المملكة: Urgent – One of them has completely recovered.. Al-Rabiah reveals the development of the condition of the Jamaican twins
The Advisor to the Royal Court, General Supervisor of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid and Head of the Medical and Surgical Team of the Saudi Program for Conjoined Twins, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah that two weeks after the separation of Jamaican twins "Azaria and Azura Elson"Which was conducted on November 13 at King Abdullah Specialist Hospital for Children in King Abdulaziz Medical City, affiliated with the Ministry of National Guard in Riyadh. The condition of the twins stabilized. "Azaria" She was discharged from pediatric intensive care and all her vital indicators returned to normal, and she began to eat and interact normally, praise be to God.
He explained that with regard to the other twin "Azura" She is still facing health problems in her heart, and is subject to artificial respiration in pediatric intensive care, and is receiving medications to prevent severe heart failure and pulmonary edema, as since the beginning of her life and before her arrival to the Kingdom, she has been suffering from enlarged heart and weakness of the heart muscle, because the muscle is pumping at a rate less than 20% of the normal rate, which prompted doctors since her birth to use medications to support the heart muscle and diuretics.
"Azura" You need a heart transplant
Al-Rabiah indicated that the multidisciplinary medical team of the Saudi Program for Conjoined Twins, including specialists in heart diseases and transplantation, met several times and concluded that the twins "Azura" She needs a heart transplant to survive, but due to her age, weight, and the incompatibility of a heart that is suitable for her weight, and based on local standards for heart transplantation, it is not possible to transplant a heart to her, which weakens her chances of survival.
After they were separated for 5 hours instead of 9…with happiness and tears the moment the Jamaican twins met their mother
He explained that the team explained this to the child’s mother before and after the separation process, and she accepted the medical decision, stating that the surgical team confirmed that the other twin "Azaria" She is in good health and is ready – God willing – to be discharged from the hospital.
6-stage surgery
It is reported that the Jamaican conjoined twins "Azaria and Azura Elson" They shared the area of the lower chest, abdomen and liver, and the process of separating them was completed successfully – praise be to God – in 6 stages over a period of 5 hours, and a medical team of 25 members of consultants, specialists, and nursing and technical staff in the specialties of anesthesia, pediatric surgery and plastic surgery participated in it.
It is the 67th operation within the Saudi program for conjoined twins, which has been able, in 35 years, to care for 152 twins. From 28 countries on 5 continents.
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