Organ Transplant at Acibadem Hospitals in Turkey

Yes. Living donor kidney and liver transplants are permitted under Turkish law for close relatives.

The donor undergoes independent medical and psychological evaluation by a team completely separate from the recipient's team.

The donor can withdraw consent at any stage. Non relative living donation requires independent ethics committee approval. Written ethics clearance is provided for both parties.

Appointments, transplant evaluations, donor testing coordination, and travel planning are arranged by the international patient team, available 24/7.

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Submit medical reports, imaging, kidney or liver function tests, and prior transplant evaluations to start the review. The team coordinates all specialist reviews and donor recipient logistics on your behalf.

Drug level monitoring, rejection surveillance, viral screening, and metabolic follow up can all be coordinated remotely.

Lab results from your home country clinic can be shared digitally with the transplant team for review.

Remote video consultations with your Acibadem transplant specialist can be arranged where needed.

Your discharge summary is formatted for your home physician so they can continue monitoring without clinical gaps between visits.

Stay duration depends on the transplant type:

• Kidney transplant (living donor): 4-6 weeks total; evaluation, surgery & initial recovery
• Kidney transplant (deceased donor): extended stay; organ allocation cannot be scheduled in advance
• Liver transplant: 6-8 weeks total; evaluation, surgery (6-12 hours), hospital stay, early recovery
• Bone marrow or stem cell transplant: 3-4 months; conditioning, transplant, engraftment, early recovery
• Pre transplant evaluation only: 5-10 days for both donor and recipient testing

Accommodation near the facility is arranged at no booking cost by the international patient team. Options depend on preference and budget. Your caregiver can be accommodated in the same arrangement.

A meaningful cost estimate can only be prepared after a specialist reviews the recipient's records, because costs vary by organ, whether a living or deceased donor is involved, ICU and hospital stay length, and recovery.

A written itemised estimate is provided after medical records review, before travel and before any payment commitment.

International health insurance is accepted through 69+ partners with direct billing where policies permit. Embassy sponsored patients from Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and other countries with consulate agreements are also supported.

7 Acibadem hospitals hold JCI accreditation, the leading international standard for patient safety and quality.

Acibadem operates 10 dedicated Organ Transplantation Centres with transplant specific ICUs, on site HLA tissue typing, and post transplant surveillance covering CMV and BK virus screening.

The programme refuses organ trafficking. Liver transplant success rates of 86% are cited in programme published materials. Donor safety is treated as equal in clinical priority to the recipient's outcome.

Seek local emergency care immediately for any of the following:

• Fever or chills
• Jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes)
• Severe abdominal pain
• Wound complications
• Confusion or reduced urine output
• Missed or doubled doses of immunosuppressive medication

Before discharge, you receive a complete medical file with the immunosuppression regimen, drug level targets, monitoring schedule, and this warning sign list formatted for your local emergency team.