Four Kidney Transplants Within 24 Hours At Hyderabad Hospital
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The department of urology and renal transplantation at NIMS performed the transplants including one live-related renal transplant and three cadaveric renal transplants.
In a feat that gave a new lease of life to four patients suffering from end-stage kidney failure, the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) Hospital in Hyderabad performed four kidney transplants within a span of 24 hours.
The department of urology and renal transplantation at NIMS performed the transplants including one live-related renal transplant and three cadaveric renal transplants during this period.
Telangana Minister Harish Rao Thanneeru on Wednesday lauded the feat and said that the operations were done free of cost under the Aarogyasree scheme of the state government.
"In a rare feat at NIMS Hospital, doctors performed 4 Kidney Transplants in 24 hours providing a new lease of life to 4 patients suffering from end stage kidney failure. Congratulations to the doctors at NIMS for their services to poor and needy patients. These surgeries which would cost Rs 10 to 15 lakh per transplant in private were done free of cost at NIMS hospital under the Aarogyasree scheme provided by govt of Telangana," Rao tweeted.
