62 kidney transplants carried out in North Cyprus in 8 years

A total of 62 kidney transplants have been performed in north Cyprus since the law regulating the rules on Human Cell, Tissue and Organ Transplantation of Human Cells, and Organ Transplants was passed in 2014.

 

After the law regulating the rules regarding Human Cell, Tissue and Organ Transplantation was passed by the TRNC Assembly in October 2014, the Lefkosia State hospital has carried out a total of 62 kidney transplants, 33 of which were from cadavers and 29 from living donors.

According to the information provided by the Ministry of Health, Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu Kidney Transplant Unit; On December 17, 2023, one M.K., 61, who was being treated in the intensive care unit of the Near East University due to a traffic accident-related head trauma, was diagnosed with brain death and as a result of the meeting with the organ transplant coordinator, the family decided to donate his organ. The donor's kidneys were transplanted to our patients named UK, 60, who was on hemodialysis, and TB, 61, who was on peritoneal dialysis.

The patients did not develop any complications during the postoperative period, their need for dialysis was eliminated, and their discharge was planned.

Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu Kidney Transplantation Unit physicians stated that approximately 80-100 patients are waiting for a transplant, that anyone with a living donor can receive a transplant, but a person without a living donor cannot receive an organ transplant, and that if transplantation is not made from cadavers, that is, from deceased people, patients who could be treated may die because the organ cannot be found. It was emphasized that organ donors provide hope for these patients with their selfless and wholehearted behavior.