According to the latest statistics from the National Biomedicine Agency, the number of organ donations has increased by more than 4% last year, with a total of 2,100 withdrawals, against 2,016 in 2012. But these figures hide disparities. For certain organs such as the heart or the liver, there are as many donors as there are usable organs, but a real shortage is observed for the kidney: for 4.7 candidates for transplantation, there is only one plugin available.
An average transplant waiting time of 15 months
In 2013, 4,467 new patients were registered on the national waiting list for a kidney transplant, an increase of 3.1%. Among these new registrants, 61.2% are men and 38.8% are women.
The total number of applicants (new registrants + patients still waiting on January 1 of the year) for a kidney transplant reached 14,336 in 2013, an increase of 7% in 1 year and 40% in 5 years.
The average wait time for a kidney transplant is 15.9 months. But this duration varies significantly depending on the blood group. Thus the median waiting time is 14.9 months for patients with blood group A but it is 39 months for patients with group B. This waiting time also varies according to the age of the recipient: the wait is longest between 30 and 55 years old.
Who is waiting for a kidney transplant?
Chronic glomerulonephritis continues to be the main primary kidney disease, accounting for 22.1% of new patients enrolled awaiting kidney transplants.
However, diabetes is on the increase (it accounts for the disease of 14.1% of new registrants) due to the increasing prevalence of type II diabetes among the population.
“In addition, there is a large group of” Unknown or undetermined “causes (15.9% of those enrolled). This figure largely reflects the fact that many patients reach the end stage of their chronic renal failure without taking any action. prior nephrological load “explains the Biomedicine Agency.
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