BANGALORE, India, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Manipal Hospital Whitefield celebrated this World Organ Donation Week by felicitating organ donors and recipients on the hospital premises. As a quaternary care hospital, they organized an occasion to unfold consciousness concerning the noble trigger of organ donation. The occasion was inaugurated by Mr. Arnab Mondal, Hospital Director together with Dr. Ravi Shankar B, Consultant – Nephrology, Dr. Sanjeev Rohatgi, Lead Consultant – HPB & Liver Transplant Surgery and Dr. Rajesh Mohan Shetty, Lead Consultant, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chief of Clinical Services from Manipal Hospital Whitefield. The occasion was attended by 4 organ donors and recipients who had been felicitated by our eminent medical doctors from the Nephrology, Surgical Gastroenterology/Liver crew, and Intensive Care Unit crew. The medical doctors spoke concerning the significance of organ donation and the way it provides a lease of life to an individual and a household, in the course of the seminar.
Manipal Hospital Whitefield commenced the transplant program within the yr 2019. Since its inception, the unit has finished round 66 transplants, of which 50 had been kidney transplants and 16 had been liver transplants. In 2022 alone, the Whitefield unit has carried out 26 transplants until date (together with kidney and liver), out of which 18 had been mind lifeless declaration (cadaver transplant) and 8 had been reside donor transplants.
Organ donation is a crucial act of kindness that may save 8 lives. It is estimated that globally end-stage kidney illness is related to roughly 735,000 deaths yearly. In India, it’s estimated that about 220,000 individuals with end-stage kidney failure require kidney transplantation, towards this roughly about 7500 kidney transplantations are carried out at 250 kidney transplant facilities in India. Of these, practically 85 to 90% live donors and 10to15% are deceased (cadaver) donor transplantations. The individuals who endure from end-stage organ failure, kidney transplantation is a ray of hope to guide a traditional and wholesome life.
Usually, recipients of organ donation face loads of challenges, as they should face loads of emotional battles and look forward to the organs with the proper match for a transplant. The demand for organs is extra in comparison with donors as solely 0.01% of Indians give consent to donate their organs after their dying.
Dr. Ravi Shankar B, Consultant – Nephrologist, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, mentioned, “Organ donation is a developing trend in this era and a noble gesture. It provides a life-saving opportunity for those who are at the end stage of organ failure. Unfortunately, the practice of organ donation is not followed on a large scale due to lack of awareness. Every day, many people die due to the unavailability of organs like kidneys, heart, pancreas, and many more. Keeping this in mind, we started this campaign to promote organ donation.”
”There are 2 sorts of organ donation, dwelling and cadaver organ donation. Though dwelling kidney transplantation is extra typically carried out in India, there is a rise within the quantity of individuals ready for deceased (cadaver) kidney transplantation. The demand is greater than the availability of deceased donor organs, subsequently extra consciousness and marketing campaign about deceased organ donation is essential to satisfy the demand. However, it is famous that there’s a rise within the pattern of deceased donor organ donation since 2012, and extra donations are taking place in southern states of India. In the latest previous, extra consciousness campaigns are carried out in Karnataka, and additionally famous that there’s a rise in the quantity of organ donations over the past two years.”
Dr. Sanjeev Rohatgi, Lead Consultant – HPB & Liver Transplant Surgery, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, mentioned, “There are many precautionary measures taken while doing organ transplants. Preparations done for cadaver liver transplantation are very different from living-donor liver transplantation. For cadaver liver transplantation it takes around 6-8hours, where in for a living liver transplant it takes 10-12 hours to perform surgery, however, the time varies depending on the severity of the case. While harvesting an organ for transplantation, we follow many safety protocols. We also use a device called machine perfusion, which helps to maintain the liver at the optimal functioning while outside the body- this gives us more time and also helps in assessing organ quality.”
Dr. Rajesh Mohan Shetty, Lead Consultant, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chief of Clinical Services, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, mentioned, “We have patients who are admitted to the hospital brain dead and their heart stops beating at a later stage. Death is inevitable, instead of letting go of a good organ it should be used to save a life by donating it. We have trained counselors who work with the family during such situations. The major challenge we face is the next of kin who are not forthcoming to give consent. Another obstacle is religion, as there is a certain misconception that certain religion forbids donating organs.“
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