SRM Institute of Science and Technology: A Boon to local residents

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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chennai, July 2, 2019</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">: The first deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) has
been successfully performed at the state-of-the-art SRM Medical College
Hospital, Kattankulathur near Chennai by doctors from Gleneagles Global health
city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The patient, a 46-year-old male from
Andhra Pradesh was diagnosed with end-stage liver disease and was under medical
management initially but later this failed. Due to the decompensated liver disease
status and failure of medical therapy, doctors at SRM medical college hospital
advised the patient and family members the urgent need for liver
transplantation. As the patient did not have matching liver donor from his
family he was listed for deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) and was
kept on optimal medical management.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The 6-hour-long procedure was
performed as part of the collaboration between <b>SRM medical college
hospital, Kattankulathur and Gleneagles Global Health City following </b>a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by them. <b>Gleneagles Global
Health City</b>, the largest facility of Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Chennai
has inked the MoU to support the liver transplantation program.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dr. Vivek Vij, Director – Liver
Transplant & HPB surgery, Gleneagles Global Health City </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">and his team performed deceased donor liver transplantation.
Post-transplant the patient made remarkable recovery and was discharged from
the hospital.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Speaking about the partnership with
SRM, <b>Dr. Joy Varghese – Director Hepatology & Transplant
Hepatology </b>said, “The association will see Gleneagles Global Health
City, Chennai bring its top-notch emergency services in liver disease and liver
transplant expertise to SRM medical college hospital which will benefit the local
residents. We are extremely delighted, as we successfully performed first DDLT
at SRM hospital post our association.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Once the patient is diagnosed with
Chronic Liver diseases, initial treatment of optimal medical therapy can help
the patient to stabilize but on decompensating, advanced medical therapy will
not work and the only option is liver transplantation,” said <b>Dr. Vivek
Vij</b>. “Jaundice, fatigue, abdominal distension is the main symptoms
suggestive of liver disease. Other symptoms are blood vomiting, panning black
stools and altered sensorium” added, <b>Dr. Vivek Vij</b></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Speaking on the occasion <b>Ram
Natesan - COO SRM Medical health sciences & Research </b>said “We are
particularly pleased to partner with Gleneagles Global Health city, Chennai for
the Liver transplant program and would look forward to a long term association
with them. To strengthen the organ transplant program at SRM we are launching a
new dedicated OT complex with ICU’s in SRM medical college hospital exclusively
for multi-organ transplants by August’19. We will soon be setting up a heart
failure clinic and doing our first Heart transplant in the coming months”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dr. Sundaram – Dean for SRM Medical college hospital said
“We are very happy that we have aligned with Gleneagles Global Health. Hope to
do more service to the poor and ailing”</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Liver Transplant Facility at SRM Hospital, A Boon to local residents

Chennai, July 2, 2019 : The first deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) has been successfully performed at the state-of-the-art S...