In what can be said to be a milestone in the history of Odisha’s healthcare services, the maiden cadaveric kidney transplant in the State was conducted at the SCB Medical College Hospital here on Tuesday.
A kidney of Priyanka Patra (22) of Digapahandi in Ganjam district, who died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar after a road mishap, had been brought from Bhubaneswar to the SCB Hospital on Monday night for transplantation as the family members of the deceased consented to organ donation.
A male patient of the SCB Hospital underwent the transplant operation, which as carried out by a team of expert doctors. The surgery commenced around 5.15 a.m and concluded around 8.30 a.m in the morning.
As many as five doctors led by Urology Department Professor Dr Datteswar Hota performed the operation.
Notably, the State Government has recently given its nod for cadaveric transplantation while the SCB Hospital has been made the nodal centre for it.