Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2020 Aug;36(Suppl 2):210-214.
doi: 10.1007/s12055-019-00808-z. Epub 2019 Mar 1.

Opportunities and challenges for thoracic organ transplantation in government institutions

Sarvesh Pal Singh  1 , Milind Padmakar Hote  1
Affiliations
Review

Opportunities and challenges for thoracic organ transplantation in government institutions

Sarvesh Pal Singh et al. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

The first successful heart transplant in India was performed by Panangipalli Venugopal on 3 August 1994 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Twenty-five years later, only seven government institutions are performing heart transplants and only one government hospital has an established heart transplant program in India. Only one lung transplant has been performed in a government institution all over the country. This article reviews the history and current status of thoracic organ transplant in India. The authors discuss the factors responsible for the dismal progress of thoracic organ transplant in government hospitals, opportunities available in government institutions for widening the scope of transplant program, and the steps taken by the Government of India to improve healthcare in the country.

Keywords: Challenges; Opportunities; Thoracic.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interestThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

References

    1. Venugopal P. The first successful heart transplant in India. Natl Med J India. 1994;7:213–215. - PubMed
    1. Sunder T, Paul Ramesh T, Madhan Kumar K. Heart & heart lung transplantation: Indian scenario. In: Guha S, editor. Cardiology update 2015. 1st ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers; 2016. p. 1460–4.
    1. Dhaliwal T. PGIMER becomes first govt hospital in country to perform lung transplant. Hindustan Times [newspaper on the internet]. 2017, July 12 [cited 2018 Dec 03]. Available from: https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/pgimer-becomes-first-govt-hospital....
    1. Kalra A, Seth S, Hote MP, Airan B. The story of heart transplantation: from Cape Town to Cape Comorin. J Pract Cardiovasc Sci. 2016;2:120–125. doi: 10.4103/2395-5414.191525. - DOI
    1. Periappuram JC, Mathew R, Abraham J, Joseph J. Heart transplantation: the path ahead. In: Hiremath SM, Deshpande NV, editors. CSI: cardiology update 2016. New Delhi: Jaypee Publishers; 2017:11–17.