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Guidelines for kidney transplant in India
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Any transplant procedure in India has to be approved by the government organ transplant committee in India.
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The documentation is to be submitted to the committee and after reviewing the documentation, the committee will
interview the donor and the recipient before giving the approval. It may take about 2 weeks for final approval.
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Committee will interview the donor and recipient separately and
they will ask common questions (why are you donating, are you
pressured to donate, have you been given any money to donate,
and patient before arrival to India for
questions about the family relations and background etc.). If they
submitting to the hospitals -
suspect any mismatch in the answers or money being exchanged,
the committee may reject the donation.
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Donor must be a first degree relative of the patient (father, mother,
sibling, spouse and children). The government committee may
approve transplant from a close relative like cousins etc. as well.
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Donor must be in the age group of 20 to 65 years.
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Donor and recipient blood group should match (O positive or
negative donors can donate to any blood group).
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Medical tests to be done for the donor
Donor must be medically fit and must be free from chronic
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HIV test
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Hepatitis B & C
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Echo 2D test
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Kidney Function Test (KFT)
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Liver Function Test (LFT)
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Ultrasound - Whole Abdomen
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Complete Blood Count (CBC)
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B&T cell cross match- patient & donor
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24-hour urine protein test
ailments like Hypertension, Diabetes, HIV, Hbs Ag, and Hep C
infections etc.
Duration of stay in India
Top Hospitals for Kidney Transplant –
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Medanta – The Medicity
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Max Super Specialty Hospital
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Stay in India for committee approval and initial tests – 2 weeks
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Apollo Hospitals
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Stay at the hospital for the patient – 10 days
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Artemis Hospital
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Stay at the hospital for the donor – 5-6 days
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Fortis Hospitals
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Stay outside hospital – 1 month for initial recovery
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BLK Super Specialty Hospitals
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Total stay in India – Around 8 weeks
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Asian Institute of Medical Sciences
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Sarvodaya Hospital & Research Centre
Cost of Kidney Transplant in India
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Kidney Transplant procedure package - $13,000 to $14,500 at top hospitals in India.
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At top budget hospitals, cost starts from $11,500.
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In India, hotel expenses, food expenses and other miscellaneous expenses can be around $2,000 to $2,500.
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Apart from flight and VISA expenses, patients can consider an overall cost around $16,000 for kidney transplant in India.