Young Cusco donates his organs and manages to save the lives of three people

A great gesture of love had a 33-year-old boy, who lost his life, his only wish was to donate his organs and thus give other people the possibility of living. The student, unfortunately died in a traffic accident, however, wanted to be an angel on earth.

Despite the difficult time, the relatives of the young man residing in the city of Cusco, did not hesitate and signed the authorization to give up the liver and kidneys of their loved one, thus ensuring that other lives could be saved.

Faced with this great gesture of solidarity by the family, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation team of the Adolfo Guevara Velasco Hospital in EsSalud activated the protocols that allowed the removal of organs.

Rubén Chahua Torres, manager of EsSalud Cusco, reported that the liver was taken to Lima on an air flight to be transplanted to an 11-month-old girl who is hospitalized at the Edgardo Rebagliati hospital.

It was also known that the two kidneys remained in the city of Cusco, which were placed by specialists from the same hospital to two adult patients suffering from chronic kidney disease.

“This noble gesture of the young man's family allows us to give a new life to three patients who were waiting for an organ. On behalf of the entire EsSalud team, I express our eternal thanks to them,” said Chahua, in a statement.

For his part, the manager of EsSalud pointed out that, at the Adolfo Guevara hospital, more than 400 patients with chronic kidney disease receive dialysis treatment, of which nbsp; 26 are on the waiting list to receive a kidney transplant. For this reason, he called on the population to say 'yes' to organ donation.

WHAT ORGANS CAN BE DONATED IN PERU?

Currently, the organs that can be donated in Peru are the kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, pancreas and intestines. These six organs allow eight transplants to be performed and save the lives of most recipients. You can also donate and transplant tissues (a collection of cells with similar functions), such as corneas, skin, bones, tendons, muscles, heart valves, and arteries or veins, which may not save lives but improve the quality of life of transplanted people.

Peru is the second to last country in Latin America in terms of organ donation rate. The donation rate in our country is two donors per million inhabitants, an extremely low figure. According to EsSalud: “Two to three Peruvians die a day waiting for an organ or tissue. More than seven thousand patients are on the waiting list for a transplant.”

It should also be borne in mind that Peruvian Law No. 30473 establishes that the relatives of Peruvians who decide to donate organs upon their death may not revoke the will of this person after their death.

Organ transplants from cadavers are those who have consented to their willingness to be donors in life, which is effected through their acceptance when carrying out the DNI procedure.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Donation is a voluntary, altruistic, supportive act, without giving anything in return. It is a generous act, not for profit, so it is not possible to obtain financial compensation of any kind for the donation of any part of the human body. In addition, anonymity must be guaranteed and a potential corpse donor is not ruled out based on age, sex or social status. It is a medical team that determines the viability of the donation, in prior coordination with the family. (With information from the Faculty of Health at Usil University).

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