Activity in these months stands at figures similar to those of 2019, when all-time highs were recorded
Transplant activity in Spain has grown by 23% during the first quarter of the year, according to the latest assessment carried out by the National Transplant Organization (ONT), which is published coinciding with the ephemeris of National Transplant Day.
According to data from the ONT, until March 15, the number of transplants has registered a significant increase compared to 2022, thanks also to the increase in donation activity, with 505 people who donated their organs after dying in the first 74 days. of this year, 23% more than in the same period of 2022.
Added to them are the 78 people who have donated a kidney or part of their liver while alive, a figure that grows 37% with respect to the previous year. As the general director of the ONT, Beatriz Domnguez-Gil, explains, “andhe significant increase in activity in these first months places us at figures similar to those of 2019at which point we recorded historic highs”.
Growth in these months is generalized in all types of transplant. Thus, a total of 756 kidney transplants have been performed (21% more than the same period of the previous year); 268 liverworts (+21%); 100 pulmonary (+39%); 79 cardiac (+23%); 21 from the pancreas (+31%); and 2 intestinal.
Likewise, living donor transplant activity has grown by 37% compared to 2022. This volume of activity has also meant a high level of work in the central coordination office of the ONT, where 14 nurses work with a high level of expertise. of specialization. Although the average is 7 daily donors, the ONT has registered activity peaks of up to 16 donors in 24 hours Throughout the national territory.
The director of the National Transplant Organization has also highlighted the relevance of the donation in asystole for transplant expansion. Thus, as of March 15, 2023, this program has experienced a growth of 24% compared to the same period of the previous year. It should be noted that this type of donation has gone from being exclusively renal to becoming multi-organ, thanks to the generalization of the preservation procedure based on extracorporeal circulation devices (ECMO).
On this National Transplant Day, the ONT and the Ministry of Health recognize the important work of health professionals and patient associations that make up the Solid Organ Transplantation Union (UTxs), as well as the solidarity of donors and their families. who say that is the donation and who, with this statement, “leave their mark”.
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