The first bone marrow transplantation to an adult patient was performed in Okhmatdet

31 May 2022, 06:55 | Ukraine 
фото с Зеркало недели

Okhmatdet doctors performed the first of its kind in Ukraine bone marrow transplantation to an adult patient. The 29-year-old woman was supposed to undergo surgery back in March, but with the outbreak of war, she had to flee to more peaceful regions than her own.. A significant event in the history of Ukrainian medicine and the forced escape of a woman from a semi-encircled city are told on the website of the Ministry of Health.

“In the absence of air communication with Ukraine, the delivery of the donor’s bone marrow by plane from Germany took place to Poland. Further, in record time, the valuable cargo was delivered to Okhmatdyt. Thanks to the professionalism of doctors, the participation of those who joined the transportation of donor bone marrow, the patient got her chance for life and recovery. Anastasia will spend the next few weeks after the operation in a sterile box, receiving the necessary treatment, ”the department details the situation, emphasizing that the preliminary plans for treatment were violated by the war.

Earlier, the situation with transplantology in Ukraine was outlined by the doctor of medical sciences and surgeon Oleksandr Nikonenko, he told what had been done over the past few years.

And yesterday there was an interview with the author ZN. UA Alla Kotlyar with the co-founder of the Ukrainian Health Center Pavel Kovtonyuk \?

Источник: Зеркало недели