FITED: FIGHTING SCOLIOSIS WITH 3D TECHNOLOGY

“Just as a cast, braces and orthoses need to fit like a second skin”, says Akanksha Vyas, founder of Fited. Together with Erdem Ay, she’s running the tech start-up Fited, which – with photos and 3D printing – is revolutionizing a process that has basically been unchanged for the past hundred years. I talked to Akanksha about Fited’s e-health solution, designed to beat scoliosis.”

Akanksha, how would you describe Fited in one tweet?

“Fited makes 3D-prints braces and orthoses on the basis of normal and x-ray photographs.”

What exactly does Fited?

“Braces and orthoses protect and support the human body during recovery. As of now, Fited mostly makes braces for people suffering from the back-condition scoliosis. But later on, we want to expand the assortment by orthoses. Think, for instance, of knee braces, a band for a tennis elbow or an ankle-foot orthosis.”

How does Fited work?

“We take four pictures of the client in sports clothing and a few x-ray photographs. This is how we detect what the actual problem is, just as with the traditional approach. But those exact four photos are also sufficient for Fited to make a 3D design and print the actual brace or orthosis which fits well and offers support at the right spot.”

How is that done with a customized brace or orthosis?

“The operating physician or orthopedist takes x-ray photographs to make a diagnosis. Afterwards, they make a molding tool in the lab which is then handcrafted into the final product by a specialist. In principle, this is still the same process as around 100 years ago and highly time-intensive. This is what we want to change with Fited.”

What does the name ‘Fited’ mean?

“The name Fited comes from ‘fitted’. We can make customized and perfectly fitting braces and orthoses for everyone.”

What’s your vision?

“The market for braces and orthoses is highly segmented. Or put differently: The equipment and means are not everywhere available where they are needed. We want that people all over the world can benefit from Fited. This does not only improve living conditions but also helps to increase acceptance of these kinds of medical aids. You need very few resources and equipment to use Fited. That’s why it can easily be used in developing countries too.”

What made you start with Fited?

“Erdem’s mum suffers from scoliosis. She has had back pain for all her life but they diagnosed her with scoliosis only quite late. Only years later, she got a brace, but ran into the same issues as many others: The brace didn’t fit well, so she didn’t wear it. The consequences were pain as a daily companion and a lot of other complications too.”

What did you do about it?

“Erdem an  I used to work for a company that manufactures 3D-printed personalized inner soles. That’s where we learnt that the process has been the same for a long time, while there is a lot of promising technical possibilities out there. We saw an opportunity in combining innovative technology with our own experience to improve the condition of Erdem’s mum and many other patients like her.”

What’s the target group for Fited?

“Everyone who needs a brace. We work together with hospitals and physicians, mostly orthopedics. Scoliosis often starts in the age of ten or eleven, and is more common among girls. If kids wore a brace until they are 16 or 17, a surgery at a later moment in life can be prevented. 2% of the world’s population suffers from scoliosis, but only 30% are actually diagnosed with it.”

In which countries are you active?

“For now, we are focusing on the US, Turkey and the Netherlands. We chose these three countries because we both lived in the States when we started with Fited. Erdem originally comes from Turkey and has a lot of connections there. And the Netherlands are known for their open innovation culture which is a perfect starting point to enter the European market.”

Who are your competitors?

“One large competitor are the traditional scoliosis labs, who are making plastic braces and orthoses in the traditional way. Next to that, there is a company in the US (Unyq) and another on the UK (Andiamo), but they are not using photos to make the braces. Fited is also the only one exploiting the whole process.”

What is your revenue model?

“The selling price is at around 2000 to 3000 US-dollars. Physicians are the ones deciding whether they advise this to their patients. Fortunately, our product is covered by insurance.”

What’s on the Fited agenda?

“Currently, we are running pilots in several hospitals in Istanbul and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, for instance, we work together with Lodewijk van Rhijn, head of the orthopedics department at the Maastricht University Medical Center. After consultation, he is testing our braces with several of his patients. The pilot runs until beginning 2018 and then we hope to launch our product.”

What are you doing to raise awareness for scoliosis?

“We are involved in a Scoliosis Awareness Program. It’s a cooperation with The Bayer Foundation. We developed an application that can detect all possible symptoms of scoliosis. With this, we hope to draw attention to scoliosis, to reach people all over the world and create a community. The earlier we can diagnose scoliosis in screenings, the more and better we can treat and cure it.”

