Seven Covid patients undergo liver transplants at Hyd hospital
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Fri, Jan 29 2021 23:36 IST |
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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.
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