DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT AT RELA HOSPITAL BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO MOTHER OF TWO, AVERTING HEART FAILURE

Breathing new life into 44-year-old Ms. Kavitha, a mother of two daughters, Rela Hospital performed a high-risk double lung transplant and averted a heart transplant, which was becoming inevitable as her interstitial lung disease—a progressive condition that turns lungs fibrous, making them stiff and unable to support breathing—had begun to severely affect her heart.

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The double lung transplant, being a major surgical undertaking, lasted approximately eight hours. Overseeing this complex procedure was a formidable 30-member team, led by Dr. Srinath Vijayasekharan, Director and Senior Consultant - Heart and Lung Transplantation, and Dr. Aishwarya Rajkumar, Clinical Lead - Transplant Pulmonology. The surgical team comprised a wide array of specialists, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, intensivists, pulmonologists, and perfusionists. Post-operative care was equally critical and challenging, as the donor lu