COVID-19 Patients Undergo Liver Transplants by Colleen Fleiss on January 31, 2021 at 4:27 PM
According to doctors, in two instances, both the donor and the recipient were found positive for coronavirus.
Out of them, 23 patients were under regular medical supervision. They didn t contract Covid-19 infection and underwent successful liver transplants. Seven patients who had tested positive for Covid also successfully underwent liver transplant and survived.
‘During the Covid-19 lockdown and the subsequent months, a total of 48 patients were in need to undergo liver transplant on an early basis. ’ Between June and December last year, we have performed 30 liver transplant procedures at our hospital with 100 per cent success rate. Among these, seven recipients and three live donors were Covid-19 positive; and in two instances, both donors and recipients were found positive for coronavirus. Patients who were found positive were put through prescribed medic
Seven Covid patients undergo liver transplants at Hyd hospital
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Hyderabad, Jan : A total of 30 patients, including seven who had tested positive for Covid-19, underwent liver transplants successfully at the Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Lakdikapul here since the lockdown was relaxed in May last year.
According to doctors, in two instances, both the donor and the recipient were found positive for coronavirus.
During the Covid-19 lockdown and the subsequent months, a total of 48 patients were in need to undergo liver transplant on an early basis. Out of them, 23 patients were under regular medical supervision. They didn t contract Covid-19 infection and underwent successful liver transplants. Seven patients who had tested positive for Covid also successfully underwent liver transplant and survived.