This hit the front page of our second section today, what perfect timing for our CC Month!
The Mayo Clinic in Arizona announced it has performed a record 307 transplants in 2010, surpassing the previous high of 301.
The transplants were considered solid organ transplants and include heart, kidney, liver and pancreas. Of the 307 transplants, 199 were kidney, 26 were simultaneous kidney/pancreas, 60 were liver and 22 were heart.
Other transplant highlights of 2010 include:
– Being one of the few U.S. medical centers to perform liver transplants to treat a relatively rare bile duct cancer, called cholangiocarcinoma.
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2011/02/04/20110204mayo-clinic-sets-record-transplants.html#ixzz1DI55LViJ
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2011/02/04/20110204mayo-clinic-sets-record-transplants.html#ixzz1DI4JcOti