Liver Transplant when done for the right reasons at the right time and by the right people can be a BOON OF LIFE, however most of the patients are unprepared for this major undertaking and tend to get carried away by inadequate, unsubstantiated and sometimes misleading information available through the internet and propaganda done on behalf of Liver Transplant Centres. Therefore to get the best result out of this life-saving procedure of Liver Transplant, it is advisable to LOOK before you LEAP
After working as a Chief Transplant Coordinator in renowned centres of Liver Transplant in India with reputed surgeons and with the experience of dealing with about 12000 liver disease patients and personally coordinating about 950 liver transplants in India, Dr. Jyotsna Verma, Liver Transplant Consultant, started feeling that she should provide the benefit of her experience to all the patients in need for Liver Transplant and not restrict herself to a single Team, Centre or Area.
In past Decade, India has become an attraction for Medical Tourism specially for Liver Transplant because of 'Low Cost and High Success Rate'. The cost of Liver Transplant Surgery in India varies between 15 to 25 Lacs INR which is about 1/6 th of the cost of Liver Transplant Surgery abroad.
A new Liver gives a new life and a well informed decision gives a successful Liver Transplant and complete satisfaction to the patient. The Patient and his family need to have proper Guidance and Education regarding Liver Disease and Liver Transplant procedure before going for this major undertaking. She wants to help, guide and educate such patients through her experience as a Liver Transplant Coordinator and to share the moments faced by the patients in their Pre, Peri and Post transplant Period.
Many times during her services Author came across the end-stage liver disease patients and the families of Fulminant Liver Failure patients who were not understanding the need of Liver Transplant and running away from life thinking that liver disease was the END. There are many queries in their minds which need detailed counseling and education regarding Medical, Legal and Financial issues related to Liver Transplant procedure and life after Liver Transplant
A sincere Consultation and Patient Education Session related to Liver Diseases and Liver Transplantation can Solve 100s of Problems & 1000s of Queries , which will ultimately Save Lacs of your Hard-earned money
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Cost and other Logistics Liver Transplant in India, Liver Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Hospitals in India
http://www.indialivertransplant.com launched by Jyotsna Verma, from the field of Liver Transplant in India to help, guide and educate liver disease patient and those in need of Liver transplant.
The cost of liver transplant surgery in India varies between 15-25 lacs from institute to institute. Successrate of liver transplant is same in all the centres of India.
Liver transplantation is the only option for patients with decompensate end-stage cirrhosis and in many cases of Fulminant Hepatic Failure or Acute Liver Failure, also in patient with non resectable HCCs. Most patients return to a normal active life style within 3–6 months. After the first human orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in 1963, the procedure has become a standard therapeutic procedure world-wide. In India, liver transplant programs have been seriously obstructed by the lack of finances and cadaver donors. Seldom, by emotional decisions by the recipients by not accepting organ from their near-ones. Lack of cadaver donors in India limits the number of patients who can receive this life-saving procedure. Due to this problem Transplant surgeons in care of these patients have endeavoured to perform transplants with partial liver grafts from healthy, volunteer live do¬nors, particularly a family donor in India as per HOTA. Approximately 8500 living donor liver transplants have been performed worldwide. Scale of LDLT is much larger than Cadaver / LDLT surpasses cadaveric liver transplants by a remarkable margin. In last six years our centre has performed more than 500 LDLTs.
After working as a Senior Transplant Coordinator in renowned centres of Liver Transplant in India with reputed surgeons and with the experience of dealing with about 10000 liver disease patients and personally coordinating about 600 liver transplants in India, I started feeling that I should provide the benefit of my experience to all the patients in need for Liver Transplant and not restrict myself to a single Team, Centre or Area. In past Decade, India has become an attraction for Medical Tourism specially for Liver Transplant because of 'Low Cost and High Success Rate'.
A new Liver gives a new life and a well informed decision gives a successful Liver Transplant and complete satisfaction to the patient. The Patient and his family need to have proper Guidance and Education regarding Liver Disease and Liver Transplant procedure before going for this major undertaking. I want to help, guide and educate such patients through my experience as a Liver Transplant Coordinator and to share the moments faced by the patients in their Pre, Peri and Post transplant Period
Organ Donation - Need of the Hour by Liver Transplant Consultant India
The cost of liver transplant surgery in India varies between 15-25 lacs from institute to institute. Successrate of liver transplant is same in all the centres of India.
