<p>Doctors at the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) hospital performed their first successful liver transplant late in the night on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The liver of a brain-dead patient, Umesh Kumar (32) who was a resident of Chikkaballapura was transplanted to a 37-year-old resident from Kundapura in Mangaluru. <br /><br />A team of transplant surgeons, other experts, with guidance of doctors from BGS Global Hospitals performed the transplant at midnight on Friday. <br /><br />“The transplant is a successful one and the patient was also fed orally later in the day on Saturday,” said Dr Nagesh, who heads the liver transplant team of the hospital. <br /><br />This is the second transplant by the doctors in this government hospital. Also, the team is the only one in any government hospital across the State to have performed a transplant. In this case, the patient had to only shell out just Rs 2.5 lakh with the doctors contributing a good amount from their own pockets. <br /><br />In private hospitals, patients spend close to Rs 20 lakh for a liver transplant. <br />According to sources in the hospital, doctors have also met the minister for Medical Education to help provide immuno-suppressors at a subsidised cost or for free. <br /><br />The donor, a mentally retarded patient was shifted from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences where he was declared brain-dead. Later, his organs were donated. <br /><br />A green corridor was also created to between Victoria Hospital and Narayana Health City to facilitate heart transplant. <br /><br />The donor’s kidneys and cornea were also donated. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Doctors at the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) hospital performed their first successful liver transplant late in the night on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The liver of a brain-dead patient, Umesh Kumar (32) who was a resident of Chikkaballapura was transplanted to a 37-year-old resident from Kundapura in Mangaluru. <br /><br />A team of transplant surgeons, other experts, with guidance of doctors from BGS Global Hospitals performed the transplant at midnight on Friday. <br /><br />“The transplant is a successful one and the patient was also fed orally later in the day on Saturday,” said Dr Nagesh, who heads the liver transplant team of the hospital. <br /><br />This is the second transplant by the doctors in this government hospital. Also, the team is the only one in any government hospital across the State to have performed a transplant. In this case, the patient had to only shell out just Rs 2.5 lakh with the doctors contributing a good amount from their own pockets. <br /><br />In private hospitals, patients spend close to Rs 20 lakh for a liver transplant. <br />According to sources in the hospital, doctors have also met the minister for Medical Education to help provide immuno-suppressors at a subsidised cost or for free. <br /><br />The donor, a mentally retarded patient was shifted from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences where he was declared brain-dead. Later, his organs were donated. <br /><br />A green corridor was also created to between Victoria Hospital and Narayana Health City to facilitate heart transplant. <br /><br />The donor’s kidneys and cornea were also donated. <br /><br /></p>