BGS Global Hospitals, super specialty tertiary care has now unveiled a one of a kind health scheme targeting medical practitioners. The key reason was that the hospital had an orthopaedic specialist from Bihar who underwent a combined dual organ of the liver and kidney transplantation procedure. This was a maiden achievement for the State.

According to Dr Venkataramanaa N K, vice chairman & chief neurosurgeon, BGS Global Hospitals, “doctors have a greater role in patient care and would there need to take care of their health. The current disease burden is over 1 per cent of global GDP. Till today, there is no specific healthcare model that serves the purpose of doctor’s health. As part of the Doctors Day observed annually on July 1,204, BGS Global unveiled a health scheme for the medical fraternity.”

Dual organ transplantation is a much more complex procedure which requires coordination amongst a large number of highly skilled super specialists. It was performed by a team of BGS’ multi organ transplant surgeons:  Dr Mathew Jacob, Dr Sonal Asthana, Dr Rajiv Lochan & clinically supported by Dr Kaiser Raja, Consultant, Hepatalogist, Dr Anil Kumar, Consultant, Nephrologist.

The transplant recipient is a practicing orthopaedic specialist, Dr Sanjiv Kumar Sinha, a 59 year old who was suffering from long standing diabetes, which lead to his liver cirrhosis and kidney failure. He had been on renal dialysis for many months prior to consultation at our Transplant centre.  Whilst awaiting transplantation he unfortunately fell at home and fractured his hip and had to undergo total hip replacement surgery.

In April 2014 the family of a brain dead donor who had unfortunately met with a fatal accident came forward to donate the organs of their loved one. The organs were allocated by ZCCK (zonal coordination committee for Karnataka) to Dr Sinha as they were found to be a suitable match. He subsequently underwent Combined Dual Organ (liver and kidney) Transplantation and is currently doing well.

The patient had been on the waiting list for months for an organ donation with a threatening organ failure.

“It is a rare condition where both liver and kidney failed simultaneously. A family of a brain dead patient came forward to donate the organs. Through an extensive 4 hour surgery, organs were retrieved carefully for transplantation. In the adjacent operation theatre, the patient was prepared for transplantation, first his damaged liver was removed and the donated liver was transplanted. Subsequently, kidney was also transplanted through a separate incision under the same anaesthesia. It was a 14 hour marathon surgery and now he has recovered well, said Dr Mathew Jacob, Consultant, HPB & Multi Organ Transplantation Surgeon, BGS Global Hospitals.

Dr Kaiser Raja, Consultant, Hepatologist, BGS Global Hospitals, said that the combined liver & kidney failure is a very serious condition in which survival is limited to a few months.

Such highly complex procedures are possible only with state of the art operating theatre, dedicated transplant ICU and a highly motivated and dedicated team of specialists. This is a big milestone for advanced health care delivery in Karnataka, noted Dr Rajiv Lochan, Consultant, HPB & Multi Organ Transplantation Surgeon, BGS Global Hospitals.