What Is The Success Rate Of Kidney Transplant In India?

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What Is The Success Rate Of Kidney Transplant In
India?
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INTRODUCTION

• Kidneys are bean-shaped organs which are placed
  just below the rib cage on either side of the
  spine.
• The function of the kidney is to remove and
  filter excess water, fluid, and minerals from the
  body in the form of urine.
• A kidney transplant often is the best treatment
  for kidney failure.
• Kidney transplant hospital in Bangalore including
  other South Indian states have a higher rate of
  success stories.

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KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

• A kidney transplant of an individual is done when
  the kidneys fail to perform its work and does not
  function properly.
• They lose their ability to filter these waste
  which leads to the accumulation of waste fluid in
  the body, which is harmful to the body.
• Accumulation of waste fluid can lead to high
  blood pressure and ultimately result in kidney
  failure or also called end-stage kidney disease.
• Patients with end-stage kidney disease need
  either to remove waste from their bloodstream
  (dialysis) or a kidney transplant to live.

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• A kidney transplant is a procedure that is done
  to replace a failed kidney with a healthy kidney.
  
• The healthy kidney may be provided from an
  existing or deceased donor. The kidney which has
  been transplanted takes over the charge of the
  diseased kidneys.
• A kidney transplant does not require dialysis of
  the patient.

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THE SUCCESS RATE OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION IN
INDIA

• Sometimes, to find a matching kidney it takes a
  long time.
• Merely 15,000 donors are available with 2 lakh
  patients in waiting.
• The Ministry of Health report says that the
  annual requirement of kidneys ranges from 2-3
  lakh with only 60,000 transplants actually
  occurring.
• The huge difference between the demand and supply
  of kidneys has to lead the government to push for
  cadaver donation or deceased donor.
• An old report of kidney transplants in India
  says that from 1971 to 2015 only 783 kidneys were
  from cadaver donors.
• This is due to the hesitation of the family and
  lack of awareness.

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• The live kidney transplant program has evolved in
  India in the past 50 years, which is also the
  second-largest program in the numbers.
• Post-2012, there had been a significant increase
  in organ donation.
• Since 2011, a rule had been made by the Indian
  government.
• It has been introduced in the Indian Law and
  Amendment for a provision of required request
  for the doctors to ask for the donation of an
  organ in the case of brain death.
• It also mandates to register nationally and
  counsel relatives for organ donation.
• The overall deceased donation in India 0.5 per
  million population in the year 2015.

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• India has one of the highest success rates in
  kidney transplants in the world.
• The significant success rates include highly
  experienced surgeons, medication and facilities
  to ensure the safety of donor and receiver.
• The current success rate of kidney transplant in
  India has been estimated to be around 90.
• There are several factors which control the
  overall success ratio.
• The report says that more than 2.5 lakh people
  suffer from last stage kidney disease each year.
  7 out of 10 kidney patients go for dialysis, and
  nearly 6 out of 10 cannot continue due to hefty
  treatment fees.

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• With the advancement of immunosuppressive drugs,
  high dose steroids have been stopped to prevent
  graft rejection.
• This has lowered the complications of
  post-operation after transplant surgery.
• Time has come to look into the prevention and
  early detection of kidney disease.
• There is also a strong need for increasing the
  deceased donation rate.
• Constant efforts from Government, NGOs, public
  and private sector hospitals are required both
  for empowering the medical treatment and
  increasing the donation of an organ.

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