Liver transplant surgery is expensive, what reason?

Bogor, takes no small cost to perform liver transplant surgery . This is one of the constraints for patients who need a liver transplant . What makes this a very expensive operation ?
According to Dahlan Iskan , Minister of Indonesian SOEs , transplant surgery is expensive due to the difficulty of finding one appropriate donor heart for a patient . Because there must be a first examination of the heart that wants to donate .
" The most expensive was actually looking for a donor . And if there is a family of a patient who could donate his heart to the patient , then it will be a little help , " Dahlan said when met at the Press Conference of Prime Hospital Transplant Pertamedika Sentul City , in RS Pertamedika , Jl . MH Thamrin , Sentul City, Bogor , and written on Monday ( 03/03/2014 ) .
In addition , Dahlan also added that the operating room and ICU to be special , and with tools that should be qualified and best standards , is also the reason why the liver transplant surgery is very expensive .
Dahlan, who is one of the survivors claimed liver transplant costs approximately USD 3.5 billion for a liver transplant . Dahlan himself a liver transplant in 2007 in China .
Whether in Indonesia will cost the same ? Surely not . In Indonesia , the cost is not as expensive transplants abroad . Even so , the cost is still not exactly cheap . So , how much will it cost?
In the case of Haafiz , 8 years old boy who underwent liver transplantation at the Hospital Pertamedika Sentul City ( RSPSC ) , the cost of which has been spent so far ( completed operations ) reached billions of dollars . It is delivered directly by the Liver Transplant Physician Team Leader Prime RSPSC
" As far as our calculation , from the beginning to the process of preparation of this operation , the cost reached USD 1.6 billion , " said Dr. Kamelia who is also the Director RSPSC .
The initial cost is the cost of starting Dr. Kamelia father Haafiz ( donors ) would be examined when the donor , then the cost of many checks that do include the results of the biopsy were sent to the United States , medical needs , until the operation has been performed .
" If overseas , for example in Singapore that the country's hospitals reached USD 2.5 billion , if private hospitals Rp 3 billion . While in Japan it could be more than Rp 4 billion , " added Dr. Kamelia .
Costs incurred not stop there . Patients will continue to require a liver transplant drugs consumed in the long term . And this also would require ongoing costs .
With a very large cost , Sugeng Kartika and Maria Ulfa , both parents of Haafiz admitted difficulty . Lucky so far they are assisted by the Heart Care Foundation Indonesia ( YPHI ) and other parties , such as government and private assistance . Even so , the family Haafiz still require further assistance to help with the costs required after the liver transplant surgery . Coupled with Sugeng circumstances that are not working , the problem is so burdensome costs he and his wife .
The problem is not just the cost of the case cited. Still remembered clearly in memory , almh case . Bilqis with coins for Bilqis , as well as recently Aqila cases , the affected boy billier atresia . Aqila was battling the disease and awaiting a liver transplant operation when can be done on him .
If you want to help Haafiz and her family , you can donate your help to Heart Care Foundation Indonesia , Bank Mandiri branch accounts RSCM , a / n YPHI conditioned with 122-00-8999998-4 account number .