Most of the donations of organs come from deceased people, after their families give permission. However, in some cases, a donor Vivo can be another option for those who need a transplant May they be saved by the life.
Unfortunately, there are not enough organs donors deceased available for all who need a transplant and, as a result, the number of receptors in the list waiting time continues to grow.
Because of this shortagepatients waiting for a liver may die in the process or be too sick to undergo to an operation when their turn finally comes.
Dr. Choon David Kwon, Director of Laparoscopic Liver Surgery at Cleveland Clinicexplained that a donor A living person can donate a kidney, a liver lobe, a lung or parts of a lung, pancreas or intestine.
In a transplant of donor Live transplantation uses the organs of a living, healthy person, taking only a part of the organ in some cases. For a transplant kidney transplant, only one of the kidneys is used. “For a transplant liver, this is divided and we use a portion of the liver,” said the director.
He explained that, given the need for organs, the donors Living donors can be of great help, and they do not have to be related to the patient. Donation in life has made more transplants possible in global programs for this purpose in Cleveland Clinic“Strangers can also donate to each other.”
Advantages of donor I live on the donor deceased
A transplant of donor I live has many advantages on a transplant of kidney of donor deceased. The most important is a significantly higher success rate.
Additional reasons include: a kidney from a donor Vivo usually works immediately after the transplant. A kidney from a donor deceased may take several days or weeks to function normally.
He transplant of donor vivo can be programmed, allowing the receiver and the donor have time to prepare. Recipients will not know when a donor’s organ will be available. donor deceased, and the surgery should be done very soon after it becomes available.
There may be a lower risk of rejection, especially if the organ is donated by a relative. It may also shorten the amount of time a recipient has to wait to receive an organ. transplant. The average waiting time for a kidney, for example, is donor deceased, could be three to five years.
Laparoscopic surgery of donor alive
He equipment surgical of Cleveland Clinic has been a pioneer in the use of donors alive in both pediatric and adult recipients.
The results of donation in life are among the best in the country. Being the only hospital in Ohio and Pennsylvania that performs the procedure and one of the few hospitals in the world.
The first surgery purely laparoscopic of donor I live in the Midwest for the transplant liver transplant in an adult recipient was performed in 2019, now this possibility is available to donorsThe result is smaller scars and a faster recovery for the donors.
With innovative approaches and work in equipmentthe global programs of transplant of Cleveland Clinic continue to grow to save more lives, and bring joy to many families.
About Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit, multi-specialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.
Located in ClevelandOhio, was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing excellent care to the patientbased on the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation.
Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical advances, including surgery coronary artery bypass graft and the first transplant facing the United States.
Among the 77,000 employees of Cleveland Clinic Worldwide, there are more than 5,658 salaried physicians and researchers, and 19,000 registered nurses and advanced practice providers, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties.
Cleveland Clinic is a 6,699-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland23 hospitals, more than 275 outpatient facilities, including locations in Northeast Ohio; Southeast Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and London, England.
In 2022, there were 12.8 million outpatient encounters, 303,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 270,000 surgeries and procedures across the entire healthcare system. Cleveland ClinicPatients came for treatment from all states and 185 countries.
