Organ transplant is a procedure where a viable organ is removed from a donor to replace the malfunctioning or damaged organ in a recipient due to a disease or an accident which cannot be treated or when other treatment methods have proved ineffective. 

Organ transplant is a second chance to have a better life for patients with terminal illnesses. In addition to prolonging the patient’s life, it also improves their quality of life with a new, healthy organ, allowing them to live a normal life and reducing long-term medical expenses.

Bumrungrad is the first private hospital that can transplant all the three organs and one tissue: “heart, liver, kidney, and cornea”. This is due to the readiness and collaboration of a multidisciplinary team of expert specialists in various fields with over 37 years of experience in organ transplant, resulting a high success rate comparable to international standards.

Two sources of organs for transplants: 

Instructions for Thai nationals:

Instructions for non-Thais

Requirements include documents certifying a blood relationship or a genetic relationship between the donor and the recipient as proved by medical testing of HLA or DNA, for example. Otherwise, the donor and the recipient have been legally married for at least three years, or have lived openly as husband and wife with the organ recipient for at least three years. If they have a child together, the 3-year marriage requirement can be exempted. If there’s any issue, HLA or DNA testing can be used as proof.

Alternately, certification can be sought from the respective embassy or agency responsible for the operations of persons of the recipient's nationality, to verify the genetic relationship by HLA or DNA testing as medical evidence or any other means of proving considered of comparable reliability by a government medical institution in Thailand.

Organ and tissue donation come from two groups of donors:

	Living donors Living donors can donate a kidney and a part of the liver.
	Brain-dead donors Organs that can be donated include the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas, and tissues that can be transplanted to patients waiting for donations include cornea, skin, and bones.

Organ and tissue donation

Donors can make the donation while still alive by expressing their intention to donate organs to the Thai Red Cross Organ Donation Center or by accepting organ donations from relatives, who must be close relatives in the following order:
 

Spouse or children who have reached the legal age or father or mother	Siblings	Relatives (uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews) who have reached the legal age

Organ donors should have the following qualifications:

Heart donors	under 50 years old
Liver donors	under 65 years old, if necessary, possibly up to 75
Kidney donors	under 70 years old
Eye donors	Two years old and over
	No chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease or liver disease
	The organs to be donated must have normal or near-normal function.
	No infectious diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis, which can be transmitted through organ transplant
	No cancer
	Brain dead organ donors must be diagnosed with brain death according to international standards.

Important documents for organ donation

Brain Death Declaration Form	Organ donation consent form (by relatives)	For a patient with a legal case, a forensic doctor must be notified.

The success of an organ and tissue transplant depends on many factors including the readiness and expertise of the multidisciplinary team of doctors and specialists in organ and tissue transplant, the donor’s organ and tissue conditions, and the donor and the recipient’s blood group and tissue compatibility

Bumrungrad is ready to perform “heart, kidney, liver, and cornea” transplants to increase the chances of recipient patients to receive an organ transplant sooner.

• A team of harvesting specialists in removing organs from donors (heart, kidney, liver, and cornea)
• A team of organ transplant specialist surgeons
• A multidisciplinary team of specialists in organ transplant such as registered nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, nutritionists, and a team of laboratory experts in testing for immunosuppressive drug levels after an organ transplant
• Organ preservation/storage in accordance with international standards.
• A complete and cutting-edge medical equipment
• A standardized and highly secure facility

• Comprehensive, personalized care for patients before and after organ and tissue transplants, ensuring that patients receive appropriate care.
• A team of transplant coordinator nurses that patients can contact 24 hours a day, providing convenience and helping patients receive timely care
• A team of nurses available 24 hours a day to provide consultation for patients after an organ transplant
• A team of surgeons on call 24 hours a day to travel to places outside the hospital to harvest donated organs, enabling a rapid organ transplant after the donated organs arrive at the hospital
• A team of specialized doctors and nurses who have experience in performing complex surgeries such as on patients who have had multiple organ transplants, elderly patients, and patients with co-morbidities
• A team of doctors and nurses who are ready to care for patients with complications after organ transplants such as infection and tissue resistance after organ transplants
• A team of specialists who care for organ transplant patients with complications from diseases such as diabetes and hypertension
• Modern medical technology and equipment

Heart Transplant

Kidney Transplant