1. Organ Procurement from Deceased Donors in Kuwait
Mustafa Al-Mousawi, FRCS
Chairman, Dept. of Organ Transplantation
Consultant Surgeon and Head,
KOP

2. Kidney Transplantation in Kuwait 2151 Transplants

3. Kidney Failure in Kuwait 0ver 400 new cases every year patients on dialysis transplants/year Over 400 patients on waiting list

4. Kidney Transplant in Kuwait 2151 Transplants

5. Source of Kidneys Transplanted in Kuwait 1993-2017 Living Related Donors

6. Source of Kidneys Transplanted in Kuwait 1993-2016 All Living Donors

7. Source of Kidneys Transplanted in Kuwait 1979-1995

8. Source of Kidneys Transplanted in Kuwait 1979-2017

9. Source of Kidneys Transplanted in Kuwait 1993-2016 All Donors

11. Organ trade
10% of transplants worldwide.
Unregulated.
Dangerous.

12. Kuwait LURD Kidney Transplant Abroad

13. Every Year in Kuwait On Average 5000 ICU admissions 700 ICU deaths 100 brain dead referred 60 confirmed consents

14. Deceased Donors

15. 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

16. Procured 1996-2017 total 847 organs and tissues from 268 donors

17. Source of Donors

18. 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.