What is your greatest challenge?

“In the beginning, we mostly focused on our product and how it works. But when we started with our pilots in the US and the Netherlands, we noticed that for 70% of the affected, scoliosis is diagnosed way too late. This has become our most important challenge to focus on right now, we do this together with The Bayer Foundation.”

Why did you sign up Fited for the Accenture Innovation Awards?

“We would like getting in touch with people who can contribute or even join our mission in increasing awareness for and acceptance of scoliosis. And of course, we also just want to reach more people in general. After all, our ultimate goal for the long-term is that everyone in this world is screened for scoliosis and has access to appropriate treatment.”



Source : Accenture Innovation Awards , 12th Sep 2017 

Emmett teen diagnosed with scoliosis hopes for innovative surgery

Mercy Roberts has always loved hiking, swimming, and being active, but these days she hasn't been able to be the 13-year-old she wants to be. At just 10 years old Mercy began complaining of back pain. That's when her sister noticed something strange.

"She called me in and said 'mom, take a look at her back.' and I leaned over and was rubbing her back and I said 'oh my goodness she has scoliosis'," explained Mercy's mother, Kitti Roberts. 

Back then her condition wasn't as aggressive. 

"My first thought was a couple of trips to the chiropractor will fix that right up. Little did we know that it wasn't quite that simple," said Kitti.

After doing a lot of research and wanting to stay ahead of the condition, Mercy's family took her to specialists right away who devised plans for treatment.

They thought they could at least stall the progression, but it didn't work, so they moved on to non-traditional methods.

"Yoga and all kinds of different weird exercises I found online," explained Kitti.

But still, nothing worked.

"Just to watch her condition worsen and worsen is very heartbreaking for myself, all of my siblings, and my parents," said Mercy's sister Autumn White.

"It's crushing. We as dads always want to take care of our kids and to be in a position where I can't fix something is very very difficult," said Mercy's dad, Robbie Roberts.

In only three years the condition has progressed to a state so severe, the pain is unbearable.

"Mercy actually has a double curve. She has almost an 'S' going on and her curves are both over 100 degrees which is very very significant," said Robbie.

Then, hope. A doctor in New York has agreed to perform an innovative surgery on Mercy, but the catch, because it's so new it isn't covered by insurance.

The family will have to pay the six-figure bill all out of pocket. 

"I've seen my siblings slash their budgets just to be able to put as much money towards this as possible. We are all putting stuff up on craigslist. We are thinking of any way that we  
can raise money," said White.

They've already raised more than 18,000 dollars, but for Mercy to get the surgery they still have a long way to go. 

"I just feel so humbled and awed and inspired at how people can give us so much to help," said Mercy.

"Myself and my entire family, we are a very pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get the job done and work as hard as you can. This is one of the few instances where I lack the capability to make this happen on my own," explained White.

Another family from Indiana whose daughter recently had the same surgery donated a Harley Davidson motorcycle to them. In order to raise funds, they are hoping to raffle the bike off by distributing 1000 tickets for a 100 dollar donation a piece, however, there is no purchase necessary in compliance with Idaho gaming laws.

"I just keep on thinking about the people who have it worse than me and realizing how brave they have been and how brave that all of my siblings have been in trying to help me. It just inspires me," said Mercy.

But Mercy isn't only hoping to have the surgery to change her life, she hopes that the surgery will also change people's lives around the world. 

"If I have this surgery then maybe it will become more common practice to use this surgery to make people better and it might change the world a little bit," said Mercy.

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ADDING THIS METHOD OF CUPPING DECOMPRESSION AIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF SCOLIOSIS

Soft tissue manipulation has proven itself to be beneficial for scoliotic conditions, and vacuum manual therapy is providing a valuable missing link in treatment protocols.

Adding this method of decompression aids the tissue by releasing deep patterns that hold the bony structure in a forward or sideways twist associated with conditions such as hyperkyphosis, hyperlordosis and scoliosis.

Soft Tissue Memory

Neuromuscular function creates soft tissue memory from trauma, which could include trauma from an injury or repetitive movements. The three dimensional fascial system, as seen in “Strolling Under the Skin” by Jean-Claude Guimberteau, M.D., can also get stuck in position from the same causes.

