STAR Hospitals is one of the
very few hospitals in Hyderabad that has an independent Hepatology department, treating acute liver conditions, spreading awareness on liver
checks, and has a state-of-the-art
dedicated liver ICU for its critically ill liver failure patients. In the past year alone, our expert hepatology team has
saved 8 acute liver failure patients with plasma exchange, without the need for a risky
liver transplant.
Liver Checks
In our day and age with sedentary lifestyles, where alcohol consumption is at its peak, getting a liver check regularly is crucial. Fatty to Failed Liver- Early detection is key. Our Clinical Nutrition team emphasizes a specialized diet needed to prevent and treat liver diseases.
Advanced Diagnostics
One of the very few hospitals that can perform a FibroScan to measure liver stiffness. This allows for a non-invasive, painless method to accurately assess liver fibrosis that results from all chronic pathologies that cause damage to the liver, including metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic viral hepatitis, and excess alcohol intake.
24/7 Endoscopists and Intensivists
We have a r
ound-the-clock gastrointestinal bleeding service, with a fully equipped ambulance, on-site resuscitation, triage at admission, and on-call endoscopists. These include variceal banding and injection, glue injection, thermal coagulation, argon plasma coagulation (APC),
hemostatic metallic stent implantation, and Dennis Ela stent placement.
This
LICU has special infrastructure to deal with all liver patients who require intensive care with specialized rapid response teams. The LICU teams include specialists from Hepatology & HPB, LT surgeons, and the Critical Care team round the clock. We provide care guided by a protocol-based treatment and rapid response by a multidisciplinary team ably supported by the
nephrology,
cardiology, and
pulmonology teams.
Expert Liver Transplant Team
Liver conditions either acute or chronic when failed to improve with medical management, can be cured through liver transplant. The liver can be donated by a living or deceased person. Our Hepatology team works closely with the Liver Transplant Team, Liver intensivists, and transplant coordinators to conduct pre-transplant evaluation, optimization, and post-transplant follow-up holistically.
