Organs of a 22 years old 'brain-dead' man save lives of 5 people
A 22 years old ‘brain-dead’ man in Riyadh has saved the lives of 5 people after donating his organs, the Saudi Center for Organ Transplant (SCOT) announced.
SCOT said that the medical team has succeeded in transferring the man’s organs to 5 patients, noting that he had donated his organs before death.
The organs have benefited several patients. The center has transplanted the 22-years old donor’s kidney to a 34 years old women patient in the King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guard in Riyadh.
The center has also transplanted a kidney to a man in his sixties in the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) in Riyadh.
Moreover, his liver was transplanted to a 62-year-old patient in the King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guard in Riyadh, as well as transplanting his heart to a 59 years old man at the same hospital.
Additionally, SCOT has transplanted a lung for a 56-year-old woman patient at KFSHRC in Riyadh.
The center said that the young man died after leaving his mark and planting hope in the bodies of 5 people he did not even know about them or their names, calling on everyone to donate organs after death to save the lives of patients.
The organs have benefited several patients. The center has transplanted the 22-years old donor’s kidney to a 34 years old women patient in the King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guard in Riyadh.
The center has also transplanted a kidney to a man in his sixties in the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) in Riyadh.
Moreover, his liver was transplanted to a 62-year-old patient in the King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guard in Riyadh, as well as transplanting his heart to a 59 years old man at the same hospital.
Additionally, SCOT has transplanted a lung for a 56-year-old woman patient at KFSHRC in Riyadh.
The center said that the young man died after leaving his mark and planting hope in the bodies of 5 people he did not even know about them or their names, calling on everyone to donate organs after death to save the lives of patients.