The strands of fascia become tangled and dehydrated from inflammation, and vacuum decompression helps draw fluids into the area while it gently pulls the strands apart.

The Diaphragm

One of the most critical areas to address in working with spinal curvatures is the diaphragm. If all or part of the diaphragm is elevated, the surrounding structures have no choice but to accommodate the abnormality.

The diaphragm can be affected by so many life experiences, such as compression during birth, a multitude of other childhood injuries and illnesses, falls that “knocked the wind out” of the lungs, asthma or chronic bronchitis, pregnancy with a large child and even traumatic experiences such as car accidents or physical abuse.

One case that stands out for me is a young man who was beaten and robbed in his home. His spine had curved into the position he took to protect himself and would not release.

While it was a challenge to access his diaphragm, it proved to be the main cause of his dysfunction. Once it was released to return to its normal position, the upper body structures could revert as well.

Vacuum manual therapy makes the process of releasing the diaphragm so much easier, and if manual techniques such as massage therapy are added in, accessing the diaphragm is much more comfortable after the vacuum has been used to pull it down.

Hypertonic vs. Hypotonic Tissue

Once the diaphragm has been addressed, the next step is to release hypertonic tissue and strengthen hypotonic muscles. For most spinal curvatures, anterior and posterior muscle groups must be included to address all compensatory patterns.

Neck

For the anterior neck, use the vacuum cup to release the contracted sternocleidomastoid and platysma, with special attention to the clavicular attachments.

Use a smaller cup to soften scalenes. For the posterior neck, use a smaller cup and deeper vacuum pressure to tone splenius capitus and splenius cervicus, along with levator scapulae.

Anterior Torso

Release anterior deltoid and pectorals, especially the attachments along sternum. Then release serratus anterior, anterior intercostals, rectus abdominus and obliques from their locked and contracted positions.

Posterior Torso

Tone erector spinae, posterior intercostals, latissimus, serratus posterior, along with rhomboids, obliques, trapezius, levator scapula and posterior deltoid.

The vacuum cup may be parked over the belly or attachments of any weak muscle just before the muscle is activated to contract the tissue while it is elongated up in the cup.

Rotator Cuff Muscles

It is vital to address the forward rotation of the shoulders that occurs with most spinal curvature conditions. Assess restrictions and treat subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and the upper bicep to tone hypotonic and release hypertonic tissue.

Working with Rods, Plates and Cables

Many people have had corrective surgeries and appliances implanted after being diagnosed with scoliosis or other spinal curvature disorders, while others are told to simply live with the condition.

Vacuum manual therapy can help relieve soft tissue issues, and this gives appliances the ultimate opportunity to assist the structure to stay in place.

One very fascinating case presented itself recently, a young woman who has had multiple surgeries since late childhood that included implantation of Harrington rods, plates and cables. We began work on the diaphragm and lower intercostals, and discussion began about childhood injuries.

Due to her posture, I began work on the anterior torso and then moved up to release the anterior neck. As the session progressed to the posterior of the body, evidence of some kind of trauma showed itself in the clients’ shoulders and neck.

As it turned out, she had found out from her mother that she suffered a very serious fall down cement steps when she was 3 or 4 years old. She had basically fallen down the stairs on her head.

Patterns showed up in her tissue indicating compensatory patterns and restrictions. I followed them around her body with the vacuum cup. By the time her session was done, her shoulders were lying flat on the table and her posture had changed considerably. Now the appliances can work even better to keep her structure in place, and a series of treatments will be required to recondition the soft tissue.

The results in her first appointment were a great indication of the positive outcome from a customized treatment protocol.

Childhood Injuries

As seen in the case above, there can be a logical event in childhood that could begin the development of scoliosis, hyperkyphosis and hyperlordosis. Working with the extra-large cups and observing the tissue can offer big clues about the origin of dysfunction in the form of restrictions and discolorations.

These can clearly be seen through the vacuum cup as it is moved over the area, and restrictions look like large dents, while the discolorations can range from black, brown, yellow, gray, red and even green. All of this is old blood and other substances that became trapped at the site of injury.

The truly interesting part is helping the person being treated to remember what incident or activity could be showing itself in their tissues.

Childhood events such as falls in gymnastics and ballet, equestrian pastime injuries, car and bike accidents or even years of mucking out horse stalls can clearly show themselves in the restrictions and colors under the skin.

