Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Dedication, Teamwork Key to Performing 10 Kidney Transplants in Two Days
September 17, 2024
September 17, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release:
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Why were there so many kidney transplants in a weekend?
Rachel Forbes, MD, MBA, said it was purely happenstance. All the transplants were the result of matching kidneys from deceased donors being discovered at once for 10 patients.
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It was truly a Labor Day weekend to remember at Vanderbilt University Medica . . .
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Why were there so many kidney transplants in a weekend?
Rachel Forbes, MD, MBA, said it was purely happenstance. All the transplants were the result of matching kidneys from deceased donors being discovered at once for 10 patients.
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It was truly a Labor Day weekend to remember at Vanderbilt University Medica . . .