
kidney transplant is a high-end surgery, chances of organ rejection are minimal
due to availability of extremely good medicines. It is one of the safest organ
transplant operations. But since the recipient is put on immuno-suppressant
medicines for preventing rejection, the person needs extremely good post
operative care. Patient is kept in dedicated renal intensive care unit," said Dr Rajsekhara Chackravarthy
“Renal transplantation is the
best modality of treatment as a successful renal transplant provides a better
quality of life, is more cost effective and provides long term rehabilitation
as compared to dialysis dependence. After a successful transplant one has
greater freedom, less restricted diet and better energy levels” said Dr.
Vikrant Reddy, Consultant Nephrologist at CARE Hospitals. The common
symptoms of for Kidney Failure & end
stage renal disease include Urinating less than usual,Urinary
problems - Frequency, urgency,Bleeding Fatigue & Confusion,Nausea,
vomiting,Loss of appetite,Pain - In the muscles, joints, flanks, chest,Bone
pain or fractures,Pale skin (from anemia).
According to Dr. B. Somaraju,Chairman &
Managing Director “The kidney transplant is one more step in bringing all
latest available treatment facilities under one roof and providing quality
services. Organ donation could result from the free will of a person. There are
almost 3 to 4 lac people who require a kidney to live their lives; out of
these, only around 15 to 20 will stand a chance of getting an organ from a
cadaver. There is nothing in this world
that can be compared to the feeling that one gets by saving someone else’s
life. You could call this a job for a super hero. And that super hero is— you”
The State-of-the-art
procedures for kidney transplantation include:
ñ Living
donor kidney transplants (related)
ñ Cadaveric
renal transplantation
In the first 10 years of the
Renal transplant programme CARE Hospitals have performed over 200 transplants.
The results compare favorably with those of the best centers in India &
world