Liver transplantation is the only option for patients with decompensate end-stage cirrhosis and in many cases of Fulminant Hepatic Failure or Acute Liver Failure, also in patient with non resectable HCCs. Most patients return to a normal active life style within 3–6 months. After the first human orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in 1963, the procedure has become a standard therapeutic procedure world-wide. In India, liver transplant programs have been seriously obstructed by the lack of finances and cadaver donors. Seldom, by emotional decisions by the recipients by not accepting organ from their near-ones. Lack of cadaver donors in India limits the number of patients who can receive this life-saving procedure. Due to this problem Transplant surgeons in care of these patients have endeavoured to perform transplants with partial liver grafts from healthy, volunteer live do¬nors, particularly a family donor in India as per HOTA. Approximately 8500 living donor liver transplants have been performed worldwide. Scale of LDLT is much larger than Cadaver / LDLT surpasses cadaveric liver transplants by a remarkable margin. In last six years our centre has performed more than 500 LDLTs.
After working as a Senior Transplant Coordinator in renowned centres of Liver Transplant in India with reputed surgeons and with the experience of dealing with about 10000 liver disease patients and personally coordinating about 600 liver transplants in India, I started feeling that I should provide the benefit of my experience to all the patients in need for Liver Transplant and not restrict myself to a single Team, Centre or Area. In past Decade, India has become an attraction for Medical Tourism specially for Liver Transplant because of 'Low Cost and High Success Rate'.
A new Liver gives a new life and a well informed decision gives a successful Liver Transplant and complete satisfaction to the patient. The Patient and his family need to have proper Guidance and Education regarding Liver Disease and Liver Transplant procedure before going for this major undertaking. I want to help, guide and educate such patients through my experience as a Liver Transplant Coordinator and to share the moments faced by the patients in their Pre, Peri and Post transplant Period
Organ Donation - Need of the Hour by Liver Transplant Consultant India
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Liver Transplant Consultant of India - Organ Donation Promotion
Liver Transplant in India by Dr. Jyotsna Verma, Liver Transplant Consultant, Organ Donation is Need of the HOUR to save lives with organ failure
Indialivertransplant.com launched by DrJyotsna Verma from the field of Liver Transplant in India which aims to promote the cause of Organ Donation to save lives with Organ Failure
There is a critical shortage of organs and the gap between the number of organs donated and the number of patients waiting for transplant is increasing with the every passing day.
Leave a Gift of Life today. You can contact author for any information related to Organ Donation and how to apply for Organ Donation.
Indialivertransplant.com launched by DrJyotsna Verma from the field of Liver Transplant in India which aims to promote the cause of Organ Donation to save lives with Organ Failure
There is a critical shortage of organs and the gap between the number of organs donated and the number of patients waiting for transplant is increasing with the every passing day.
Leave a Gift of Life today. You can contact author for any information related to Organ Donation and how to apply for Organ Donation.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Organ Donation Awareness by Liver Transplant Consultant of India
This is Author's small attempt to spread Awareness about Organ Donation
What is Organ Donation?
Organ donation is the action of taking an organ out of a human body after death to transplant it to the body of a patient with end-stage organ failure. In this way, the patient’s quality of life will increase reasonably.
In recent times, the concept of eye and kidney donation has been very popular and successful, thanks to the wholehearted support of people from all sections of society. Besides the eye and kidneys, it is also possible to transplant the heart, lungs, liver and pancreas. Other tissues such as skin, bone, cartilage, veins, arteries, heart, valves can all be transplanted.
Why Donate?
Organ donation is the most wonderful legacy you can leave behind. Donated eyes continue to see the wonders of nature and donated organs can help save the life of many unfortunate people.
Who can be a donor?
Any one, from a child to an elderly person can be a donor, even if you have had a serious illness in the past, you can become a donors given right circumstances.
What is a Cadaver Organ Donation?
Cadaver organ donation is after death. In natural death (non-heart beating) eyes and other tissues can be donated. Solid organs (liver, kidney, heart, lungs etc.) can be donated in BRAIN Death (heart beating).
What is BRAIN DEATH ?
When someone is brain dead, it means there is no blood flow or oxygen to their brain and that their brain is no longer functioning in any capacity and never will again. It does not mean that other organs, such as the heart, kidneys or liver, are dead, although they may function only for few days because of the breathing support machines. And the moment their support machines are stopped they die. As this is under strict controlled environment (In the Intensive Care Units of the Hospitals), unless damaged by injury of disease, these organs may be used by another individual though an organ transplant.
In the West, the transplantation of organs from brain-dead patients is accepted part of medical treatment. The Government of India has accepted this definition of Brain Death in 1994 by passing Transplant Human Organ Act. (THOA)
How does Brain Death Occur?
Brain death usually results from severe brain injury or brain hemorrhage, which causes all brain activity to stop. This can happen after a major road accident or a bleeding in the brain due to a stroke.
