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- An 18-year-old dialysis patient named Anil Yadav received two kidneys from a single brain-dead donor at Safdarjung Hospital.
- The donor organs were airlifted from Chandimandir to Delhi with assistance from the Indian Army.
- Doctors utilized an en bloc transplantation technique to improve the patient's chances of recovery.
- This procedure highlights the use of marginal organs to address the national shortage of donor kidneys.
What to watch next
- Future adoption of en bloc renal transplants for marginal donor kidneys in India.
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Himanshu
Professor & Academic Head
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“This is the first en bloc renal transplant at the hospital, in which both kidneys from a donor with marginal renal function were implanted in a single recipient. With a severe shortage of organs nationwide, accepting marginal kidneys can help expand the donor pool and give more dialysis patients, many of whom wait for years, a chance at transplantation”
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…to donate his organs set off a race against time. With Army support, the two kidneys were airlifted to Delhi and taken to Safdarjung Hospital, where doctors transplanted both into Anil, who has chronic renal failure. “ This is the first en bloc renal transplant at the hospital, in which both kidneys from a donor with marginal renal function were implanted in a single recipient. With a severe shortage of organs nationwide, accepting marginal kidneys can help expand the donor pool and give more dialysis patients, many of whom wait for years, a chance at transplantation ,” said Dr Himanshu, Professor & Academic Head, Department of Nephrology, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital. “The patient is recovering well, with good renal function and urine output.”“The most difficult part of organ…
Anurag Garg
Transplant Coordinator and Palliative Physician at CHWC
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“The most difficult part of organ donation is counselling a grieving family to say yes within two hours”
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…for years, a chance at transplantation,” said Dr Himanshu, Professor & Academic Head, Department of Nephrology, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital. “The patient is recovering well, with good renal function and urine output.”“ The most difficult part of organ donation is counselling a grieving family to say yes within two hours ,” said Col Anurag Garg, Transplant Coordinator and Palliative Physician at CHWC. “I have seen this in the Subedar’s family, a Colonel’s wife’s family and Air Warrior Ranbir’s case.”Anil had been waiting for a…
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