Life through his death, he gave a 46 -year -old man who died in the ICU of the Hippocrates Thessaloniki where he was hospitalized due to a brain aneurysm. His family proceeded to instrument donation of him, so saving 6 people.
Doctors from Thessaloniki, Patras and even Bologna, Italy, arrived on Thursday morning (20.03.2025) at the Hippocrates Hospital in order to launch the big and frightening journey of the instrument donation, as the instruments must be taken first.
The surgery for the reception of the kidneys, the heart, the pancreas, the liver and the cornea was performed with complete success, with the surgery of the Transplantation Unit of Gthnti Hippocrates, the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, the PGN of Patras ” their mission.
The kidneys were taken to Evangelismos Hospital in Athens to transplant into 2 patients, the heart in Onassios, the cornea in AHEPA and to a hospital in Athens and the liver in Bologna, reportedly.
The pancreas was transferred to Patras Hospital, but unfortunately it was not considered suitable for the patient for whom he was intended.
The donation was announced by the administration of the Hippocrates, stating that it was made possible by the generous decision of the family of a 46 -year -old patient who was hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit, where he ended up.
“With the consent of his relatives, his organs were offered to our fellow men on a waiting list, giving them a new opportunity in life. The Hippocrates, with a profound sense of responsibility and humanity, announces the successful completion of organ and tissue donation process, which was carried out with complete respect and observance of all medical and ethical protocols in the early morning hours of March 20, “said – among others.
The administration of the Hippocrates, noting that organ donation is the highest form of selfless contribution to the sufferer and is a message of hope and continuing life, expresses condolences and gratitude to the donor’s family for selfless offer.