2023-09-24 18:02:17
In France, 5,494 transplants were carried out in 2022 but 10,810 patients were still on the waiting list as of January 1, 2023. 622865641/killykoon – stock.adobe.com
EXPERT OPINION – A study carried out by the team of researchers Alexandre Loupy and Marc Raunaud showed a significant drop in organ harvesting worldwide of 15% in 2020.
Alexandre Loupy is a researcher at Parcc (Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, unit 970 Inserm/University of Paris) and director of the Pitor Institute of Organ Transplantation and Regeneration. He is also professor of nephrology at Necker hospital.
Marc Raynaud is scientific director at the Pitor Institute of Organ Transplantation and Regeneration, Parcc (Inserm/Paris Cité University).
Organ transplantation is a major advance in the history of medicine, which has increased the life expectancy of thousands of patients around the world. Today it constitutes the standard treatment for terminal failures, particularly renal, cardiac, pulmonary and hepatic, which affect millions of people. However, access to transplantation is limited by a shortage of organs, and the clinical and therapeutic management of transplant patients must be improved in the era of precision medicine.
If the number of available organs increases…
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