Take a deep breath, grateful, and happy. Jesús Melquiades Matías Palacín (65) remained dependent on oxygen to survive due to the pulmonary fibrosis that suffered, but a successful double lung transplantcarried out by specialists from EsSalud, saved him and could be said to have ‘brought him back to life’.
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Don Jesús underwent a complex surgery that removed both lungs damaged by fibrosis, to replace them with those of a organ donorwhich in her case was a 22-year-old girl from Lima, died of brain death.
“I stopped working (he has been a driver) because I depended on oxygen. Throughout the pandemic I had a cough, I felt like I was drowning and because of my age I had lost hope of a transplant”, Don Jesus said.
Thanks to a donor, medical specialists and adequate equipment, a successful transplant of both lungs was carried out in an older adult. (Isabel Medina / Compos, Trome / EsSalud)
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How long did the intervention last?
This double lung transplant, considered medical featis performed for the first time successfully in an older adult patient.
It is a highly complex intervention, lasted 11 hours and was performed by a team of 40 health professionals (chest surgeons, clinical pulmonologists, anesthesiologists, respiratory technologists, nurses, nursing technicians, among others), from the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital.
after transplant
“After the transplant, we follow up with immunosuppressive drugs to avoid rejection of the organ. He said Doctor Octavio Cubas Paredespulmonologist and Clinical Coordinator of the Lung Transplant Program at Hospital Almenara.
He explained that the disease (pulmonary fibrosis) caused respiratory failure in the patient (Don Jesús), for which he was dependent on oxygen and qualified for a lung transplant, and it has been a greater challenge because he is an elderly patient.
Thanks to a donor, medical specialists and adequate equipment, a successful transplant of both lungs was carried out in an older adult. (IsHealth)
Thanks to a donor, medical specialists and adequate equipment, a successful transplant of both lungs was carried out in an older adult. (IsHealth)
organ donation
Don Jesús is from Cerro de Pasco, lives in San Martín de Porres (Lima), is married and has two children. His recovery continues. “I feel good and I am taking good care of myself. I thank God for this second chance at life, my donor and his family who respected his decision to donate his organs”, he expressed.
The doctor Jose Palacios Leon, Doctor of the Thoracic Surgery Service Y Head of the Lung Transplant Program at Hospital Guillermo Almenarapointed out that organ donation is an altruistic act that saves lives and highlighted the valuable help that family members also provide who, in the midst of their pain, allow the organs of their deceased loved one to continue giving life.
Thanks to a donor, medical specialists and adequate equipment, a successful transplant of both lungs was carried out in an older adult. (IsHealth)
Thanks to a donor, medical specialists and adequate equipment, a successful transplant of both lungs was carried out in an older adult. (IsHealth)
Know that:
- The Almenara hospital is a pioneer in transplant surgeries (liver, cornea, kidney, lung) and the only lung transplant center of the country, for staff specialization and the adequate technological support (extracorporeal circulation machine, among others).
- They advise to manage on the DNI the ‘yes’ to organ donation and notify the family of this decision.
Thanks to a donor, medical specialists and adequate equipment, a successful transplant of both lungs was carried out in an older adult. (IsHealth)
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