For the first time, corneal ablation was performed at the Zapala hospital which allowed two people from the province to be successfully implanted.
The operation was carried out earlier this month and It was a milestone for the local health center.
From the Zapala hospital they thanked the donor family and indicated that “Generosity has allowed us to transform lives and offer hope to those who need it most”. Likewise, they highlighted: “This achievement reinforces the continuous commitment to continue working hard in this noble cause, to be able to provide a response to all those patients who require a transplant.”
Daniela Bolzicco, in charge of the Intensive Care department of the Zapala Hospital and leader of the Hospital Unit for the Procurement of Organs and Tissues (UHPROT), said that Last year they started working with organ donation and mentioned the joint work with CUCAI Neuquén and INCUCAI, to have the unit in the local hospital.
“The procedure was carried out without any complications.. We have our first corneal ablation performed inside the hospital, which is a historical fact because it is something that is being done for the first time in the town,” said the specialist.
Likewise, Bolzicco expressed: “For our hospital community (this) is very useful because increases the quality of work within the hospitalan indicator of quality, ablation and organ donation within institutions, which is very important for our hospital and for us as well. We are very proudI hope we can continue working in this way, we are very involved and eager to continue working on this.”
“It is very useful because it increases the quality of work within the hospital, an indicator of quality, ablation and organ donation within the institutions, which is very important for our hospital and for us as well.”
Daniela Bolzicco, leader of the Hospital Unit for the Procurement of Organs and Tissues of Zapala.
The UHPROT team “is made up of around ten hospital professionals, including doctors from different specialties, such as traumatologists, gynecologists and intensivists; obstetricians; nurses in the intensive care room and on duty; general medicine residents; and surgical instrumenters,” noted the official Neuquén Informa website.
It should also be noted that in this entire process the role of INCUCAI and CUCAI Neuquén is key. The representative of the organization in the Province, Sandra González Cruz, emphasized that the operation is “a consequence of the work carried out” and stated: “The team allowed Zapala to have for the first time the possibility of offering donors to exercise the right to donate.”
At the moment three hospitals in the Provincewhich have Critical Care services, have UHPROT: the Neuquén Provincial Hospital “Dr. Eduardo Castro Rendón”, the “Jorge Juan Pose” Hospital in Zapala and the “Ramón Carrillo” Hospital in San Martín de los Andes.
In addition, the hospitals “Dr. Natalio Burd” from Centenario, “Dr. Bouquet Roldán” from the City of Neuquén and “Dr. Alberto Herrera” by Plottier are part of the National Cornea Plan and They work committed to the topic.
