Medical teams in Iași perform transplants and coordinate emergency transfers

Medical teams in Iași, Romania, successfully performed two kidney transplants following organ procurement from a brain-dead donor. The procedures were conducted at the ‘Dr. C. I. Parhon’ Hospital with the involvement of approximately 30 medical professionals who were called in during their time off.

One recipient is a 52-year-old man from Botoșani who has suffered from type 2 glomerulonephritis since 2017. The second recipient is a 43-year-old Romanian citizen from the Republic of Moldova who has been undergoing hemodialysis due to polycystic kidney disease since early 2024. Medical staff noted the complexity of the surgeries, as the donor had hepatitis B, requiring specialized immunosuppression strategies.

In a separate emergency event, a 46-year-old man from Ripiceni was rapidly transferred from Botoșani to the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Iași via helicopter. The man, diagnosed with an acute STEMI myocardial infarction, was moved from the Botoșani Emergency Hospital to the aeromedical crew in approximately 20 minutes to ensure urgent specialized intervention.