Lung transplant is a surgical medical operation in which doctors remove one or both afflicted lungs from the patient body and replace them from donor’s lungs. In most cases, the transplanted lungs come from deceased part donors. This transplant is termed as cadaveric transplant.

Some types of lungs transplant surgeries include single lung, double lung, bilateral single, bilateral sequential and heart-lung transplant.

 

 

Reasons for the Lung transplant Surgery

 

Doctors recommend lung transplant to the patients having serious lung dysfunction which is impossible o be improved with any medical therapy. Sometimes the life expectancy of patient in lung diseases becomes around 12- 2 months. Doctors advise lung transplant in such cases also.

The conditions demanding lung transplant are:-

• Pulmonary hypertension- In this condition, pressure gets increased in the arteries.
• Scarring of lungs
• Heart diseases influencing the lungs
• Cystic Fibrosis- Inherited disease in which glands produce sweat and mucus

Risks associated with the Lung  transplant

There are always some risks associated with the surgical operations. Some of the complications related to the lung transplant are:-

• Heavy Bleeding
• Blood clots
• Airways blockage
• Blockage of blood vessels near the transplanted lung
• Infections

The new lung transplanted may get rejected by body sometimes. To settle down the immune system and make the new lung function properly, patients need to follow some medications. These medications also prevent rejection side effects.

Some other conditions which restrict the lung transplant are as follows:-

• Current Infections
• Cardiac problems
• Metastatic cancer
• Serious medical conditions other than lung disease
• Non compliance with treatment

Kenya and some other countries lack in providing medical facilities needed to successfully conduct a lung transplant. Our new operation theaters are fully equipped with advance emergency tools and machines. We guarantee the health of patient and provide an infection free lung transplant surgery in India.

 

Before the procedure

 

Patient needs to go through few tests like psychological evaluation, diagnostic tests and blood tests before the surgery. These tests have equal importance as the lung transplant. Proper reports of the medical conditions of patients are made after the interviews and tests.

Doctors than declare the patient ready for lung transplant.