ORGAN donation exercise in Andalucia has grown by greater than 20% this 12 months and tissue donation for transplants now exceeds 50%

In line with knowledge offered yesterday, Wednesday August 24, by the Andalucian Transplant Coordination, which kinds a part of the Andalucian Well being Service (SAS), to date this 12 months there have been 253 deceased organ donors in Andalucia, 22% greater than in the identical interval in 2021, when there have been a complete of 207 donors.

This progress has been particularly related within the case of organ donation in asystole (donors who die after cardiorespiratory arrest) which reached 110, 55% greater than in 2021.

Within the case of tissue donors for transplantation, the rise was 51%, with report figures of 336 donors in comparison with 222 in 2021.

This important enhance in organ donor exercise has come about because the affect of Covid-19 pandemic on the ICUs of hospital centres has eased.

To date this 12 months, 527 organ transplants have been carried out in Andalucia, of which 334 have been kidney transplants (24 of those have been from a residing donor).

In an announcement, the Regional Ministry of Well being and Client Affairs has thanked the donors for his or her solidarity in addition to all of the professionals who make up the organ and tissue transplant groups in Andalucia, together with the Transplant Coordination Community.

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