The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Colima announced in a statement that it achieved the first proxy multi-organic at the beginning of the year 2024 and it was at the Zona General Hospital (HGZ) No. 1 in Villa de Álvarez, Colima.
Dr. Francisco Manuel Escalante Nieto, head of the Medical Benefits Services Headquarters, reported that the donor was a 26-year-old man with brain death.
The donor was a 26-year-old man with brain death. Photo: IMSS
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He explained that, after confirming the diagnosis clinically and through imaging, the family agreed to donate corneas, kidneys, liver and musculoskeletal tissue.
Dr. Gabriela Alejandra Araoz Ubaldo, Hospital Donation Coordinator Organs y Fabrics For Transplant purposes of HGZ No. 1, it mentioned that the organs and tissues were transferred to Jalisco and the State of Mexico, to benefit 95 patients on the waiting list.
The specialist explained that the intervention lasted around 9 hours and before entering surgery The donor was fired with a human fence where family members, IMSS workers were present, who gave applause to thank him for the noble act of love and generosity he carried out.
The head of the Hospital Donation Coordination thanked the donor’s family and called on the population to promote the culture of donation and in this way, give life after life.
“We can all be donors volunteers of organs and tissues so that other human beings have a second chance to regain their health,” said Dr. Araoz.
The agency reported that to be an organ and tissue donor, anyone who wishes can consult the website of the National Transplant Center: www.gob.mx/cenatra or visit the IMSS page at www.imss.gob .mx/salud-en-linea/donacion-organos, where the interested person can register to be accredited as a voluntary donor.
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2024-01-07 17:01:00
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