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Each stage of the operation was executed efficiently and within the medical times required to preserve the viability of the organ.Reaffirming its commitment to the life and well -being of all Peruvians, the National Government carried out, through the Army of Peru, a successful aerial transfer of a specialized medical team of the National Cardiovascular Institute (incorporated) of EsSalud, with the aim of collecting a donated heart in Cusco and returning it to the capital for its immediate transplant. This operation allowed to save the life of a patient on the waiting list for a vital transplant.
The mission was carried out aboard a Cessna Citation aircraft of the Army Aviation, which departed from Lima to the NATIONAL HOSPITAL ADOLFO GUEVARA VELASCO of CUSCO. Thanks to the precise coordination between the Peruvian army and the EsSalud care staff, each stage of the operation was executed efficiently and within the medical times required to preserve the viability of the organ.
Once the heart was collected, belonging to a 21 -year -old girl whose family agreed to the donation, the medical team was transferred back to Lima on the same aircraft.
Already in the capital, the heart was transported by helicopter of the Peruvian Air Force to the helipad of the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, and then in ambulance to the National Cardiovascular Institute, where a patient was waiting in the operating room.
This action of the defense sector, coordinated between the Army of Peru and the Peruvian Air Force, demonstrates the commitment to citizens for the protection of the life and health of Peruvians.
