Faustão's health: multiple transplants and sepsis put the presenter in critical condition.

247 - Brazilian TV host Fausto Silva, 75, is facing one of the most delicate moments of his life. Hospitalized since May 21st at the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in São Paulo, he underwent two major surgeries this week: a liver transplant and a kidney re-transplant. According to information from... g1, The kidney procedure had been scheduled for a year, but it coincided with the worsening of his clinical condition after a bacterial infection developed into sepsis — a serious condition characterized by a generalized inflammatory response that can lead to organ failure.

The situation is complex due to the presenter's medical history. Faustão had already received a heart in August 2023 and a kidney in February 2024. Doctors explain that multiple transplants in a short period require not only compatibility between the organs—such as the heart, liver, and kidney working in an integrated way—but also intense adaptation to the continuous use of immunosuppressants. These medications, essential to prevent rejection, compromise the body's defenses and increase the risk of serious infections.

According to surgeon Rodrigo Surjan, a member of the Brazilian College of Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons, "sepsis is an intense inflammatory response of the body to a serious infection" and can cause a sharp drop in blood pressure, kidney, heart, and respiratory failure. Warning signs include fever or hypothermia, mental confusion, reduced urine output, and accelerated heart rate and breathing.

Surgeon Vanessa Prado, from Hospital Nove de Julho, emphasizes that the condition is even more dangerous for transplant patients: "The body doesn't have enough time to recover from a major procedure when it's already facing a serious infection." She points out that each transplant causes extreme metabolic strain. "It's not just replacing an organ; it's reorganizing the entire body's functioning so that the kidneys, heart, liver, and lungs work in an integrated way," she states.

In the case of the kidney retransplant performed this August, the surgery was indicated because the kidney transplanted in 2024 had lost function, which can occur due to rejection, thrombosis of blood vessels, or infections. The liver transplant was necessary due to severe and irreversible organ failure. Both require intensive postoperative monitoring and rigorous prevention against infections and rejection.

Faustão's case involves multiple risk factors: a history of heart failure, ongoing immunosuppression, severe infection, and the need to adapt to new organs in sequence. Recovery depends on intensive monitoring, rigorous infection control, and nutritional support to strengthen the body post-operatively,” reinforces Vanessa Prado.