Organ Procurement from Deceased Donors in Kuwait Mustafa Al-Mousawi, FRCS Chairman, Dept. of Organ Transplantation Consultant Surgeon and Head, KOP
Kidney Transplantation in Kuwait 2151 Transplants
Kidney Failure in Kuwait 0ver 400 new cases every year 1800 patients on dialysis 70-100 transplants/year Over 400 patients on waiting list
Kidney Transplant in Kuwait 2151 Transplants
Source of Kidneys Transplanted in Kuwait 1993-2017 Living Related Donors
Source of Kidneys Transplanted in Kuwait 1993-2016 All Living Donors
Source of Kidneys Transplanted in Kuwait 1979-1995
Source of Kidneys Transplanted in Kuwait 1979-2017
Source of Kidneys Transplanted in Kuwait 1993-2016 All Donors
Organ trade 10% of transplants worldwide. Unregulated. Dangerous.
Kuwait LURD Kidney Transplant Abroad
Every Year in Kuwait On Average 5000 ICU admissions 700 ICU deaths 100 brain dead referred 60 confirmed 11-24 consents
Deceased Donors
2017 Organs and Tissues Retrieved from 20 Deceased Donors Organ/Tissue Transplanted in Kidney 34 Kuwait Liver 14 KSA Heart 6 Lung Pancreas 3 Cornea 26 Total 97
Procured 1996-2017 total 847 organs and tissues from 268 donors
Source of Donors
How can you help? Early referral of potential donors. Maximize donor maintenance. Treat family as VIP. Explain brain death. Don’t give false hopes. Don’t ask for donation, we do. Support us after we approach for donation.