K-SOTTO to Draw Guidelines to Promote Swap-Kidney Transplant

As the number of patients awaiting donor kidneys and those undergoing dialysis treatment keep rising in the state, the Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (K-SOTTO) has adopted a significant step to promote swap-kidney transplants.

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As part of efforts, the government body will prepare standardized guidelines and networks for such transplants and create public awareness.

"Even in cases where we have family members willing to donate the organ, transplantation may not be possible due to blood group incompatibility and immunological mismatch. In such a case, swap-kidney transplant is an option. We may have donors and recipients facing the same problem in other hospitals or cities. We communicate with them, check compatibility and move forward with transplant surgery," said Dr. Noble Gracious, executive director of K-SOTTO.