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NRI septuagenarian undergoes bilateral lung transplant at Chennai hospital after being on ECMO for over 50 days
1 year, 5 months ago

NRI septuagenarian undergoes bilateral lung transplant at Chennai hospital after being on ECMO for over 50 days

The Hindu  

A 78-year-old patient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome underwent a high-risk lung transplantation at MGM Healthcare, Chennai. Harish Manian, CEO, MGM Healthcare, said this was probably the first case in Asia where a 78-year-old who was on ECMO for nearly two months had undergone a successful bilateral lung transplant. “Normally when an older patient’s condition does not improve after …

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Experts Explain How Patients With Severe COPD Can Opt For Lung Transplant
2 years ago

Experts Explain How Patients With Severe COPD Can Opt For Lung Transplant

News 18  

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an umbrella term used for multiple lung inflammation that obstructs the passage of airflow in the lungs. In a recent interaction with HT Digital, Dr Jeenam Shah, who works as a consultant chest physician and interventional pulmonologist at Mumbai’s Bhatia Hospital, recently spoke about the treatment options available for severe COPD. “For those with more …

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New Prototype Powered by Drone Technology for Quick Organ Transport Launched
2 years, 3 months ago

New Prototype Powered by Drone Technology for Quick Organ Transport Launched

News 18  

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday unveiled India’s first prototype of drone transportation of human organs to facilitate quick organ transplant in hospitals. “At present, drones can be used to move the box containing the organs up to a distance of 20 km,” Dr Prashanth Rajagopalan, director, MGM Healthcare, which has co-created the prototype drone …

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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 …

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Covid-positive Chennai man spends 109 days on ECMO and ventilator, recovers without lung transplant
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-positive Chennai man spends 109 days on ECMO and ventilator, recovers without lung transplant

Live Mint  

In what is perhaps India’s longest ECMO battle against COVID-19, a Chennai man diagnosed with coronavirus and resultant lung complications spent about 109 days on ECMO and ventilator support and recovered without having to undergo a lung transplant, the city hospital which treated him said on Thursday. Mudijja, a 56-year-old from Chennai stepped out of the hospital as a healthy …

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India's Longest Surviving Covid Patient on ECMO and Ventilator for a Record 109 Days, Recovers Without Lung Transplant
3 years, 4 months ago

India's Longest Surviving Covid Patient on ECMO and Ventilator for a Record 109 Days, Recovers Without Lung Transplant

News 18  

In what is perhaps India’s longest ECMO battle against Covid-19, Rela Hospital, a Multi-Speciality Quaternary Care Hospital in Chennai saved the life of Mudijja, a 56-year-old diagnosed with Covid infection and the resultant lung complications after a record of 109 days of treatment. When Mudijja stepped out of the hospital as a healthy man on August 19th, 2021, he became …

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Bridge to Recovery: For Covid-19 Patients with Severe Lung Damage, ECMO Support is a Ray of Hope
3 years, 7 months ago

Bridge to Recovery: For Covid-19 Patients with Severe Lung Damage, ECMO Support is a Ray of Hope

News 18  

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support is now being used in several hospitals to help severe COVID patients, who have acute pneumonia or lung damage, and in cases where ventilators are failing to maintain blood oxygen levels. Dr Suresh Rao, Co-Director of Heart and Lung Transplant at MGM Chennai, told News18.com that ECMO support is basically an artificial lung outside the patient’s …

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Covid-19: Jharkhand minister recovers after double lung transplant in Chennai
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19: Jharkhand minister recovers after double lung transplant in Chennai

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand education minister Jagarnath Mahto, who was airlifted from Ranchi to a Chennai hospital, underwent a bilateral lung transplant after the organs were completely damaged by Covid-19 and has recovered well, doctors treating him said. Jharkhand education minister Jagarnath Mahto Only a few lung transplants on Covid-19 patients have been performed across the world and the minister’s critical condition necessitated …

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Jharkhand minister undergoes lung transplant in Chennai after Covid-19 damage
4 years, 1 month ago

Jharkhand minister undergoes lung transplant in Chennai after Covid-19 damage

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand minister Jagarnath Mahto, 53, has undergone a successful lung transplant after Covid-19 infection damaged his lungs, doctors at Chennai’s Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Healthcare said on Wednesday. Dr Apar Jindal, clinical director, lung transplant, interventional pulmonology, and chest medicine, MGM Healthcare, said, “The operation, which took around 11 hours, was carried out on Tuesday and it went very well. He …

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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 …

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