The first ever heart transplant surgery performed at any hospital in Sri Lanka had been performed to a
34 year old female heart patient of Anuradhapura area for free of charge, in Kandy Teaching Hospital last friday (07) according to hospital sources.
A team of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons attached to the Kandy Teaching Hospital had been performed this transplant surgery with the assistance of a team of medical consultants including cardio thoracic/organ transplant surgeons ,Cardiologists and Anaesthetists attached to Peradeniya Teaching,Lady Ridgway Childrens ,Welisara Chest and Anuradhapura General hospitals and nurses and perfusionists the sources said.
The Heart for the transplant has been taken from a 24 year old brain death youth according to the Director of the Kandy Teaching Hospital Dr.Saman Ratnayake.
At the time of the surgery the heart of the receipient had 12% failure in her heart Dr.Ratnayake has stated.The patient is now in the Intensive Care Unit of the Kandy Hospital under the supervision of A Medical team he has stressed.
The two kidneys of the brain death youth whose heart was taken for the transplant too transplanted for two kidney patients in Kandy Hospital it has been reported.
Meanwhile Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne had praised the Medical team performed the first Heart Teansplsnt in Sri Lanka through the phone and due to visit the Hospital on this Thursday (13)the Health Ministry has stated.
A large amount of money need to be spent for Heart Transplant surgeries in overseas which perform for Heart failure patients.
A team of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons attached to the Kandy Teaching Hospital had been performed this transplant surgery with the assistance of a team of medical consultants including cardio thoracic/organ transplant surgeons ,Cardiologists and Anaesthetists attached to Peradeniya Teaching,Lady Ridgway Childrens ,Welisara Chest and Anuradhapura General hospitals and nurses and perfusionists the sources said.
The Heart for the transplant has been taken from a 24 year old brain death youth according to the Director of the Kandy Teaching Hospital Dr.Saman Ratnayake.
At the time of the surgery the heart of the receipient had 12% failure in her heart Dr.Ratnayake has stated.The patient is now in the Intensive Care Unit of the Kandy Hospital under the supervision of A Medical team he has stressed.
The two kidneys of the brain death youth whose heart was taken for the transplant too transplanted for two kidney patients in Kandy Hospital it has been reported.
Meanwhile Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne had praised the Medical team performed the first Heart Teansplsnt in Sri Lanka through the phone and due to visit the Hospital on this Thursday (13)the Health Ministry has stated.
A large amount of money need to be spent for Heart Transplant surgeries in overseas which perform for Heart failure patients.
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