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Area of Science:

  • Transplantation Medicine
  • Organ Donation Science
  • Public Health Policy

Background:

  • Global organ transplant rates remain insufficient to meet patient demand, hindering self-dependency in transplant therapy.
  • Optimizing both living and deceased organ donation is crucial for increasing transplant capacity.
  • Current deceased donation includes brain death and circulatory death donors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore strategies for increasing global organ transplant rates to 100-120 organs per million population.
  • To analyze data from the World Health Organization's Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation.
  • To identify national challenges and opportunities in enhancing organ donation.

Main Methods:

  • Review of global organ donation and transplantation data.
  • Analysis of preservation strategies, focusing on normothermic circulation.
  • Consideration of challenges in implementing advanced preservation techniques.

Main Results:

  • Optimized living and deceased donation are essential for self-sufficiency in transplantation.
  • Normothermic circulation shows promise in preventing ischemic damage and restoring function in marginal/older donor organs.
  • Normothermic in situ perfusion of abdominal organs is effective; thoracic organ perfusion requires further investigation and may challenge legal definitions of death.

Conclusions:

  • Nations must enhance organ donation capacity across all donor types.
  • Normothermic perfusion at organ retrieval offers potential solutions to organ shortages.
  • Implementing advanced preservation techniques can improve organ utility and achieve transplant self-dependency.