The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Comprehensive Transplant Center set a new institution transplant record, performing a synchronized chain of 20 surgeries to transform the lives of ten people in need of a kidney transplant.
The single institution living kidney donor transplant chain took place over two days. Five donor and five recipient surgeries were performed on each day. Surgeons transplanted healthy kidneys from 10 different donors into 10 recipients who could have waited years for a transplant.
“This is one of the country’s largest single institution living kidney donor transplant chains completed in one week,” said Kenneth Washburn, MD, executive director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center and director of the Division of Transplantation Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. “Big chains like this one allow us to help a large number of patients in a short period of time. The resources needed to complete an event such as this is a testament to the commitment of the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center to enhancing and extending patient’s lives through organ transplantation.”