Imam Reza (AS) Hospital in Mashhad ranked third in heart transplantation in the country
According to the public relations of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences on Sunday, Dr. Mohammad Abbasi added: “In the national standards, Mashhad is in the group of active transplant team and it is hoped that with the care of God and Hazrat Reza (AS) in the most prominent heart transplant teams in the Middle East and the world So far, 6 transplants in children under 12 years of age and 81 heart transplants in adults have been registered by this team.
He added: The success of Mashhad heart transplant in hospital discharge statistics is more than 95% and with a one-year lifespan of more than 75%, which is close to the most prominent transplant centers in the world.
The faculty member of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated that the maximum life expectancy of Mashhad heart transplantation has reached about seven years. The time of hospitalization in the intensive care unit is about 2 to 3 days and the time of discharge from the hospital is about seven to 10 days, which is similar to the time of hospitalization of other open heart surgeries.
Abbasi, noting that the Mashhad Heart Transplant Team was established after its initial start in 2002 and after a break, resumed its activities in 2012 with a young and energetic five-member team, and now about 50 people are active in this team. Dard stated: The first transplant was performed in November 2012 and with the increasing course and joining the child transplant team, it reached about 67 transplants until the beginning of Corona, and after a one-year stop from December 1998 to December 1999 due to Corona pandemic and starting again. Azar 99 has reached 86 links so far.
He added: “In the field of heart transplantation, many professors accompany us, including members of the main transplant team, the pediatric heart transplant team, other doctors from different groups, and the group of coordinating nurses.”
Coordinators are nurses who come to them in the most difficult mental conditions of a family suffering from brain death and slowly ask them for their dear members. They should try to convince families who are happy to see their loved one’s heart that he / she will not return to this world, but that his / her members can bring another family to life in the presence of another loved one.
The head of the heart transplant team of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences said: the active presence of the team processing unit team and the proximity of Montaserieh and Imam Reza (AS) hospitals and very high cooperation and the addition of new and powerful members to the heart transplant team are prominent points of Mashhad heart transplant team. Is.
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