Published on September 6, 2023 AHMEDABAD: Gujarat accounted for 17% of the 1,800-odd kidney transplants carried out in India in the past 12 years where the donor and recipient's blood groups did not match. According to a recent study, 300-odd such transplants were held in Gujarat during this period.The study on the ABO incompatible kidney … Continue reading Kidney transplants find match in non-matching blood groups
At the giving end: Most living kidney donors are women
Published on April 15, 2023 AHMEDABAD: Gender disparity stood out starkly in the data shared by Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) at a national conference on Friday — for chronic kidney diseases, against one female patient, there are 2.3 male patients.The ratio increases to 1:3 in the dialysis stage, 1:4 in the wait list … Continue reading At the giving end: Most living kidney donors are women
‘Kidney transplant from recovered coronavirus patients safe’
Published on February 21, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Can potential kidney donors continue with the process if they contract Covid-19 infection? What are the chances of viral infection spread in the recipient even though the donor has recovered from the pandemic? One of the first studies across India to assess the success rate of kidney transplants from … Continue reading ‘Kidney transplant from recovered coronavirus patients safe’
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