Brain Death and Normal Death
To confirm that a patient is Brain Dead, two Doctors who are not involved with the patient’s treatment and from a different hospital carry out a series of tests on the patient. These doctors are picked from a panel of doctors recommended by the Government, and adhere to very strict standards that are accepted medically, legally and ethically all over the world.
What is a Donor Card?
The Donor Card is way of expressing you wish to donate your organ(s). It is like making a will. By signing a Donor Card and enrolling as a member, you become part of this great humanitarian effort. To Gift life and to LIVE on.
Carrying a Donor Card
The Donor Card is small card like a driving license or credit/ debit card, which is always kept with you, in your purse or wallet. Let your close relatives know your wishes about organ donation. The Donor Card can also serve as a emergency card in your wallet. You can contact me for signing the consent form and getting the Donor Card. It can be sent to you through email or courier too or you can collect it personally from office.
Can people Buy or Sell Organs?
No. Not at all. The Transplant of Human Organs Act 1994 prohibits commercial dealings in organs and makes this a punishable offence.
My Commitment
I strive to spread awareness about the huge difference one can make by donating organs after death. I will coordinate the process of getting a vital organ to a suitable and needy patient. Also act as a support for all those who are involved in this life-saving activity.
Do not take your organs to the Heaven, Heaven knows we need them here.
DONATE your ORGANS
What is Organ Donation?
Organ donation is the action of taking an organ out of a human body after death to transplant it to the body of a patient with end-stage organ failure. In this way, the patient’s quality of life will increase reasonably.
In recent times, the concept of eye and kidney donation has been very popular and successful, thanks to the wholehearted support of people from all sections of society. Besides the eye and kidneys, it is also possible to transplant the heart, lungs, liver and pancreas. Other tissues such as skin, bone, cartilage, veins, arteries, heart, valves can all be transplanted.
Why Donate?
Organ donation is the most wonderful legacy you can leave behind. Donated eyes continue to see the wonders of nature and donated organs can help save the life of many unfortunate people.
Who can be a donor?
Any one, from a child to an elderly person can be a donor, even if you have had a serious illness in the past, you can become a donors given right circumstances.
What is a Cadaver Organ Donation?
Cadaver organ donation is after death. In natural death (non-heart beating) eyes and other tissues can be donated. Solid organs (liver, kidney, heart, lungs etc.) can be donated in BRAIN Death (heart beating).
What is BRAIN DEATH ?
When someone is brain dead, it means there is no blood flow or oxygen to their brain and that their brain is no longer functioning in any capacity and never will again. It does not mean that other organs, such as the heart, kidneys or liver, are dead, although they may function only for few days because of the breathing support machines. And the moment their support machines are stopped they die. As this is under strict controlled environment (In the Intensive Care Units of the Hospitals), unless damaged by injury of disease, these organs may be used by another individual though an organ transplant.
In the West, the transplantation of organs from brain-dead patients is accepted part of medical treatment. The Government of India has accepted this definition of Brain Death in 1994 by passing Transplant Human Organ Act. (THOA)
How does Brain Death Occur?
Brain death usually results from severe brain injury or brain hemorrhage, which causes all brain activity to stop. This can happen after a major road accident or a bleeding in the brain due to a stroke.
Brain Death and Normal Death
To confirm that a patient is Brain Dead, two Doctors who are not involved with the patient’s treatment and from a different hospital carry out a series of tests on the patient. These doctors are picked from a panel of doctors recommended by the Government, and adhere to very strict standards that are accepted medically, legally and ethically all over the world.
What is a Donor Card?
The Donor Card is way of expressing you wish to donate your organ(s). It is like making a will. By signing a Donor Card and enrolling as a member, you become part of this great humanitarian effort. To Gift life and to LIVE on.
Carrying a Donor Card
The Donor Card is small card like a driving license or credit/ debit card, which is always kept with you, in your purse or wallet. Let your close relatives know your wishes about organ donation. The Donor Card can also serve as a emergency card in your wallet. You can contact me for signing the consent form and getting the Donor Card. It can be sent to you through email or courier too or you can collect it personally from office.
Can people Buy or Sell Organs?
No. Not at all. The Transplant of Human Organs Act 1994 prohibits commercial dealings in organs and makes this a punishable offence.
My Commitment
I strive to spread awareness about the huge difference one can make by donating organs after death. I will coordinate the process of getting a vital organ to a suitable and needy patient. Also act as a support for all those who are involved in this life-saving activity.
Do not take your organs to the Heaven, Heaven knows we need them here.
DONATE your ORGANS
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