It is an amazing moment to realize that even experiences so long in the past can still have an effect on our current posture and movement.

Vacuum manual therapy provides a new window into assessment of spinal curvature conditions, as well as aiding in the release and re-patterning of the tissues to maintain optimal spinal health.

The addition of powerful micro-cup magnets into the treatments can also help produce positive results.

Effective Treatment

There is so much to learn about scoliosis and other spinal curvature disorders, and truly effective treatment incorporates a team of professionals that often includes medical doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, exercise physiologists and massage therapists.

Specific exercises, some of which involve a special “ladder” or even particular yoga movements that are designed to help support correction of curvatures, are also a big part of an effective treatment regimen.

About the Author

Anita Shannon has been licensed in massage therapy and cosmetology since 1983. An educator since 1990, she appears at national chiropractic, massage, and spa conventions and currently presents workshops on ACE Massage Cupping and MediCupping at international locations since developing these brands of bodywork in 2002. She has published multiple articles in Les Nouvelles Esthetiques, Massage Today, Massage & Bodywork and Massage Magazine and has created five educational videos on vacuum therapies. She was inducted into the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame in 2011.




Source : Massage Magazine , 21st Sep 2017 

Non-invasive scoliosis procedure gaining traction in U.S.

In the operating room at Shriners Hospital in Tampa, surgeon Joseph Khoury isn't using sharp instruments or rods.

Instead, he's straightening Maxine Payton's back with Mehta Casting, a non-invasive procedure to treat scoliosis. First described in Europe in the 1960's, the technique slowly began gaining traction here in the U.S. In the last ten years.

"Nothing can cure scoliosis except this. This can actually cure scoliosis in infants because casting is so much more powerful than bracing," said Dr. Khoury.

Maxine was put under anesthesia and suspended above the operating table. The team created molds by putting pressure on the top and bottom of the 3-year-old's spine.

"It's not just wrapping a cast around a child's body. There's a very specific way you have to push on the spine to get it to grow out of the curve," Dr. Khoury described.

Maxine's journey began more than two years ago, on Easter, when she was nine months old.  Her parents Jessica Votour and Robert Payton noticed something was off in a picture of her.

"We saw the rib hump and we saw her hip just kind of jutted in a little," said her mom, Jessica.

"You could see on the spine right in the middle, between the shoulder blades how like three or four of the vertebrae stuck straight out," added her dad, Robert.

An X-ray showed a 78-degree curve in her spine. It was so twisted, doctors weren't sure what they were seeing. Six Mehta Castings later, Dr. Khoury saw progress.

"This is the X-ray we took just before her last cast. It was 49 degrees, so her curve is getting smaller," he said.

It reduced the curve to 37 degrees. He hoped the next cast will reduce it even more. But as Maxine nears her fourth birthday, time may be running out. As her growth rate slows, so do the results, making early diagnosis critical.

"The magic is kids before the age of two are growing twice as fast as a teenager at their fastest," said Dr. Khoury.

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A teenage girl went to Germany for a life-changing operation to straighten her spine

Emiah Ellis' friends and family raised the £30,000 she needed to make the trip


                         Emiah Ellis, 14, had an operation to straighten her spine

A teenage girl has undergone a life-changing operation in Germany to correct her spine - after £30,000 was raised.

Emiah Ellis, 14, of Brynna, was diagnosed with Scoliosis, a condition where the spine curves and twists, a few years ago.

But after the money was raised by family, friends and the local community, Emiah has been able to undergo the surgery and is now back at home recovering.




Emiah with Dr Trobisch in Germany

Mum Menna Garland-Ellis said the problem started when Emiah, who has always been very sporty, started getting hurt after practice on a regular basis.

“Two years ago she was in a swimming squad and into athletics, doing a lot of training, and every time she was coming home, she was complaining about a bad shoulder thinking she’d pulled a muscle,” Menna said.

“I took her to a physio, thinking you can’t pull a muscle every time, there must be something else going on. The physio said if you look, her shoulders aren’t in alignment and she had to be referred to hospital.

“They told us she had Scoliosis of the spine.”

Emiah was then faced with a choice – have an operation that could potentially restrict her movement or do nothing and stay in pain.

Emiah opted to have the life-changing pioneering operation, where instead of rods being placed in her back, and therefore restricting her movement, she would have nuts and bolts.

She underwent Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT), also known as fusionless surgery, which preserves flexibilty and growth by not stiffening the spine.

