<p> <br />It will facilitate better care and treatment for people requiring liver as well as multi-organ transplantation. <br /><br />"We already have a renal programme in place. Hence, we thought of starting liver and pancreas transplant programme. <br /><br />The team will be headed by world renowned liver transplant surgeon Dr Prof Mohammed Rela," said Dr K Ravindranath, Chairman and MD of Global Hospitals Group. <br /><br />Nearly 200 people underwent liver transplant in the country last year. Unfortunately, many patients died due to lack of donors. <br /><br />There is a severe shortage of cadaver donors. Awareness about organ donation is poor among people in the State when compared to the awareness level in Chennai and Hyderabad, he added.<br /><br />Some of the common causes for liver failure were Hepatitides B and C, alcoholic liver disease and liver cancer associated with chronic liver diseases. <br /><br />Interestingly, fatty liver diseases caused due to obesity was an emerging cause of liver failure, pointed Dr Ravindranath. <br /><br />"The fast food culture, diabetes, lack of physical exercise all contributed to this trend. Moreover, it is a common phenomenon among women. Around 10 per cent of obese women are prone to liver problem," he said.<br /><br />The 18-bedded liver ICU will have four senior doctors along with 18 nurses at any given point in time, he added.</p>
<p> <br />It will facilitate better care and treatment for people requiring liver as well as multi-organ transplantation. <br /><br />"We already have a renal programme in place. Hence, we thought of starting liver and pancreas transplant programme. <br /><br />The team will be headed by world renowned liver transplant surgeon Dr Prof Mohammed Rela," said Dr K Ravindranath, Chairman and MD of Global Hospitals Group. <br /><br />Nearly 200 people underwent liver transplant in the country last year. Unfortunately, many patients died due to lack of donors. <br /><br />There is a severe shortage of cadaver donors. Awareness about organ donation is poor among people in the State when compared to the awareness level in Chennai and Hyderabad, he added.<br /><br />Some of the common causes for liver failure were Hepatitides B and C, alcoholic liver disease and liver cancer associated with chronic liver diseases. <br /><br />Interestingly, fatty liver diseases caused due to obesity was an emerging cause of liver failure, pointed Dr Ravindranath. <br /><br />"The fast food culture, diabetes, lack of physical exercise all contributed to this trend. Moreover, it is a common phenomenon among women. Around 10 per cent of obese women are prone to liver problem," he said.<br /><br />The 18-bedded liver ICU will have four senior doctors along with 18 nurses at any given point in time, he added.</p>
