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SGRH liver transplant centre
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) is Delhi's largest and most well-established
750 bedded private (Trust Hospital) tertiary level superspeciality
hospital with a state-of-the art set up in 46 specialities. It
has 32 post gradauate and superspecialty degree courses and hence
is the largest private teaching hospital in the country.
At SGRH, the author and his team have established the country's
busiest and most successful liver transplant and complex liver
surgery Department which handles referred cases from all over
India, rest of South Asia, The Middle East and Africa. Dr. Soin's
team at SGRH conducts 5-6 live donor liver transplants every month
with a success rate of 90%. These results compare with those at
the best centres in the world.
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The SGRH Liver Unit is
located in the hospital's Superspeciality and Research Block
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The SGRH Liver Unit is located in the hospital's Superspeciality
and Research Block
| Multi-disciplinary liver transplant set-up |
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SGRH is one of country's very few hospitals to
have separate, twin OTs for liver transplant and a dedicated Liver
Transplant ICU. In addition, there is a separate Liver HDU (high
dependency unit).
| The Liver Transplant Operation
Theatre |
ICU (above) and post-liver transplant
isolation area (below) |
There is an excellent Blood Bank with 24 hour
apharesis facility, advanced laboratory and microbiology (infection
control) support, advanced cardiology, DSA and interventional radiology,
portable and colour ultrasonology, 32 multislice CT scanner, and
nephrology (including 24 hour dialysis and CVVHD) facilities.
| Liver transplant team |
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The author is supported by the country's most well trained and
qualified team comprising of 3 senior surgeons and 6 junior surgeons,
3 adult and 1 child Hepatologists (liver physician) and 5 anaesthetists,
all trained in conducting liver transplant operations and taking
care of such patients postoperatively.
In addition, specially trained medical and nursing staff for
ICU, nephrologists, liver pathologists, clinical microbiologists,
physiotherapists, and nutritionists are available round-the-clock.
The author and his surgical team have extensive experience in
both cadaveric and living donor liver transplantation for adults
and children, microvascular surgery and liver resection (removal
of parts of liver as in donor surgery or in case of tumours in
the non-transplant situation).
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