Speaking about the procedureDr Thiagarajan explained A 44-year-old end stage liver disease patient

Speaking about the procedure, Dr Thiagarajan explained “A 44-year-old end stage liver disease patient with rare AB blood group was in the state and country’s transplant waiting list for cadaveric donor liver for the past one ye ar. Given that the patient had a rare blood group and slim chances of find a cadaveric donor liver, his situation wa s getting a little complicated. He did not have a matched compatible live liver donor and had a history of two uns uccessful previous near miss attempts in the waiting period to get the donor liver. However, about three months ago a cadaveric liver did become available, however the brain-dead donor was being administered high doses of blood pressure support drugs and was unstable.” As experts from institute of liver transplant MGM Healthcare, Chennai reached out to the patient, his family de cided to accept the donor liver, due to the lack of any other viable options. A thorough consultation with Dr Thi agarajan and team ensued and, the family of the prospective r