Ever since its arrival, Covid 19 continues to make waves in every global household. However, the way it has completely changed the lifestyles of millions is there for all of us to see. With its symptoms very much similar to common cold and influenza when it began, it has now started to take various shapes with more symptoms added. Medical experts, divided across different disciplines, are now scratching their heads and are vary about Covid 19 affecting their area of medical speciality. As such, Nephrologists researching the effects of Covid 19, on a Kidney Transplant Surgery, continues at a brisk pace.
Eminent doctors from one of the premier Kidney transplantation hospitals in Bangalore, NU Hospitals, are of the opinion that
post transplantation patients could be more vulnerable to Covid 19 infection
and if contacted, the recovery time is between 4 to 6 weeks, depending on the
severity.
With Kidney Transplantation in Bangalore being one of
the widely performed surgeries in hospitals across Bangalore, doctors from NU
Hospitals continue their efforts through research to find out how the effects
of Covid 19 can be minimized on people who have undergone transplantation.
One of the major reasons seen could be the usage of
immunosuppressive drugs by transplant recipients. Contrary to certain findings
that Covid 19 spares children, the fact of the matter is that, children too, if
they have had to undergo transplantation at an early age, may not be spared by
Covid 19.
With a slow recovery rate and the cost of kidney
transplantation being what it is, many eminent nephrologists recommend that,
those patients who are affected by Covid 19 and are due for transplantation can
put their surgery on hold, until they recover completely from Covid. With a
Covid test, likely to be the new norm, before being cleared for any major
surgery, patients might have to get themselves tested for Covid 19.
Studies have revealed
that the risk of acquiring COVID-19 from organ donation is low. Donated kidneys
are thoroughly screened for COVID-19. If a kidney tests positive for COVID-19,
the organ cannot be used for transplantation.
