Lung Transported from Pune to Hyderabad in One Hour to Save Life of Terminally Ill Patient
4 years, 4 months ago

Lung Transported from Pune to Hyderabad in One Hour to Save Life of Terminally Ill Patient

News 18  

Hyderabad: A patient at a hospital in Hyderabad received a lung from a brain dead donor in Pune, after different authorities came together to ensure the organ's transportation within one hour. The family of a young person, who was declared brain dead at a private hospital on Sunday, came forward to donate the organ while Zonal Transplant Coordination Center Pune ensured that the organ reached Hyderabad in time for the transplant. Finally, KIMS Heart and Lung Transplant Institute, Hyderabad received the lung by the evening without any delay from the city which is 560 km away, within one hour and transplanted the same to the needy patient. At a time when even smaller health issues are a big deal in Covid-19 pandemic times, the authorities showed that even tough things like lung transplantation can happen if there is a strong will.

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9-year-old brain dead boy’s organs save four lives in Pune
5 months, 1 week ago

9-year-old brain dead boy’s organs save four lives in Pune

Hindustan Times  

The parents of a nine-year old boy from Vishrantwadi who was declared brain dead on July 9 after suffering from benign brain tumour with Hydrocephalus donated his organs and saved four lives, said officials. The city recorded the 36th cadaveric organ donation this year, said officials of Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee, Pune. With this the city recorded the 36th cadaveric …

Life after death: 327 life-saving procedures done in Telangana through Organ transplants
1 year, 4 months ago

Life after death: 327 life-saving procedures done in Telangana through Organ transplants

The Hindu  

Anil was on the list of recipients for organ transplant in Hyderabad as his kidneys had failed. But in a nation of 130 crore people, the organ donation rate is only 0.25 per million which means that not more than 2,000-2,500 organs are available for transplant from deceased donors. As per the data maintained by the National Organ and Tissue …

Heart, lungs of brain dead man sent from CMC Ranipet to Chennai
1 year, 7 months ago

Heart, lungs of brain dead man sent from CMC Ranipet to Chennai

The Hindu  

The heart and lungs of a 31-year-old man, who was declared brain dead at the Christian Medical College in Ranipet on Wednesday, were harvested and sent to the MGM Hospital in Chennai for transplantation. Officials at CMC said the victim, a mason and resident of Vellore’s Old Town, suffered a head injury in a road accident involving his two-wheeler near …

In a First, Hospital Gets Approval For Lung Transplant Facility in Ahmedabad
2 years, 4 months ago

In a First, Hospital Gets Approval For Lung Transplant Facility in Ahmedabad

News 18  

In a major development towards organ transplant in Gujarat, an Ahmedabad-based hospital gets approval for a lung transplant facility, the first such facility in the state so far. Now, Ahmedabad-based KD Hospital gets approval for a lung transplant. Kusum Dhirajlal Hospital of Ahmedabad and KIMS Hospital of Hyderabad have made collaboration on the lung transplant facility. KD Hospital’s senior consultant …

Delhi: Brain dead patient donates lungs, heart, kidney, and liver to 5 people
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: Brain dead patient donates lungs, heart, kidney, and liver to 5 people

Live Mint  

AIIMS Delhi has carried out a successful second lung transplant of a woman on Saturday. A 50-year-old woman got new lungs today, making it the second lung transplant procedure to be carried out at the premier institute in less than three months. Dr Deepak Gupta, Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at AIIMS said that for the first time lungs …

Man With Lungs Damaged by Covid-19 Undergoes Transplant After Donor Organs Brought from Ahmedabad
2 years, 11 months ago

Man With Lungs Damaged by Covid-19 Undergoes Transplant After Donor Organs Brought from Ahmedabad

News 18  

A 55-year-old man, whose lungs had been damaged due to the coronavirus, underwent a bilateral lung transplant at a private facility here after donor organs were transported 950 km in three hours, according to a statement. The surgery took place at Max Hospital, Saket, and the hospital said it is the first time in north India that a bilateral lung …

Two get a new lease of life after surgery
3 years, 11 months ago

Two get a new lease of life after surgery

The Hindu  

A 62-year-old resident of Tamil Nadu diagnosed with Interstitial Lung Disease and a 40-year-old from Jharkhand with congenital heart disease got a new lease of life thanks to the joint efforts of a team of doctors from Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The doctors from Aster Hospitals in Bengaluru and KIMS Hospitals in Hyderabad conducted the bilateral lung transplant and combined heart …

Man undergoes lung transplant in Delhi; ‘first’ such surgery on post-COVID patient in north India
4 years ago

Man undergoes lung transplant in Delhi; ‘first’ such surgery on post-COVID patient in north India

India TV News  

A 31-year-old man, who had contracted COVID-19 a few months ago, has successfully undergone a lung transplant surgery, lasting 10 hours, at a private facility after the organ was transported from the city airport in a green corridor, hospital authorities said on Tuesday. In a statement, the hospital group claimed that this was the "first" such procedure performed on a …

Hyderabad Doctors Perform India's First Double Lung Transplant on Covid-19 Patient
4 years, 3 months ago

Hyderabad Doctors Perform India's First Double Lung Transplant on Covid-19 Patient

News 18  

Hyderabad: In a first of its kind procedure in India, doctors at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences here successfully performed double lung transplant surgery on a Covid-19 patient. The team of doctors was led by Sandeep Attawar, considered a pioneer in heart and lung transplant surgeries in India. The doctors said his condition deteriorated rapidly and double lung transplant …

Brain dead man breathes new life into COVID-19 patient with severe lung infection
4 years, 3 months ago

Brain dead man breathes new life into COVID-19 patient with severe lung infection

The Hindu  

A brain dead man has breathed new life into a COVID-19 patient with severe lung infection and given new hope to a young Mumbai woman after his lungs and hands were transplanted to the respective recipients. Asia’s first known lung transplant: MGM Healthcare Incidentally, the 48 year-old recipient of lungs from Delhi turned out to be the first case of …

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