Know your Bone Marrow Transplantation
Friday, July 15, 2016
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Labels: bone marrow transplantation , bone marrow transplantation cost , bone marrow transplantation in India , Stem Cell Transplant
Labels: bone marrow transplantation , bone marrow transplantation cost , bone marrow transplantation in India , Stem Cell Transplant
The recent rise in numbers of
people undergoing bone marrow surgeries has urged specialized hospitals such as
Max Healthcare to come up with
unique programs specially dedicated towards conducting bone marrow transplantation in India. It is a highly sophisticated
procedure which involves several high level techniques. Let us try and
understand the intricate procedure that the team here has gained an expertise
over:
· Procedure
of Bone Marrow Transplantation: Initially, the patient is given certain
medicines to help control the disease. After this, stem cells are given via
vein. The patient is then kept for a week or two under observation and no
surgery is required until then. Certain medicines are also given to the patient
to prevent any infections. Generally patients are admitted for 3 weeks in case
of autologous transplantation. While, in that of allogeneic bone marrow
transplantation, hospital admission required is for about 4 weeks. After the
treatment also, the patient needs to stay close to the Bone Marrow Transplantation center for around 4 months, in order to
conduct the follow-up procedures. The medicinal courses usually end after a
period of 6 months to a year.
·
Risk to
Bone Marrow Donor: Thanks to the latest advancements in the field of
medical science, there are almost no risks involved to the donor. In some
cases, there may be mild fever, which can be treated by simply popping a
paracetamol. The donor need not be admitted, nor do they require any anesthesia.
·
Cord
Blood Stem Cell Transplantation: In this case, the stem cells are removed
from a new-born baby's umbilical cord immediately after birth. The stem cells
are stored until they are needed for a Stem
Cell Transplant.
·
HAPLOIDENTICAL
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION: This procedure is done when the donor and
recipients do not have a full match. This can be done by collecting stem cells
from the mother, father or brothers and sisters.
·
Matched
Unrelated Donor (MUD) BMT: This procedure is performed if we get HLA match
from international or national bone marrow donor registries.
