For Baby Jesus 5 transplants in 4, a 60-hour marathon - Bambini news. Part of the liver and two kidneys reached three patients hospitalized at Bambino Gesù.
The first three transplants were carried out between February 28 and 29, with organs taken from a deceased pediatric donor, whose parents consented to the removal. A split liver procedure was performed with the liver divided into right and left lobes, which were transplanted simultaneously to two patients. An eight-year-old girl, suffering from fulminant hepatitis, who had been on the waiting list for 2 days, benefited from it.