Kidney Transplants
Indian hospitals conduct a large
number of kidney transplants on a routine
basis. Hospitals provide dialysis to critically
ill patients awaiting transplantation.They
have the proper Transplant intensive are
units and well-trained doctors to perform
the procedure. Kidney transplants usually
require a blood relative to donate the
organ for a better chance of success.
The hospitals have well-trianed staff
to look after transplant patients. A kidneytransplant
costs about $16500 with 10 days stay in
the hospital for the donor and the recipient
, while it is much more expensive in the
outside India. A laproscopic kidney transplant
can cost the same but the recovery is
faster with less chance of infeciton.
Liver Transplants
A liver transplnt in an Indian hospital
costs about $19000 with two weeks stay
in the hospital. The survival rate is
85%.These hospitals encourage liver donor
liver transplants for adult receipients
since cadaver donors are hard to come
by. This is known as orthopotic liver
transplantation and has a viable future
considering the long list of patients
awaiting liver transplants.
A bone marrow transplant can cost about
$6000 with 20 days of hospital stay. It
isadvisable to familiarize yourself with
the legality of transplant procedures
before you come to India.
