2023-10-27 17:00:50
He kidney transplant It is the most important in Mexico and also worldwide. For many people it is the only alternative to save their lives against diseases such as cirrhosis, heart failure, severe acute liver failure, kidney failure and liver cancer.
According to data from the Mexican Ministry of Health, at the end of 2021, there were 22,859 people on the waiting list to receive an organ or tissue transplant. Of these, 17,299 requested a kidney transplant; 5 thousand 259 cornea; 238 liver; 54 had a heart and 9 more required two organs.
In 2021, kidney transplant was the majority in Mexico
Worldwide, according to World Donation and Transplant Observatory (GODT), more than 100 thousand are carried out kidney procedures per year, compared to the more than 5 million patients who undergo dialysis annually. Worldwide, chronic kidney disease has a global prevalence of 9.1 percent, which is estimated to cause 1.2 million deaths annually and the loss of 35.8 million years of life.
Among the 2,143 transplants performed in Mexico in 2021, almost all were kidney transplants; that is, 1,974 (92 percent), while only 135 (6 percent) were liver, 26 heart, and six lung. there was not none of pancreas nor small intestine.
Most transplants come from living donors
In Mexico, the majority of kidney transplants come from living donorswhile in the United States, Spain, Argentina and Brazil, for example, the majority of transplanted kidneys come from cadaveric donors.
A cadaveric donor can save the lives of five to seven people through the donation of their organs and tissues. That is why it is essential to carry out continuous campaigns organ and tissue donationboth by the government and non-governmental organizations.
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