HIV+ man gets new lease of life
4 Feb 2013 6:30 AM IST
A 30-year -old HIV positive patient from Nigeria got a new lease of life after a kidney transplant at a private hospital in Delhi.
Sunil Prakash, director of renal sciences and transplant centre at the B L Kapur Hospital, said, ‘The patient was refused treatment at many hospitals due to the complex procedure, as transplant in HIV patients requires tight-rope walking.’ The patient was transplanted with a kidney donated by his brother.
Nearly 95 per cent of such cases are successful, but utmost precaution needs to be taken during the transplant as the health-care providers are at the risk of contracting HIV virus.
He said, ‘Operating on HIV patients carries a significant risk to all health-care providers. Waste and biomedical disposal needs full attention. We are glad that we successfully transplanted this patient with very satisfying outcomes.’
Kidney transplantation in HIV positive patients world over is on a rise in well-established centres, but such transplants are still rare in India.
Sunil Prakash, director of renal sciences and transplant centre at the B L Kapur Hospital, said, ‘The patient was refused treatment at many hospitals due to the complex procedure, as transplant in HIV patients requires tight-rope walking.’ The patient was transplanted with a kidney donated by his brother.
Nearly 95 per cent of such cases are successful, but utmost precaution needs to be taken during the transplant as the health-care providers are at the risk of contracting HIV virus.
He said, ‘Operating on HIV patients carries a significant risk to all health-care providers. Waste and biomedical disposal needs full attention. We are glad that we successfully transplanted this patient with very satisfying outcomes.’
Kidney transplantation in HIV positive patients world over is on a rise in well-established centres, but such transplants are still rare in India.
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