The greatest demand is for kidney transplants, with 40,400 Brazilians on the waiting list. The organ is the most affected by the widespread diseases in the country
In Brazil, there are 43,700 people waiting for a transplant that could save their lives. The country is a point of reference in the field of organ transplants, ranking fourth in the world in absolute terms.
Since the beginning of 2024, 4,700 transplants have been performed. This represents just over 10% of patients waiting for a donation.
Types of transplant
The greatest demand is for kidney transplants: about 40 thousand people. The doctor Gustavo Fernandesdirector of the transplant program at Santa Casa de Juiz de Fora, explains that the kidney is the organ most affected by the most widespread diseases in Brazil, such as diabetes and hypertension.
“We have a huge demand for kidney transplants because it is the organ affected by the most common diseases in the country. It is a challenge to meet the demand because the queue continues to grow”he said in an interview with the g1 portal
The average waiting time is 18 months. This time, however, can vary depending on the type of transplant, the patient’s health status and the volume of donors. The patient Louis Perillo A multivisceral transplant is required: there are five organs – kidney, liver, pancreas, intestine and stomach – that must be donated by the same person, which makes the process more complex and time-consuming. It’s been three years of waiting.
Check the organ waiting list:
1- Rene- 40,446;
2- Liver- 2,297;
3- Heart- 404;
4- Pancreas- 388;
5- Lung- 201;
6- Multivesceral- 6.
The total numbers, referring to the year 2024, come from the Ministry of Health and cover all of Brazil.
The youngest heart transplant ever performed was on a 6-day-old baby! These tiny hearts can be as small as a walnut, with blood vessels measuring only a few millimeters in diameter. Check out the image below showing a pediatric heart transplant. pic.twitter.com/NSHbtouPLB
— Mujeeb Zubair, Physician (@MujeebZubair) July 10, 2024
Source: Terra
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