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The kidney is the most commonly sought-after organ in transplant tourism, with prices for the organ ranging from as little as $1,300 [13] to as much as $150,000. [55] Reports estimate that 75% of all illegal organ trading involves kidneys. [56] The liver trade is also prominent in transplant tourism, with prices ranging from $4,000 [57] to ...
A 2019 cohort study of nearly 10,000 lung transplant recipients in the US demonstrated significantly improved long-term survival using sirolimus + tacrolimus (median survival 8.9 years) instead of mycophenolate mofetil + tacrolimus (median survival 7.1 years) for immunosuppressive therapy starting at one year after transplant.
The Government of India enacted the Transplantation of Human Organs Act in 1994 to curb organ trading and promote deceased organ donation. After facing a multi-billion rupee kidney scandal in 2008, an amendment was proposed in 2009 [11] and passed in 2011 to get rid of loopholes which previously made illegal organ trading possible.
In fall 2014, Dhital was head of the surgical team who completed the world's first “dead heart” transplant. A “dead heart” is a heart donated after circulatory death (DCD), where the heart has stopped beating. [4] As of 24 October 2014, 3 patients had received DCD heart transplants. [5]
He was the founder of Frontier Lifeline Hospital, where he performed India's second heart transplant surgery in 1995. [6] He also performed the country's first heart-lung transplant and the country's first pediatric cardiac surgery. [7] Dr.K.M.Cherian is also credited with introducing the Physician Assistant profession in India in the year 1992.
Prior to operating on the recipient, the transplant surgeon inspects the donor lung(s) for signs of damage or disease. If the lung or lungs are approved, then the recipient is connected to an IV line and various monitoring equipment, including pulse oximetry. The patient will be given general anesthesia, and a machine will breathe for them. [1]
In India, the organ donation rate has increased from 0.08 per million population in 2008 to 0.8 per million population in 2017 which is a ten-fold increase. [ 11 ] [ 63 ] The presence of trained transplant coordinators is one of the factors that has contributed to this considerable increase.
Sen believed India had a vast potential as a transplant centre with a wealth of donor organs resulting from accidents on its disordered roads and railways. [4] On 13 September 1968, he performed the second human heart transplant in India. The donor was a 25 year old road traffic accident victim and the recipient, a youth.