The Beginnings of Kidney Transplantation in South-East Europe
| Autor: | Marin Marinović, Miha Arnol, Amir Muzur, Davor Primc, Dean Markić, Simon Hawlina, Sanjin Rački, Ana Fućak-Primc |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Kidney transplantation – history
030213 general clinical medicine 0209 industrial biotechnology medicine.medical_specialty Croatia medicine.medical_treatment Slovenia Reviews lcsh:Medicine 02 engineering and technology Kidney Organ transplantation Kidney failure chronic 03 medical and health sciences 020901 industrial engineering & automation 0302 clinical medicine medicine South east Humans Renal replacement therapy Kidney transplantation business.industry General surgery lcsh:R General Medicine History 20th Century medicine.disease Kidney Transplantation Europe Transplantation medicine.anatomical_structure surgical procedures operative Female business |
| Zdroj: | Acta Clinica Croatica, Vol 59, Iss 1., Pp 135-140 (2020) Acta Clinica Croatica |
| ISSN: | 1333-9451 0353-9466 |
| Popis: | SUMMARY Organ transplantation is one of the most important medical achievements of the 20th century. Kidney transplantation is the most efficient method of renal replacement therapy. The first successful kidney transplantation in human was performed in 1954 in Boston, USA. In former Yugoslavia, the first kidney transplantation was performed on April 16, 1970 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and second one on January 30, 1971 in Rijeka, Croatia. In both cases, the mother donated kidney to the son. In the article, we describe the prerequisite conditions for this operation, the characteristics of first patients, and the impact of transplantation program on the development of the hospitals and medical schools. |
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