JEDDAH: The number of transplant cases in the Kingdom increased 300
percent during 2015 in comparison with 2014, with the transplant of 778
kidneys, an increase of 24 percent, of which 634 were from live patients
and 144 from brain-dead donors.
King Faisal Specialty Hospital and Research Center in Jeddah ranked first in kidney
transplant surgeries, with 187 surgeries, an increase of 40 percent over the previous
year. The research center in King Faisal Specialty Hospital in Riyadh came second
with 181 transplants; King Fahd Specialty Hospital in Dammam came third with
131 transplants; Prince Sultan Medical Military City in Riyadh came fourth with
91 cases; and King Abdulaziz Medical City for the National Guard ranked
fifth with 52 transplants........
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Organ transplant cases increase 300 percent | Arab News
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