Could help save a life?
50 years ago the world witnessed the first successful kidney transplant, but we now take for these operations, of course, applies to the donor, these methods can still be a challenge. Dr. Joseph E. Murray led the first successful kidney transplant from a living donor in Boston, USA December 23, 1954. Now, 50 years after this unprecedented operation, over 45,000 people in Britain have their lives saved or transformed by a kidney transplant success, including 5000 who received a kidney from a living donor.Transplants are now so popular in the UK that transplants a year after surgery, 94% of kidneys are still functioning well, while 87% of kidneys from deceased (who won) and still works well . But despite this success and the fact that the largest number of patients (1791)
had in 14 years for a kidney transplant in the United Kingdom in the year April 2003 to March 2004, a severe shortage of donor organs means more 5,000 people in Britain waiting for a kidney transplant to save or significantly improve their quality of life.available, he did 298 in 2003 / 4 There is an urgent need for more potential donors for the NHS organ donor register to participate. While 90% of the UK population say they support organ donation and transplantation in principle, only 20% (11.9 million) have registered their desire to help someone live after death to join the organ donor registry. Could save a life? Individuals can register by calling the Organ Donor Line (ODL) 0845 6060400 or via the website UK transplant uktransplant join.
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