- NEW DELHI — AIIMS Raipur has successfully performed its first Swap Kidney
Transplant, also known as a Kidney Paired Transplant (KPT), the Health Ministry
said on Thursday.
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- With this achievement, AIIMS Raipur becomes the first
among the newer AIIMS institutions and the first government hospital in the
state of Chhattisgarh to carry out this complex and life-saving procedure.
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- This significant milestone underscores the institute’s
commitment to advancing healthcare and providing innovative treatment solutions
for patients suffering from end-stage kidney disease.
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- It is estimated that swap kidney transplant leads to a 15
per cent increase in the number of transplants.
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- Recognising its potential, the National Organisation and
Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has recommended for the implementation
of Swap donor transplantation to all the states and Union Territories as this
option could increase the number of donors. NOTTO has also decided to have a
‘uniform one nation one swap transplant programme’ to facilitate these
transplants more effectively across the country.
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- In the landmark case at AIIMS Raipur, two male ESRD
patients, aged 39 and 41 from Bilaspur, had been on dialysis for three years.
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- Both were advised to undergo kidney transplantation.
Their respective wives came forward as living donors.
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- However, due to blood group incompatibility – one pair
having B+ and O+, and the other O+ and B+ – direct donation was not possible.
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- To overcome this challenge, the transplant team at AIIMS
Raipur coordinated a successful swap transplant.
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- Each donor gave her kidney to the other recipient,
ensuring blood group compatibility and enabling both patients to receive
life-saving organs, according to the ministry.
