Kuwait has recently performed its eighteenth heart transplant on an 18-year-old patient at the Salman Al-Dabbous Heart Center. According to the Ministry of Health, this operation is a new step in the national heart transplant program and demonstrates the increasing capabilities of specialized teams in performing complex medical procedures.
Details of the transplant operation
The patient had a congenital heart defect that led to advanced heart muscle failure and severe symptoms affecting his daily life. According to the Ministry of Health, with the availability of a donated heart, doctors conducted the necessary medical evaluations to confirm its suitability and compatibility with the patient, and then the operation was performed at the center.
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Medical team and stages of the operation
The transplant was performed by Dr. Abdullah Al-Hudaib and Dr. Mohammed Al-Ayyar, with Dr. Khaled Al-Otaibi from Saudi Arabia also participating in the operation. Dr. Badr Al-Eyed, head of the heart department and heart failure and transplant unit at the Salman Al-Dabbous Heart Center, emphasized that the success of this operation was due to the close collaboration of the medical and specialized teams. He considered this operation an important step in establishing the heart transplant program and providing advanced treatment options for patients with advanced heart failure.
Dr. Al-Eyed also thanked the organ donation team led by Dr. Saja Sarour. He stated that performing such precise operations requires coordination among the organ procurement, heart transplant, surgical, anesthesia, and intensive care teams, along with nursing and technical staff at every stage of care.
He also thanked the donor's family, saying: "Organ donation gives hope to patients on the waiting list." Dr. Al-Eyed added that the continued development of the program and strengthening collaboration among specialties will allow more patients in Kuwait to benefit from these services.
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