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Transplant and critical-care team

Treatment

Transplantprogrammes in India

Liver, kidney, and bone-marrow programmes with donor, legal, and visa guidance — not a brochure waitlist.

  • From $22k

    Indicative band

  • 4–8 wks

    Typical stay

  • JCI / NABH

    Partners

  • 48h

    Case review

Overview

What is a transplant pathway in India?

Transplant is a legal and clinical programme, not a packaged tour. Living-donor liver and kidney, and autologous or allogeneic bone marrow, run at accredited centres with documented work-up. We coordinate the file, donor papers, and visa letters. We do not broker organs. Deceased-donor allocation follows Indian law.

Critical care

Pathways

Types of transplant programmes

  • 01

    Liver

    Living-donor liver transplant at high-volume centres, with donor evaluation on a separate track.

  • 02

    Kidney

    Living-related kidney transplant where the relationship and work-up meet Indian regulations.

  • 03

    Bone marrow

    Autologous and allogeneic BMT, including haploidentical programmes where the centre lists them.

  • 04

    Work-up only

    Some families complete evaluation in India and decide later. That is a valid first case.

Treatments

How a file usually moves

  1. 01

    Recipient work-up

    Labs, imaging, and fitness for theatre or conditioning — listed as a work-up quote first.

  2. 02

    Donor evaluation

    Independent assessment. A donor who is not fit is a stop, not a negotiation.

  3. 03

    Authorisation

    Hospital and legal committees as required. We brief you; we do not shortcut papers.

  4. 04

    Theatre and ICU

    The surgical or BMT quote follows only after work-up clears.

Care desk

How MedMax runs a transplant case

You do not need a finished hospital shortlist to start. Share what you have — letters, scans, or a short note — and a care manager maps the next clinical step for organ transplant before any report leaves MedMax.

  1. 01

    Same-day acknowledgement, specialist view targeted within two business days

  2. 02

    Hospital shortlist by volume and accreditation for this pathway — not a brochure directory

  3. 03

    Written quote with theatre, implants or drugs, ICU nights, and attendant stay listed

  4. 04

    Visa letter, pickup, and Recovery nights only after you approve a match

Causes

Why families look to India

  1. 01

    End-stage liver or kidney disease with a willing related donor

  2. 02

    A haematologic diagnosis that needs BMT

  3. 03

    Cost or wait of transplant at home

  4. 04

    A centre that already has volume in that organ

  5. 05

    Need for a structured international desk for two passports (recipient and donor)

Treated

Typical indications

  • Decompensated cirrhosis (selected)
  • End-stage renal disease with a related donor
  • Acute liver failure (only if transfer is clinically possible)
  • Leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma (BMT)
  • Selected metabolic and immune disorders
  • Re-transplant evaluation (selected)

Procedures

Common programmes

  • Living-donor liver transplant
  • Living-donor kidney transplant
  • Autologous BMT
  • Allogeneic / haplo BMT
  • Pre-transplant work-up
  • Post-transplant follow-up planning

Why this pathway

Why a coordinated transplant desk?

  • 01

    Two patients (recipient and donor) means two visas, two beds, and one legal file.

  • 02

    Work-up costs should be visible before the surgical quote.

  • 03

    Indian transplant law is specific — families need a coordinator who has walked it.

  • 04

    ICU and infection precautions after BMT often need housing near campus.

Timing

When should you start a file?

  1. 01

    A hepatologist or nephrologist has already mentioned transplant

  2. 02

    A related donor is willing and appears healthy

  3. 03

    A haematologist has recommended BMT

  4. 04

    You need the work-up cost before you commit to travel

  5. 05

    You are stable enough to fly — unstable failure belongs in local ICU first

After the theatre

Precautions & aftercare

  • Immunosuppression, infection rules, and clinic dates are in the discharge pack.
  • BMT and liver recipients often need weeks near the campus — Recovery or a service apartment.
  • Donor recovery is planned as its own stay, not an extra mattress.
  • We do not arrange deceased-donor organs for international patients outside legal allocation.

Stay on

Need nights after discharge?

Guest house, service apartment, or a hotel near campus — arranged as Recovery, not a tourist add-on.

See Recovery

Questions

Before you pack

Broader India travel questions live on Medical, Wellness, and Ayurveda.

Can I get a deceased-donor organ as an international patient?

Allocation follows Indian law and hospital policy. We do not sell places on a waitlist. Living-donor and BMT programmes are the usual international pathways.

What does transplant programmes cost in India?

The figure on this page is an indicative starting band, not a brochure package. After a specialist reads your reports we write a quote with theatre, implant or consumables, ICU and ward nights, and attendant stay listed separately. Estimates are marked as estimates.

How soon can we travel?

Most planned cases list a theatre window in weeks, not months — once reports are complete and you have approved a hospital. Visa timing depends on your passport and mission; we issue the invitation after you accept a quote.

Will the hospital see my reports before I say yes?

No. Files stay with MedMax until you approve a match. You can stop after a second opinion.

Can a family member stay with me?

Yes. Attendant beds and nearby stay are listed on the quote. After discharge we can arrange a Recovery stay if you need more days before the flight home.

Is this page medical advice?

This page is guidance for families planning care in India. Diagnosis and treatment decisions remain with your clinicians.

Also on MedMax

Related pathways

Organ transplant related treatments

Ready?

Start a transplant work-up

No hospital sees the file until you approve a match. A care manager acknowledges the same day.

  • Indicative from $22,000
  • Work-up quoted before theatre
  • Donor and recipient visas
  • No organ brokering

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