Only Hospital in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to have performed close to 350
liver transplants
Announces public programs to raise awareness among citizens
Guntur: Liver diseases are the third most frequent cause of death in India. So, each one
of us probably either knows someone who has had a liver disease or someone who is
going to get it in their lifetime. Given current available medical techniques, over half of
these deaths can be prevented, if detected early. These two simple facts is the reason
why we all need greater awareness about liver diseases.
As a continuing effort being the pioneers and leaders in treating liver diseases, Global
Hospitals, Hyderabad has undertaken a campaign to raise awareness about liver
diseases across the state.
Addressing a press conference, Dr. K. Ravindranath, Chairman & Managing Director,
Global Hospitals Group, Global Hospitals Group as a multi-super specialty, tertiary care
hospital chain is Indias largest multi-locational, multi-organ transplant centre, which
performs liver, heart, lung, kidney organ transplants. The Group till date has performed
close to 900 liver transplants and in Hyderabad unit alone we have completed close to
350 transplants including patients from Guntur and Krishna District. We have been
consistently performing successfully, a large number complex liver surgeries and
transplants. We have the largest team of specialists, comprised of Hepatologists, Liver
transplant surgeons, Critical Care Specialists and Anesthetists, who are supported by
world class infrastructure and technology and a strong commitment to deliver
exceptional patient care.
Our surgeons perform the widest variety of transplants procedures on both adult and
pediatric patients such as split liver, auxiliary liver, swap liver. These are performed
through both cadaveric organ and live related donor programmes. I am grateful to
patients and their family for the confidence and trust reposed in us. I am also grateful to
the Media in enhancing awareness amongst people about liver diseases, causes &
prevention and transplantation as a unique solution to save patients with end-stage
liver diseases, Dr. Ravindranath added.
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According Dr. Kapoor, in the western world, the transplants due to end-stage alcoholic
liver disease are coming down but in our country and in our program we are
transplanting at least a quarter of the patients for end-stage liver disease due to alcohol.
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