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Lung transplantation is the therapeutic measure of last resort for patients with end-stage lung disease who have exhausted all other available treatments without improvement. A variety of conditions may make such surgery necessary. As of 2005, the most common reasons for lung transplantation in the United States were: [2]
Arvind Kumar is an Indian surgeon and the chairman of Institute of Chest Surgery, Chest Onco Surgery and Lung Transplantation at Medanta Hospital, Gurugram. [1] In 2014, Kumar received the Dr. B. C. Roy Award from the President of India Pranab Mukherjee. [2]
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The Government of India enacted the Transplantation of Human Organs Act in 1994 to curb organ trading and promote deceased organ donation. After facing a multi-billion rupee kidney scandal in 2008, an amendment was proposed in 2009 [11] and passed in 2011 to get rid of loopholes which previously made illegal organ trading possible.
In 1984, he performed the world’s first successful paediatric heart transplant. [30] 1994–1995: John Wallwork: Wallwork performed the world's first heart-lung and liver transplant with Sir Roy Calne in 1986. [31] 1995–1996: Sharon Hunt: Pioneered work on post-operative care of heart transplant patients. [32] 1996–1997: William Baumgartner
A lung from a 16-year-old donor would first be offered to the person in the age group 12–17 with the highest lung allocation score and matching blood type in the vicinity of the transplant center. If there no suitable recipient in that age group, it would next be offered to the highest LAS-scoring candidate who is under 12 years of age.
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