Guwahati, June 22: The Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) has achieved a unique milestone by becoming the first hospital in northeast India to have an in-house transplant team to perform Cadaver Kidney Transplant.
A cadaver kidney transplant, also known as a deceased-donor kidney transplant, is a surgical procedure in which a healthy kidney from a deceased donor is transplanted into a person with end-stage renal disease, offering them a chance to live a healthier life.
Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who recently took charge of the health department, on Saturday, announced that GMCH doctors successfully performed the first cadaver kidney transplant.
Addressing the media at the GMCH premises, Sarma informed that this was the first cadaver kidney transplant operated by GMCH doctors.
Sarma elaborated on the procedure, explaining, “The two kidneys were taken from a brain-dead patient and were transplanted into two patients. Parag Gogoi, a resident of Guwahati, was declared brain-dead. His family generously donated his kidneys to GMCH. These kidneys were then successfully transplanted into two patients. Today, both of them came to have their stitches removed at GMCH, and we met them. Both are doing well.”
Dr. Shashanka Baruah, Dr. Pushkar Bagchi, and Dr. Manjuri Sarma led the team of doctors who conducted the surgery.
The Chief Minister emphasized the importance of organ donation, urging, “With this success, I request the people of Assam to consider the donation of kidneys from brain-dead patients to save lives. By fostering a culture of organ donation, we can make cadaver kidney transplants a common practice in Assam.”
CM Sarma further highlighted GMCH’s efforts to assist couples struggling with infertility, saying, “The GMCH has started helping couples through the in vitro fertilization (IVF) center. The IVF wing has successfully given birth to a child through embryo transplantation. Currently, eight women are pregnant, and embryo transplants have been done on 38 women.”
“The cost of IVF at GMCH is lower than at private medical facilities, with expenditures ranging from Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 1 lakh,” he added.
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