article_snippet: So high, that It is taking five surgeons, a covey of physician assistants, nurses and anesthesiologists, and more than 40 support staff to perform surgeries on 12 people.
article_snippet: a covey of physician assistants, nurses and anesthesiologists, and more than 40 support staff to perform surgeries on 12 people are extracting six kidneys from donors and implanting six kidneys into six recipients.
article_snippet: The ages of the donors and recipients range from 26 to 70 and include three parent and child pairs, one sibling pair and one brother and sister-in-law pair," California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco said in a statement.
article_snippet: The chain of surgeries is to be wrapped up Friday.
article_snippet: In late March, California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco is planning to hold a reception for all 12 patients.