We are breaking boundaries here and the world is learning from us Living donor liver transplant

We are breaking boundaries here and the world is learning from us Living donor liver transplant is not recomm ended in patients weighing over 100kgs so performing it in a 170kg patient is really unheard of. Most centers re commend a liver graft weight least 8 of the patient body weight for a successful outcome. However, over the y ears we have gained experience in performing liver transplantation with grafts which are just 56 of body weig ht using special surgical techniques. The liver graft which patient received was just 4. 9 of his body weight, whi ch is a milestone by itself said Dr. Mettu Srinivas Reddy, Director of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery These patients need dedicated operating table arrangements, airway protection techniques and effective posto perative ICU care to handle obesity related complications. Additionally, the small new liver has to be nursed lik e a preterm baby in the ICU so that it quickly grows to meet the requirements of the patie