Organ Transplantation in Argentina

Global Perspective on Kidney Transplantation: Argentina

“…(1) sociocultural problems related to fear and myths about donation, (2) lack of educational campaigns in schools, (3) lack of early identification of potential donors in the health care facilities, and (4) suboptimal education regarding transplantation to health care personnel (3,9).…”

“…Pre- and post-kidney transplant care is managed by transplant nephrologists as a fundamental part of a multidisciplinary team that also includes psychologists, social workers, specialized nurses, etc. The Argentine Society of Transplantation, which brings together all transplant professionals, was established in 1982 (3,4). Argentina supports the Declaration of Istanbul and participates actively through its scientific societies in the summit of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences to combat organ trafficking and transplant tourism (3,7).…”

“…The Argentine Society of Transplantation, which brings together all transplant professionals, was established in 1982 (3,4). Argentina supports the Declaration of Istanbul and participates actively through its scientific societies in the summit of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences to combat organ trafficking and transplant tourism (3,7).…”

“…The health care system in Argentina, which covers >22 million people, is decentralized, with multiple state-dependent funders consisting of social security, public, and private subsectors. There are 4.5 hospital beds per 1000 inhabitants and 3.49 physicians per 1000 inhabitants (overall there are 166,187 physicians in the country) (2,3). There is one nephrologist for every 40 patients, ranking third in Latin Ame rica in terms of the number of nephrologists per million inhabitants (4,5).…”

Lung donation and donor lung management: a survey among health care professionals in Argentina

“…Currently, an average of 24 lung transplants are performed every year. ( 14 ) Only 15 - 20% of lungs are transplantable due to changes following BD and iatrogenic mechanical ventilation, among others causes. ( 3 , 15 ) However, the lung procurement rate in Argentina was only 6.7% between 2016 and 2018, which is associated with the country’s very low lung transplantation rate of 0.97 per million population.…”