The Ministry of Health has granted the Split Clinical Hospital Center permission to perform kidney transplantation. This is a historic moment for the Split hospital and the result of years of preparation, during which the hospital premises were renovated, equipment purchased, and medical staff trained in cooperation with the Zagreb Clinical Hospital Center, writes Kbsplit.
- We are witnessing a historic turning point for KBC Split and a large number of patients who are gravitating to our hospital. This has put us on the European transplant map, which will enable us to make further progress and expand our activities. But we are most happy for patients with kidney diseases, because the start of this program will significantly improve their quality of treatment and life. Thank you to the Ministry of Health, KBC Zagreb and all our experts who have invested their time, knowledge and effort in order to succeed in this long-established goal - emphasized Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Krešimir Dolic, director of KBC Split.
The transplantation team consists of urologists, nephrologists, immunologists, anesthesiologists, microbiologists and pathologists, and the team leader is Assistant Professor Dr. Sc. Hrvoje Sosic. "I am extremely happy that our KBC Split, as the second largest hospital in Croatia and the largest in Dalmatia, has received a license for the kidney transplantation program, which is the most frequently transplanted solid organ. Finally, a long-standing wish has been realized thanks to the enthusiasm and dedication of all of us at KBC. The path has not been easy at all and I am pleased that we have met all the strict and demanding conditions, especially in the area of employee education," he pointed out. The satisfaction and pride of being part of the first transplantation team at KBC Split is also shared by the head of the Clinic for Urology, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Marijan Situm, who said that this great success is the result of joint years of study and work. "With this step forward and after the establishment of robotic surgery, the KBC Split Urology Clinic ranks among the leading urology centers in this part of Europe. Additional logistical and organizational efforts await us, but we are all ready for the new challenges ahead."
It has already been opened at KBC Split Day hospital for kidney transplantation pri Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and arterial hypertension which provides the service of preparation and processing of patients and potential related donors for kidney transplantation, and in the last two years also the service of selected and separated monitoring and treatment of this group of nephrological patients. PHead of the Institute, Dr. Dijana Borić Škaro she explained that she had already been inlaska in Eurotransplant, this institution provided the service of pre-transplantation treatment, outpatient post-transplantation care and inpatient management of complications of transplanted patients, which has been significantly improved by the current organization and staff reinforcement, and currently about 350 people with transplanted kidneys are being monitored. "Also, within the inpatient unit of the Department of Nephrology, units have been set up for the isolation and treatment of patients after transplantation and the management of complications in this group of patients. The idea of introducing a kidney transplantation program was conceived a long time ago, but the overall situation, especially in terms of staffing, has only matured in the past few years. We are aware of the magnitude of the tasks ahead of us, ready for new challenges, and I am honored that we are starting the transplantation program precisely during my tenure."
Experienced transplant nephrologist, assistant professor, Ph.D. Ivana Kovačević Vojtušek, who came to Split from Zagreb precisely because of the launch of the kidney transplant program, concluded that "the implementation of kidney transplant procedures is the last and most important step in unifying complete care for patients in the final stage of chronic kidney disease under the roof of KBC Split. It is estimated that in the total number of currently registered patients on the Eurotransplant list in Croatia, as many as 30% of patients live in the area that gravitates to this hospital. Immediately after receiving the official name of the new transplant center Split by Eurotransplant, the with the process of forming a list for kidney transplantation".
Source: Kbsplit
Photo: KBC Split
