Pune Government hospital brought Pressure cooker for its patients

NP NEWS NETWORK

Pune

The liver performs many important functions such as metabolism of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. The liver synthesizes albumin & clotting factors. It is the central metabolic organ as well as the largest immunological organ of the body. So liver transplant is challenging surgery. So post-operative care of liver transplant patient is equally important.

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Eve of 22nd August 2018 has marked another successful event in the history of SGH, Pune.    First Liver Transplant at Sassoon General Hospital, First in the State Government Medical Colleges affiliated Government Hospitals.

The recipient from Sassoon Hospital was 58 years old, retired primary teacher from Tarale village in Satara district. He was suffering from Liver Cirrhosis for three years.  He was enlisted in the waiting list.  After the due procedures, he was selected and successful Liver transplantation was done at this institute.  This was the first successful Liver Transplant at SGH, Pune

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The team consisting of Dr. Kamlesh Bokil, Dr. Santosh Thorat, and Matron Rajshree Korke, Nurse Dharna Jagtap went to Solapur private Hospital for Liver retrieval from brain dead patient.   Ruby Hall Clinic provided the technical assistance.   The team consisting of Dr. Shital Dhadphale, Dr.Shashikala sangle, Dr.Vandana Dube,   Dr.Kiran Jadhav, Dr. Ajay Taware, Anesthesia team of Dr.Vidya Kelkar, Dr.Surekha Shinde, Dr. Yogesh Gawali and Dr. Harish Tatiya along with all the Hospital Staff under the able guidance of  Dr. Ajay Chandanwale Sir has taken mammoth efforts for success of this transplant procedure. Nurse team of Swati Doifode, Tarika Raut, Anita Dhindhal, Sunita Ahire and Arjun Rathod, Sandip Kharat assisted a lot.   Agrawal Club Foundation has donated Instruments for Liver Transplant to Sassoon General Hospital worth Rs.52 Lakh.

On the occasion of this Dean, Dr. Ajay Chandanwale said, that the Government Institutes are now at par with many private institutions and has shown the light of hope to many poor and needy patients who can not afford the expensive treatment at private hospital.   Secondly, the mission of organ donation awareness has started under the guidance of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Minister of Medical Education of the State of Maharashtra Girish Mahajan has now reached to many and has shown positive approach of relatives while dealing with organ donation.   Due to this we were able to perform nine successful Kidney Transplants in the last year.   This will help change the image of Government Hospital in near future will help to provide quality health care services to poor and needy.”

He added, “Usually such treatment in private hospital range in Rs 20 lakh and above but in Government hospital for below poverty line the amount in few thousands and above it they more than five lakh. But in this case, the total expenditure we are ranging into is Rs eight lakh. In this case, this recipient had approached us earlier but the liver was unable to retrieve. But now its 12 days such transplant has been successfully been carried and patients are also good. Soon we will be discharged. For this patient, there is follow up plan and one has to take a lot of precaution as getting inflected soon is an issue and to avoid it we ourself purchased pressure cooker to boil the food and served him.”

Speaking to NP News reporter recipient son said, “I am happy and it’s a rebirth of my father. We are happy and hospital have taken a lot of care.”