{"id":14315,"date":"2015-01-29T10:55:56","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T16:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salud.carlosslim.org\/english2\/?p=14315"},"modified":"2015-02-02T17:07:34","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T23:07:34","slug":"organ-transplants-have-saved-more-than-2-million-years-of-life-in-the-us-experts-estimate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.salud.carlosslim.org\/english2\/organ-transplants-have-saved-more-than-2-million-years-of-life-in-the-us-experts-estimate\/","title":{"rendered":"Organ Transplants Have Saved More Than 2 Million Years of Life in the US, Experts Estimate"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"17Over 25 years, organ transplants have saved about 2 million years of life only in the United States,<\/strong> according to a new research. However, less than half of people requiring a transplant during that period of time got one.<\/p>\n

“The critical shortage of donors continues to hamper this field: only 47.9 percent of patients on the waiting list during the 25-year study period underwent a transplant. The need is increasing: therefore, organ donation must increase,”<\/em> Dr. Abbas Rana, of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and colleagues wrote.<\/p>\n

The researchers analyzed the medical records of more than 530,000 people who received organ transplants between 1987 and 2012, and of almost 580,000 people who were placed on a waiting list but never received a transplant.<\/p>\n

During that time, transplants saved about 2.2 million years of life<\/strong>, with an average of slightly more than four years of life saved for every person who received an organ transplant, the study authors pointed out in a journal news release.<\/p>\n

The number of years of life saved by type of organ transplant was: kidney<\/strong>, 1.3 million years; liver<\/strong>, more than 460,000; heart<\/strong>, almost 270,000; lung<\/strong>, close to 65,000; pancreas-kidney<\/strong>, almost 80,000; pancreas<\/strong>, just under 15,000; and intestine<\/strong>, about 4,500.<\/p>\n

El n\u00famero de a\u00f1os de vida salvados de acuerdo al tipo de \u00f3rgano trasplantado fueron: ri\u00f1\u00f3n, 1.3 millones de a\u00f1os; h\u00edgado, m\u00e1s de 460 mil; coraz\u00f3n, casi 270 mil; pulm\u00f3n, cerca de 65 mil; p\u00e1ncreas-ri\u00f1\u00f3n, casi 80 mil; p\u00e1ncreas, poco menos de 15 mil; e intestino, casi 4,500.<\/p>\n

One expert noted the relevance of the findings. “This study highlights the importance of organ donation and shows that solid-organ transplants save lives. One organ donor can impact as many as 50 lives,”<\/em> said Dr. Kareem Abu-Elmagd, director of Cleveland Clinic’s Transplant Center, in Ohio.<\/p>\n

“The field of transplantation continues to look for ways to save more lives,”<\/em> Abu-Elmagd said. “For instance, the ex-vivo organ perfusion program at Cleveland Clinic has been studying perfusion technology to better preserve donor organs.”<\/em><\/p>\n

With perfusion technology, a machine pumps oxygen and a nutrient-enriched solution through the donor organ to prevent damage or deterioration of the organ before it is transplanted into a waiting patient, according to the Cleveland Clinic.<\/p>\n

The Baylor researchers suggested a straightforward solution.<\/p>\n

“We call for deepened support of solid-organ transplant and donation — worthy endeavors with a remarkable record of achievement and a tremendous potential to do even more good for humankind in the future,”<\/em> the study authors concluded.<\/p>\n

The report published in the Jan. 28 online edition of the journal JAMA Surgery.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Source<\/strong>:<\/strong> Health Library<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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