Expanding renal transplantation organ donor pool in Nigeria
Kidney transplantation is the gold standard for end-stage renal disease. All over the world there are several challenges preventing sufficient organ donation to meet the growing needs of patients on the waiting list. One major challenge which is common to most countries is the shortage of organs fro...
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| Series: | Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
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| author | Ademola Alabi Popoola Timothy Olusegun Olanrewaju Benjamin Olusomi Bolaji Tajudeen Olalekan Ajiboye |
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| description | Kidney transplantation is the gold standard for end-stage renal disease. All over the world there are several challenges preventing sufficient organ donation to meet the growing needs of patients on the waiting list. One major challenge which is common to most countries is the shortage of organs from willing living donors. Many countries, especially, the developed countries, have devised several models of expanding their donor pools to meet the growing needs of patients on the waiting list. Nigeria, a developing country has very low kidney transplantation rate even though some progress have been made in making the procedure feasible in about a dozen hospitals in Nigeria. One very major challenge has been the shortage of donor organ supply. This paper intends to proffer suggestions on how to expand the organ donor pool in Nigeria. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e0dddf28f2e4bd9900e2dc4caca2e772022-12-21T18:28:11ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422018-01-012951181118710.4103/1319-2442.243946Expanding renal transplantation organ donor pool in NigeriaAdemola Alabi PopoolaTimothy Olusegun OlanrewajuBenjamin Olusomi BolajiTajudeen Olalekan AjiboyeKidney transplantation is the gold standard for end-stage renal disease. All over the world there are several challenges preventing sufficient organ donation to meet the growing needs of patients on the waiting list. One major challenge which is common to most countries is the shortage of organs from willing living donors. Many countries, especially, the developed countries, have devised several models of expanding their donor pools to meet the growing needs of patients on the waiting list. Nigeria, a developing country has very low kidney transplantation rate even though some progress have been made in making the procedure feasible in about a dozen hospitals in Nigeria. One very major challenge has been the shortage of donor organ supply. This paper intends to proffer suggestions on how to expand the organ donor pool in Nigeria.http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2018;volume=29;issue=5;spage=1181;epage=1187;aulast=Popoola |
| spellingShingle | Ademola Alabi Popoola Timothy Olusegun Olanrewaju Benjamin Olusomi Bolaji Tajudeen Olalekan Ajiboye Expanding renal transplantation organ donor pool in Nigeria Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
| title | Expanding renal transplantation organ donor pool in Nigeria |
| title_full | Expanding renal transplantation organ donor pool in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Expanding renal transplantation organ donor pool in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Expanding renal transplantation organ donor pool in Nigeria |
| title_short | Expanding renal transplantation organ donor pool in Nigeria |
| title_sort | expanding renal transplantation organ donor pool in nigeria |
| url | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2018;volume=29;issue=5;spage=1181;epage=1187;aulast=Popoola |
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