Krasnoyarsk transplant surgeons played football with their patients.
Last weekend at the gym Krasnoyarsk Medical University passed An unusual match: doctors and their patients, who had previously received kidney, liver or heart transplants, met on the field.
One of the meeting's participants, a liver transplant patient, admitted that he had not played football for over ten years and no longer believed that he would be able to take the field again.
"The most inspiring thing is that these people haven't stopped, but continue to lead full lives. Now they play football with us, and that's truly a testament to their success. Working with such patients is ten times more interesting and enjoyable, because you see the fruits of your labor. We're proud that such surgeries no longer require travel outside the region," he noted. Egor Korchagin, chief physician of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Clinical Hospital.
The hospital's organ transplant program has been operating since 2014. Carrying out such operations requires close collaboration between a large team of specialists.
Photo: Press service of the regional hospital