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Dominoes Align for Key Kidney Transplant
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"The first day after surgery, I was the one groaning and moaning in pain," she said. "I felt terrible. I didn't want to eat. He comes hobbling into my room and tells me he had a full breakfast. He was the picture of health."
About 100,000 Americans have donated kidneys since 1988, according to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing Web site. Still, about 84,000 people in the United States are listed by the organization as needing kidneys.
As part of the complex procedure, Johns Hopkins flew one kidney to Henry Ford, one kidney to INTEGRIS Baptist and one kidney to Barnes-Jewish. In exchange, Henry Ford, INTEGRIS Baptist and Barnes Jewish each flew a kidney to Johns Hopkins.
The 16 surgeries were performed June 15, June 16, June 22 and Monday. The 10 surgeons included four at Johns Hopkins, two at INTEGRIS Baptist, two at Barnes-Jewish and two at Henry Ford.
Such procedures are familiar to Johns Hopkins. Surgeons there performed one of the first such procedures in the United States in 2001, the first triple-swap in 2003, the first double- and triple-domino transplant in 2005, the first five-way domino transplant in 2006 and the first six-way transplant in 2007. Johns Hopkins also performed the first multi-hospital, transcontinental three-way transplant in 2007 and the first multi-hospital, transcontinental six-way transplant this year.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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