Organ Transplantation: A Lifesaving Medical Breakthrough
Organ transplantation has revolutionized modern medicine, offering hope and renewed life to patients suffering from end-stage organ failure. It is a complex medical procedure in which a diseased or failing organ is replaced with a healthy one from a donor. Commonly transplanted organs include the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, and pancreas. Over the past several decades, advancements in surgical techniques, immunosuppressive therapies, and donor-recipient matching have significantly improved patient survival rates and quality of life.
One of the most critical aspects of organ transplantation is the process of matching donors and recipients. Compatibility depends on blood type, tissue type, and other immunological factors. This careful matching reduces the risk of organ rejection, a serious complication in which the recipient’s immune system attacks the transplanted organ. To further minimize rejection, recipients are prescribed immunosuppressive drugs, which must be taken for life in most cases. These…