In Odisha’s first successful kidney transplants at SCB, 2 get organs from brain-dead patient
In the state’s first of a cadaveric kidney transplant at the SCB Medical College and Hospital situated in Cuttack of Odisha has made history in the world of medical science, said reports on Wednesday.
A team of doctors successfully retrieved and transplanted the kidneys of a brain-dead patient onto two persons on Tuesday.
The surgery took place after the relatives of a patient who was admitted in SCB Medical College and Hospital died and donated two kidneys. These kidneys were transplanted into the body of two patients. As per reports, a woman from Jagatpur area was admitted to the cardiothoracic department in critical condition and doctors declared her brain-dead. However, both of her kidneys were in good condition. A team of doctors requested the family members of the woman to donate the kidneys.
However, it is noteworthy that earlier, as many as four cadaveric transplants were done in SCB Urology Department. However, the kidney of a patient who died in a private hospital with SCB was brought and this rare surgery was performed. Therefore, for the first time, this surgery was completed here on Tuesday late night due to the kidney donation of a person who died in SCBMCH.
Later, a team of 17 doctors from different departments like cardiothoracic, anesthesia, nephrology and urology conducted the complex operations to remove both the kidneys from the brain-dead patient and transplanted the organs into two persons. The team started the operations at around 2 am and took around five hours to complete it successfully.
After the consent of the family was obtained by the doctors, the two kidneys of Tanuja were removed from her body and were transplanted into the body of two other patients. These two patients who received the kidney have been identified as Alok Bodak and Surya Ranjan Sahu of Jharsuguda district in Odisha.
It is worth mentioning that, this was Alok’s first and Surya’s second kidney transplant. The doctor informed that the operation was successful. As many as 17 medical teams cooperated with Dr. Arun in this rare operation, said reliable reports.
