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India Today
24-04-2025
- Health
- India Today
AIIMS Raipur performs its first Swap Kidney Transplant: What is it?
Two men from Bilaspur, both in their early 40s and battling end-stage kidney disease, recently underwent a life-saving transplant at AIIMS Raipur, but not the usual a first-of-its-kind surgery for the state, and a milestone for the institute, the doctors performed a Swap Kidney Transplant, a complex procedure that matched each man with the other's donor wife, overcoming blood group this feat, AIIMS Raipur has become the first government hospital in Chhattisgarh and the first among the newer AIIMS institutions to successfully carry out a swap transplant - also known as Kidney Paired Donation (KPD). The transplant was performed on March 15 and involved a team of specialist nephrologists, surgeons, anaesthesiologists and transplant four individuals, the two recipients and their spouses who stepped forward as donors, are recovering well in the Transplant ICU. India's top transplant body, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), is pushing to make such transplants more accessible across states. () advertisementThe transplant team for the recent swap surgery included Dr Vinay Rathore (transplant physician), Dr Amit R Sharma, Dr Deepak Biswal, Dr Satyadeo Sharma (surgeons), along with Dr Subrat Singha, Dr Mayank, Dr Jitendra and Dr Sarita Ramchandani from the anaesthesia department, and transplant coordinators and nursing IS A SWAP KIDNEY TRANSPLANT?A Swap Kidney Transplant is an option when a patient has a willing donor who is incompatible either due to blood group mismatch or the presence of of rejecting the possibility of a transplant, the pair is matched with another patient-donor duo in a similar situation and the donors are ensures that both patients receive compatible kidneys. A Swap Kidney Transplant is an option when a patient has a willing donor who is incompatible to swap with another patient-donor duo due to compatibility. (Photo: PIB) The patients at AIIMS Raipur had been on dialysis for nearly three years. One pair had a B+ donor and an O+ recipient, while the other had the reverse — O+ donor and B+ swap allowed for compatible transplants, without the need for a deceased is especially significant because swap transplants can increase transplant rates in the country by up to 15%, a crucial development since India faces a shortage of organ top transplant body, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), is pushing to make such transplants more accessible across Raipur is also an emerging leader in kidney transplantation in Chhattisgarh. In the last two years, it has been the first among the newer AIIMS to perform deceased donor organ transplants, including paediatric kidney transplants - another first for the far, the hospital has conducted 54 kidney transplants. In these, 95 out of every 100 cases, the new kidney that was transplanted is still working well after the surgery with a 97% patient survival deceased donors have donated their organs in the last two years.
India Gazette
24-04-2025
- Health
- India Gazette
AIIMS Raipur successfully performs its first Swap Kidney Transplant
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 24 (ANI): All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur successfully performed its first Swap Kidney Transplant, also known as a Kidney Paired Transplant (KPT), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated. With this achievement, AIIMS Raipur becomes the first among the newer AIIMS institutions and the first government hospital in the state of Chhattisgarh to carry out this complex and life-saving procedure. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, this significant milestone underscores the institute's commitment to advancing healthcare and providing innovative treatment solutions for patients suffering from end-stage kidney disease. It is estimated that Swap Kidney Transplant leads to a 15 per cent increase in the number of transplants. Recognising its potential, the National Organisation and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has recommended for the implementation of Swap donor transplantation to all the states and Union Territories as this option could increase the number of donors, the Ministry said. NOTTO has also decided to have a 'uniform one nation one swap transplant programme' to facilitate these transplants more effectively across the country. According to the Ministry, in a Swap Transplant, a patient with renal failure who has a willing living donor, but is unable to receive the kidney due to an incompatible blood group or the presence of HLA antibodies, can still undergo a transplant by exchanging donors with another incompatible pair. Through this arrangement, both recipients receive compatible kidneys, resulting in successful transplants for both pairs. In the landmark case at AIIMS Raipur, two male ESRD patients, aged 39 and 41 from Bilaspur, had been on dialysis for three years. Both were advised to undergo kidney transplantation, and their respective wives came forward as living donors. However, due to blood group incompatibility - one pair having B+ and O+, and the other O+ and B+ - direct donation was not possible. To overcome this challenge, the transplant team at AIIMS Raipur coordinated a successful swap transplant. Each donor gave her kidney to the other recipient, ensuring blood group compatibility and enabling both patients to receive life-saving organs, it added. The surgery was conducted on March 15, and all four individuals - both donors and recipients - are currently recovering well under close observation in the Transplant ICU. This milestone reflects AIIMS Raipur's growing capabilities in advanced medical care and its commitment to providing innovative solutions for patients battling chronic kidney disease. The Swap Transplant team consisted of Dr Vinay Rathore (Transplant Physician); Dr Amit R Sharma, Dr Deepak Biswal and Dr Satyadeo Sharma (Transplant Surgeons); Dr Subrat Singha, Dr Mayank, Dr Jitendra and Dr Sarita Ramchandani (Anaethesiologists) and other Transplant Co-ordinator team members and OT and Transplant Nursing staff. AIIMS Raipur has played a pivotal role in the development of Organ Transplant in Chhattisgarh. The institute has successfully developed a renal transplant program, encompassing both living and deceased donor transplants. Six deceased donors have donated their organs in last two years. AIIMS Raipur has also been first amongst the newer AIIMS to start Deceased Donor Organ Donation and Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation. It is also the first in the state to start Deceased donor Paediatric Kidney Transplantation. To date, the institute has performed 54 kidney transplants with a graft survival rate of 95 per cent and a patient survival rate of 97 per cent, reflecting its clinical excellence and commitment to high-quality patient care. (ANI)
