SURAT: Organs from a 50-year-old accident victim from Surat will give new life to five persons.
Gitesh Modi, a resident of Kotyark Nagar in Rander area of Surat city, suffered severe injuries after he was hit by an unidentified vehicle while riding a motorcycle on Ring Road in Surat on June 23.
According to sources, Modi fell unconscious after the accident and an ambulance passing by took him to the nearby hospital. The doctors at the hospital found that he had suffered a brain haemorrhage. Surgery was performed and blood clots were removed on June 27. However, after the surgery the doctors declared Modi as brain-dead.
Doctors at Madras Medical Mission create ‘transplant bubble’ to treat patient with renal failure
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40 healthcare workers isolated themselves for 7 days
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40 healthcare workers isolated themselves for 7 days
In the middle of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a patient recently underwent renal transplant. She has since been discharged and is under observation through telemedicine.
A 40-year-old patient, who had been on dialysis for over a year, had wanted a transplant. A teacher by training, the woman opted for the transplant despite the chances of contracting the infection.
S. Saravanan, vascular and transplant surgeon and director of the Institute of Kidney Diseases, Urology and Organ Transplantation, Madras Medical Mission, decided to take up the task. He decided to create a “transplant bubble” - where the entire team of 40 healthcare workers, including transplant surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, ward boys and staff, were isolated
Irregularities of Rs1804m detected in kidney institute
Peshawar
April 6, 2021
PESHAWAR: Serious irregularities and misappropriation of Rs 1804 million have been detected in the audit report of the Institute of Kidney Diseases (IKD) Peshawar from 2018 to 2020. The Director Genral Audit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as prepared 30 advanced audit paras in February 2021 and submitted its report. The lapse occurred due to weak internal controls over the affairs of management of the institution. Audit recommends the matter to be enquired at an appropriate level for fixing responsibility, recovery of the loss sustained to the government along overhauling the record of other procurements. The audit report also revealed illegal recruitments as opposed to merit. According to records, Dr. Nasir Orakzai was the director of the hospital at the time.