At Global Hospital transplant surgeons perform heart and lung transplantation in the Transplantology Department. Specialists of the Hospital conduct the lung heart transplant according to the international treatment protocols.
The procedure usually takes 8-10 hours. A patient stays under general anesthesia, operated on by transplantology team. After the transplant is complete, a patient is monitored and stabilized in Intensive Care Unit for up to 2 weeks. Rehabilitation usually takes up to 3 months of staying in the Hospital.
Success rate of heart lung transplant in India is just as high as in other countries, up to 92%, with zero casualties during or after the procedure. Patient survival rate within 2 years after the operation goes up to 85%.