But in order to have the operation she had to travel to Germany to see Dr Trobisch and his team at the Eifelklinik clinic in Simmerath, and that would involve paying £30,000.



Emiah is now hoping to get back to being her sporty-self

As well as funds being raised by family, friends and the community, local company Persimmon Homes also gave a donation of £1,000 as part of their Community Champions campaign, which sees up to £60,000 handed out to good causes across the UK each month.

Menna said: “We were going down the route of having an operation where they put rods in your back but her curve is very low down, so they said it could affect her movement.

“In the meantime, I saw a story of another young girl from Haverfordwest on the news and I tracked her mother down and asked them what’s this operation all about? They went to America, so we went to Philadelphia first for a consultation in a charity-funded hospital but Emiah didn’t meet the criteria.

“We’d also just heard about this doctor who was under the same team in America but had returned to live in Germany and he was setting up a practice in Germany. So we went to see him and he told us that he thought he could do it, so she was booked in with him and had the operation on August 16.

“Instead of using rods, they don’t operate from the back, they operate from the sides and made two slits on her side, deflated her lung and inserted six screws placed on her spine and pull a thread through the nuts and bolts and when they pull it tighter, it pulls the spine in straight.

“But what that means is she can still bend, she’s still got her flexibilty.”

Now Emiah is back at home and has stunned the doctors with her impressive recovery.

Her mum said: “She was really positive. They kept commenting how brave and determined she was. She was walking up the stairs on the third day after her operation. They said they’ve never had somebody do so much so quick.

“She can’t do anything now while she’s healing and we have to wait for the scars to heal before she can go back to swimming. But she should be able to continue. It’s going to take a while to build up to the same levels she was at before, but she’s done really well.

“We had to raise a lot of money and this is a great help. It’s early days, but the operation will hopefully mean Emiah will keep her flexibility and live a normal everyday life.”


Source : Wales Online , 23rd Sep 2017 

Mum who took daughter to Germany for life-changing spinal surgery calls for treatment to be available on NHS

A Chessington mum who took her 15-year-old daughter to Germany for "life-changing" treatment is calling for the same surgery to be made available on the NHS.

Daniela Cavalli, of Lofthouse Place, noticed her daughter Stefania’s back looked abnormal in November 2016, and after a visit to the doctor discovered she had severe scoliosis and needed surgery.

She said: “We’d never even heard of scoliosis. It was quite a shock; I thought it would just need some exercises or a brace.

“She had been getting daily back aches, but we put it down to posture and being flat-footed. It had started to become really bad over the previous few months.

“Stef would go shopping with her friends, but she could only stay for an hour. She couldn’t even get on a bus; she would call me and ask for a lift.”

Until recently, St George’s Hospital in Tooting offered certain patients the option of vertebral body tethering (VBT), a relatively new procedure.

It involves screws being fixed along a cord in the patient’s back, and the operation is reversible in the case that it doesn’t work.

Mrs Cavalli said: “We had the option of fusion surgery, but that would have given her mobility issues. VBT is non-invasive – still horrendous, but much better.”

The family searched the internet for places to have the surgery, but could not afford the £180,000 it would have taken to have the double VBT operation to correct Stefania’s ‘S-curve’ in the US.

In July, Simon Cowell paid for Britain’s Got Talent finalist Julia Carlile, 15, to have the same operation to avoid fusion surgery that would have left her unable to dance again.

Eventually Stefania’s family found Dr Trobisch to operate on Stefania at Eifelklinik, Simmerath, Germany, and she went to have the procedure on July 12.

She is now making a quick recovery, and will be returning to Tolworth Girls School in September.

Mrs Cavalli said: “She could go back to full sports now, only four weeks on. She could be doing backflips after eight weeks. With fusion surgery, which would take a whole year to recover from, she would not be able to do half the things non-fusion surgery allows.

“We know we’ve taken a risk. The maturity of her spine was an issue; it works best on younger children whose spines are still growing, but there are other kids around the world who have had this operation and are absolutely fine.

“The biggest issue now is that it’s uncomfortable for her to sit on a chair for too long as a result of the surgery. Other than that, she’s doing really well.

“The surgery has been life-changing. Without an operation, she would have probably become wheelchair-bound.”

Now she wants to build momentum for VBT trials to resume in the UK, to allow other children the chance for the procedure their families might not be able to afford to take them abroad for.

