Transplant Surgery

New ideas in organ donation

“Transplants can transform the quality of people's lives, but are currently limited by the availability of organs” proclaims a report published last week by the UK Government about the first year of the country's Organ Donation Taskforce implementation programme. Over 16 million people have demonstrated their agreement by signing the NHS Organ Donor Register. But nearly 10 000 people in the UK are still waiting for a life-saving organ transplant—a queue that is lengthening by about 8% a year—and 1000 people die every year waiting for organs. The increasing incidence of kidney failure, particularly in people aged over 50 years and ethnic minorities, is a key underlying factor.
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