Super-Fast Kidney Transplant in Just 9 Days Gives New Life

A record-setting kidney transplant in Tamil Nadu gave new life to a patient just 9 days after registration.

For the first time in the history of the transplant programme, held at FIMS Hospital, Coimbatore, a 44-year-old patient, Vivek, received two kidneys, less than a week after he registered for a transplant ().

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Precision Over Rejection

A 43-year-old patient who was brain-dead in a horrible crash provided the donor kidneys. When creatinine levels skyrocketed from 1.8 to 7.0 mg/dL, other hospitals in the state refused the organs. The iORTA (Indian Organ Transplant Associates) used advanced diagnostic methods such as machine perfusion, frozen-section biopsy, and virtual crossmatch to demonstrate the kidneys' viability.

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Donor Kidneys Implanted Together

To complete the transplant, the doctors chose to remove both kidneys from the donor and insert them into the patient simultaneously on one side. It meant a quicker recovery and less strain on the body after surgery, which led to fewer scars. Short reperfusion period (2½ hours) and prolonged ischemia (10 hours) did not prevent the surgery from being successful.

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9 Days, 2 Kidneys, 1 New Life

Registered: April 25, 2025
Transplanted: May 4, 2025

It took only nine short days to perform the surgery on a patient, which marks the record for Tamil Nadu for a brain-dead donor operation. Vivek is on the road to recovery as his donor kidneys are working well, and his vital signs are stable.

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Why This Matters

Challenging rejection norms: Organs that were once considered unfit can still be used.
Tech‑driven ethics: With streamlined routine work and team effort, scarce organs can be used more effectively.
Faster access to transplants: Speedy allocation like this has the potential to do a lot for organ transplant equity in India.

“Science gave the gift. Compassion delivered the cure.”
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Within 9 days of signing up in TN, 44-yr-old gets new kidneys - (https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/within-9-days-of-signing-up-in-tn-44-yr-old-gets-new-kidneys-836185)

Source-Eurekalert