The beneficiary is a 30-year-old patient who has suffered from chronic kidney problems for 8 years and has been on dialysis since 2021.
About, the IPS nephrologist, Dr. Adriana Martínez who was part of the multidisciplinary team that performed the intervention, stated that it was five hours of surgery, without any complications. He also mentioned that the operation was possible thanks to a cadaveric donor from Hospital del Trauma (a 26-year-old man).
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Martinez further noted that Renal transplantation has been carried out at the IPS since 1996 and there are already 150 interventions to date. This surgery was the sixth so far in 2023, but there are still about 50 patients on the waiting list.
On the other hand, he commented that These types of interventions have a base cost of $85,000 in the private sector, also depending on the clinical situation of the patient and other factors that could affect the price.
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The specialist indicated thatMuch importance should be attached to kidney care, consuming plenty of water and performing annual check-ups with a clinical doctor, in addition to eating a healthy diet.
He added that it is important to attend to the warning signs such as swollen feet, high blood pressure, and weight loss.
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