World Day of Transplants: In Argentina, there are 14 donors per million inhabitants

Incucai statistics indicate that there are more or less about 14 donors per million inhabitants in Argentina. At present, approximately 17,600 patients are on the waiting list and approximately 245 organ transplants have already been performed this year.

Every February 27, the World transplant day, a day among others to raise awareness of the importance of becoming a donor to save lives.

There are two types of donors, corpses (dead people with brain death) which is the form of majority gift in our country; and living patients for certain organs, such as the liver or kidneys. However, this second option represents only a very small percentage because, in the case of non-blood relatives (cross-graft), judicial authorization is required.

"Today, in Argentina, it is not common for two unrelated living donors to start working with cross-donors, and judicial authorizations are needed not only in our country but in different parts of the world. becauseand try to avoid with this is the traffic or the sale of organs, which is totally forbidden and has never happened here, "he said during a conversation with Comfort Oscar Imventarza, specialist in liver transplants and member of the Graduate Institute Complex and Transplantation (ITAC) team.

"The medicine is evolving and the reality is that some treatments are currently administered by cellular injection, but that's still part of the future.What we know today and for the next 5 or 10 years is the general use of more deceased donors and some living donorsDo not forget that in the latter case, surgery involves risks, "said Imventarza.

According to the doctor, Some 17,600 patients are on the waiting list and so far this year, about 245 organ transplants have already been performed.

"The reality is that people are becoming more aware and know that we are born, that we are growing, that we are growing, that we have children and we can also fulfill a function on the day of our death, which is to donate and help others. It is more possible to be the potential of an organ than that of a donor. So we can help others, and others can help or help a family member, "said Imventarza, Hepatobiliagnostic and Liver Transplant Coordinator at ITAC.

To be a donor, you must meet the criteria of brain death, follow intensive controlled treatment and then, Incucai, are responsible for coordinating the entire operation. "The intention is use every day the largest number of organs so that patients do not die on the waiting list"Said the specialist.

The expert said that each year, the number of people who become donors increases gradually. "In Spain, for example, there are 50 inhabitants per million inhabitants and it is one of the most prosperous countries.We try to follow the example of our motherland", was he concluded.