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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHamilton high school students watch ‘cool’ livestream of kidney transplant - Toronto Star - 05/10/2017 - Toronto Star - 05/10/20175/11/2017 Hamilton high school students watch `cool' livestream of kidney transplant I Toronto Star This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To order presentation -ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about permissions/licensing, Hamilton high watch 'cool' livestream of kidney transplant In what was billed as a Canadian first, St. Joseph's went online with live video o transplant surgery. Bhargav Turaga, 45, received a kidney from his wife NagaMani Turaga, 44, on Wednesday at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton in an operation that was livestrearned to raise awareness of kidney transplants. (ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTHCARE https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/05/10/ham it ton- hospital -1 ivestream s-kidney-transpl ant-surgery.html 1/6 5/11/2017 Hamilton high school students watch `cool' livestream of kidney transplant I Toronto Star By ELLEN BRAIT Staff Reporter Wed., May 10, 2017 HAMILTON— Bhargav Turaga underwent a kidney transplant Wednesday afternoon at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, thanks to his wife NagaMani Turaga who donated the IMM Meanwhile, at Saltfleet District High School, students watched on the big screen as the surgeons made their first cut. Joes Kidir,��ev Uve&:ireairr-�, Flea�lfll-,�care air,[ Live straight from St. Joe's operating room. 99 32 49 "When the first cut happened everyone was like 'Oh my God!' and I was like, 'That's so cool,' " Lily Nguyen, an 18 -year-old student at Saltfleet, said after watching the procedure. In what was billed as a Canadian first, St. Joseph's went online with a live video broadcast during transplant surgery. Throughout the livestream, the St. Joseph's medical team, both inside and outside the operating room, answered questions through social media from the 300 students watching at Saltfleet, and the public. "Ifful W-0 I https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/05/10/ham it ton, hospital -1 ivestream s- kidney-transpl ant-surgery.html 2/6 5/11/2017 Hamilton high school students watch `cool' livestream of kidney transplant I Toronto Star release. WATCH MORF, VIDEO on the St. Joseph's Healthcare Facebook page 1111111111111 1 IN 11111111 Fill � illi��ll�ill 1111 ��111111 iiiiiiiiiii III But it wasn't until a few years later, that he learned he may need a transplant due to the sudden deterioration of his kidney's function. He suffers from Berger's disease, which causes inflammation because of the overproduction of immunoglobulin A, said Dr. Darin Treleaven, medical director of transplantation at St. Joseph's. Saltfleet District High School students gathered around a large screen Wednesday to watch the surgeons do a kidney transplant. (ELLEN BRAII In the morning, NagaMani had her kidney removed, in a surgery that took around two hours. Bhargav's surgery, which began at 1:30 P.m. (with the kidney functional by 2:45 was broadcast to the world. NagaMani said Bhargav, who moved I from India in 2004 and was followed by his wife and two daughters in areluctant to accept her kidney at first. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/05/10/ham it ton, hospital -1 ivestream s- kidney-transpl ant-surgery.html 3/6 5/11/2017 Hamilton high school students watch `cool' livestream of kidney transplant I Toronto Star IMFAM I P. ME=.. "It's quiet, it doesn't cause a lot of symptoms but it's on the rise. One in lo Canadians has chronic kidney disease," Treleaven said. "We do between ioo and 14o kidney transplants a year (at St. Joseph's). We're following more than 1,200 patients right now with transplants and there's about 15,000 people in Canada living with kidney Students at Saltfleet were provided with a "once in a lifetime opportunity," said Christina O'Leary, a science teacher at the school who helped coordinate the school's livestream. Throughout the kidney transplant surgery Wednesday, the medical team answered questions posed on social media by the public and by high school students. (PETER POWER) Dimitri Knezevic, 17, said watching the surgery was a great learning experience and some aspects of the procedure surprised him. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/05/10/ham it ton, hospital -1 ivestream s- kidney-transpl ant-surgery.html 4/6 5/11/2017 Hamilton high school students watch `cool' livestream of kidney transplant I Toronto Star "It was really cool but a lot different then I thought it would be. There was barely any blood and they were so calm. On medical shows everything is hectic but it makes sense they were calm," he said. "Everything was not as big as I thought it would be. The incision was small. They barely cut the skin open. It was 15 centimetres, if that. is crazy that a kidney can fit." Some students who watched the procedure said it even solidified a career path in medicine for them. Nguyen, who was recently accepted into a health sciences program at McMaster, said this livestream just ensured tats e's "more exposed tot is sort oft i " for when she arrives at university in the fall. For others, like Knezevic, the procedure narrowed down what aspect of medicine he might focus on. "It's crazy how steady your hand has to be," he said. "I'm not sure I'd be able to be a surgeon because it has to be so accurate and steady, but I might work to assist surgeons." Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. 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