Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], September 9 (ANI): The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted the Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994 (Amendment Act 2011), aiming to create a suitable infrastructure for organ donation in the state.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 29 (ANI/PRNewswire): Manipal Hospital Whitefield celebrated this World Organ Donation Week by felicitating organ donors and recipients at the hospital premises.

New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): India saw its first-ever successful harvested lung transplant in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital on Saturday.

Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): Organ transplant recipients take life-long immunosuppressive drugs to prevent their bodies from mounting an immune response against the donated organ, yet a substantial number of them still reject the organs. A new study shows that transplant recipients also mount an immune response against commensal bacteria in the organ graft, adding to the immune response against the genetic makeup of the tissue and reducing the effectiveness of immunosuppressive drugs.

Pune ( Maharashtra) [India], July 16 (ANI): Organ donation by a young brain-dead woman saved the life of five people including two serving Army soldiers in Command Hospital Southern Command (CHSC) in Pune.

CHENNAI India Oct 20 2021 PRNewswire -- A two-year-old boy baby from Calicut Kerala has miraculously regained consciousness survived and recovered fully without organ transplantation thanks to ECMO support service provided by Rela Hospital a Multi-Speciality Quaternary Care Hospital at Chromepet Master Adhvik the two-year-old boy from Calicut slipped into Coma due to multi-organ failure and was suffering from Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS The baby had a high fever in the initial stage and it was predicted to be a liver failure by a paediatrician in his hometown and so was referred to Rela Hospital for higher care and treatment The child was in a mild coma when he was shifted to Rela Hospital and was in nasal O2 as the oxygen level was decreasing day by day and he was given 60 O2 with a viral illness and lung infection at the time of admission The multi-disciplinary team spearheaded by Dr Ravikumar Dr Arumugam along with the experienced Paediatric Intensive Care Team at Rela Hospital aided in the incredible recovery of this baby to a stable condition without an organ transplant Baby Adhvik was diagnosed with encephalopathy and suspected liver failure had very high INR and his sensorium was very low The Initial lab reports at Rela hospital revealed that the baby had a multi-organ failure and was shifted to ventilator support as his oxygen level was deteriorating Liver function and encephalopathy improved during the course of the treatment however his lungs was progressively worsening The clinical team put Master Adhvik thru various approaches before finally putting him in ECMO ECMO in children are complicated as the insertion of the ECMO cannulas are through neck vessels which go directly to the heart said Dr Arumugam Senior Consultant - Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery Heart and Lung Transplantation Rela Hospital As the babys oxygen level wasnt improving despite all possible treatments we decided to put him on ECMO as the infection percentage was more in his lungs compared to other organs Post ECMO he showed an immense improvement his lungs started improving and simultaneously he was given supportive care where his other organs also started improving and soon he was out of danger and we were able to take him out of ECMO within 10 days added Dr Arumugam Rehabilitation procedures by Doctors at Rela Hospital with continuous Physio and proper diet under tracheostomy helped the baby to recover fast and after a couple of weeks the baby was out of tracheostomy and he is doing good now said Dr Ravikumar Senior Consultant Paediatric Intensive Care Rela Hospital Rela Hospital Master Adhviks Parents supported and cooperated with us and agreed to all the procedures which made the boy come to his normalcy added Dr Ravikumar ECMO has become a saviour of sorts for critically ill patients and in this particular case ECMO has definitely helped this baby recover fast from lung infection and also avoided organ transplantation said Prof Mohamed Rela Chairman Managing Director Rela Hospital This shows how an experienced pediatric intensive care unit and expertise ECMO unit can save lives even in the last minutes I applaud the entire team of Rela Hospital including the doctors nurses and technicians for their well-coordinated efforts in saving baby Adhviks life without any organ transplant added Prof Mohamed Rela About Rela Hospital Rela Hospital an International Medical facility is a quaternary care hospital dedicated to fostering and responding to the needs of a diverse patient population The hospital provides high-quality healthcare with state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities and experienced caring medical professionals RIMC is designed to provide multi-specialty care with a special focus on multi-organ transplantation and critically ill patients In addition to quaternary care in all specialties the hospital is committed to providing day-to-day primary and secondary care to patients RIMC is a multi-super specialty hospital in a sprawling landscape of 36 acres located in Chrompet Chennai Tamil Nadu India The facility with 450 beds inclusive of 130 critical-care beds 14 operating rooms and sophisticated reference laboratories and radiology services is conveniently located close to the road rail and air transport RIMC is led and managed by world-renowned doctors who are committed to healthcare RIMC offers a wide spectrum of clinical care education and research RIMC is driven by patient needs comfort and trust Photo httpsmmaprnewswirecommedia1665625RelaHospitalAdhvikjpg PWR PWR

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