“I want VBT to be available on the NHS, and I’m hoping more awareness can really move it forward.

“The NHS has been really supportive. The doctor at St George's said it was our decision and he has said he will do all our follow-up consultations. That has been a huge relief. But I think the surgery should be available here.”

A statement from the British Scoliosis Society said that although there have been positive early results for VBT, the technique needs to be introduced in a ‘controlled and responsible way’, and results should be monitored ‘for many years before any decision regarding wider adoption’.



Source : Surrey Comet , 11th August 2017 

Apollo Hospitals: Centre of clinical excellence

Two leading medical professionals from the group elaborate on Spine Surgery and the Liver and Multi-Organ Transplant programme

Apollo Hospitals, established in 1983 by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, is India's first corporate hospital, and has emerged as Asia's foremost integrated healthcare services provider. It has a robust presence across the healthcare ecosystem, including hospitals, pharmacies, primary care and diagnostic clinics.

Two leading medical professionals from the group elaborate on Spine Surgery at group hospitals and the Liver and Multi-Organ Transplant programme at the Hyderabad hospital. Excerpts: Dr. Sajan K. Hegde, Chief Spine Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Group

Technology changing spine surgery

Spine Surgery has evolved from being one of the most complex surgical interventions to a technology-based and enabled surgical procedure.We have pioneered minimally invasive spine surgery in India and this would mean, smaller incisions, less trauma to tissues, faster healing, less chances of infection and faster relief. It also adds to lesser hospital stay, less cost and of course quicker return to normal life.

Choosing an appropriate spine care centre

A patient or his/ her family has to look at the track record of the hospital, profile of the surgeon, technology at use and support services, while choosing an appropriate spine care centre. Add to this an adequate clinical bandwidth supported by cardiac anaesthetist, well qualified neuro physicians, advanced CT/MRI etc.

Robotics in spine surgery

The most commonly used robotics in spine surgery is Renaissance Robotic Guidance system; we have introduced the same in India. The next level will have interventional robotics. We do have Da Vince Robotics at Apollo, which we use in Onco surgeries, Uro etc., but however not in Spine.

Need to be aware of Scoliosis

Scoliosis shows up most often during growth spurts, usually when children are between 10 and 15 years old. About the same number of boys and girls are diagnosed with minor idiopathic scoliosis. But curves in girls are 10 times more likely to get worse and may need to be treated.

Spine care centre

We have established an advanced Institute of Spine Surgery, which is backed up by an eminent team. I have pioneered various spine interventions including the usage of shape memory alloy, first charite disc replacement, first mazor robotic spine surgery; our full-fledged rehab unit has robotic rehab equipment.

Dr Manish Verma, Consultant & Head of Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary- Pancreatic Unit, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad

Liver and Multi-Organ Transplant programme at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad: Redefining Benchmarks in Transplantation

Apollo group has been the frontrunner in the field of organ transplantation in India. The transplant programme at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad started over two decades ago. In addition to being one of the oldest transplant programmes in the region, the hospital has been astute in adopting the most modern and up-to-date medical protocols, and has consistently remained abreast with the latest developmentsin medical science. Presently, transplantation of the Liver, Kidney, Heart, Lung, Pancreas, and Cornea are routinely performed at the hospital. With about 300 transplants performed in 2016, this is one of the high volume transplant centres of India.

Liver Transplant programme

The liver transplant programme is one of the most successful in the world. Live Donor Liver transplants are routinely performed with excellent outcomes, both for adults and children. A multidisciplinary team of doctors consisting of transplant surgeons, hepatologists, anesthesia and critical care specialists, infectious diseases specialists, cardiologists, pulmonologists, psychiatrists and psychologists take care of the patients.

The greatest achievement of the multi-organ transplant programme is the success of the liver transplant operations. With less than 5 per cent peri-operative mortality for live donor liver transplantation for patient with cirrhosis, this is one of the most successful liver transplant programmes of the world.

Our record in donor safety is impeccable with all our live donors getting discharged within 8-10 days of surgery. With least complication rates, re-exploration rates, short hospital stay, and long term survival, our centre, consistently outperforms others in terms of clinical parameters.

In addition to being a centre of clinical excellence, the liver transplant programme is a leader in research and innovation.

Source : Khaleej Times , 14th August 2017