India, Sept. 18 -- Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar is set to add a new milestone in advanced healthcare with the launch of a 10-bed liver transplant ICU within the next two months, making it the first among all AIIMS institutions in India to offer such a specialised facility.
The new ICU will provide state-of-the-art surgical care with advanced infection-control measures. Patients with advanced liver cirrhosis (stages B and C) or children born with biliary atresia, a condition where the bile duct fails to develop, are often in need of liver transplants.
Currently, undergoing a liver transplant in private hospitals costs between 20 lakh and 30 lakh. However, at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, the procedure will cost around 5 lakh, while patients with A...