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The average liver transplant surgery takes anywhere from 4 to 8 hours to complete. This includes the removal of the non-functional liver to attaching the replacement liver and closing the wound.
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∙ 13y agoAs long as they like :) Since organ tranplantation techinque and medication is continually advancing, it's not accurate to look at past records of how long transplant patients lived. This data becomes unrepresentative of 'current life expectancies' relatively quickly since surgical techniques change quickly, as do post-op drug regimes (as more data comes to light on what is the "best technique"). i.e by the time that the people who represent the current life expectancy of someone who has a heart transplant "right now" die (i.e those who are also having a heart transplant right now), the data will be around 60-70 years out of date before it is collected (i.e it could be around 60-70 years before they die for the data on "life expectancy" to become available). Hence looking at previous life-expectancy data after transplant is unreliable.
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∙ 9y agoMy heart transplant took 13 hours with 3 surgeons
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∙ 12y agoUsually depends on how strong the transplanted heart is and if the recipient's body decides to accept the transplant.
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∙ 8y agoThe first heart transplant took 9 hours.
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What is the purpose of a organ transplant?
Answer: The purpose of an organ transplant is to replace any vital organ not functioning and help revive (partial transplant)/make survival possible by donor organ.
What is the hardest organ to transplant?
it is a facial transplant
Are you against or for organ transplant?
are you against or for organ transplant cause i wanna know its for a science project
What is an organ transplant?
It is when a major organ is removed from the body and a replacement fitted or transplanted. Such as a heart transplant.
How long is the organ transplant surgery?
The average time for an organ transplant operation is around 8 hours, but this timing can vary quite significantly depending upon how "easy" the surgery is. For example, first transplants are easier to do than retransplants, single transplants are easier than multiple-organ transplants. The number of transplant surgeons available and how experienced they are will also have a bearing on surgery times. Most transplants will fall within the range of 6 - 14 hours, although it is feasible that a large multiple-organ transplant could take longer.
How do you find out if you are registered for organ transplant?
To find out if you are on the waiting list for an organ transplant, talk to the transplant coordinator at the hospital that your are registered with. If you wish to find out if you are a registered organ donor (in the UK), look at www.organdonation.nhs.uk/
What caused the first organ transplant?
Organ failure.
What is rejection of organ transplant called?
organ rejection
How long does it take to die without meds for organ transplant?
It depends how much medical help you get. If you stop taking your meds and get no medical help, it would probably be between 1-6 weeks (depending on the organ transplant). A heart transplant would probably fail quicker than all others. And six weeks is probably and overestimate. Don't try it.
Who gets iatrogenic KS?
Iatrogenic KS, is observed in kidney and liver transplant patients who take immunosuppressive drugs to prevent rejection of their organ transplant
What are some risks of having a transplant?
If the donors tissue doesn't match yours, your bodies immune system sees the new organ as a threat and destroys it. After an organ transplant, you will need to take anti rejection medicines, or immunosuppressants, for as long as you have the donor organ. Because your immune system will try to destroy the new organ, anti rejection medicines are needed to decrease your immune system's response so the new organ stays healthy.
When an organ transplant is not accepted by an individual?
It results in "organ rejection".
