Kauvery Group of Hospitals launched Centers of Excellence(CoE)- The Kauvery Liver Diseases and Transplantation Centers- across all units – Chennai, Trichy, Salem, Hosur and Bengaluru.
The “state of the art” liver care units shall have dedicated ICU, operation theatres and treatment areas for recovery. The centers will also provide 360-degree care which would include diagnosis, treatment, transplantation, post-surgery care.
TheCoEs recently performed six living donor liver transplantations.Mr. Harjit Singh, a 56-year-oldpassionate rider, developed liver disease and was undertaking treatment for eightmonths. He urgently needed a liver transplant for survival, and better quality of life. The patient was put on dialysis for 36 hours before the surgery, as he had fluid retention due to kidney dysfunction. Later he underwent living donor liver transplant with a portion of liver donated by his daughter.
