living kidney project - 4/15/2015
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Lyn Ellen BurkettPresentation to
Sylva Rotary ClubThe Need for Living Kidney Donors
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Goals for Today
• Introduce you to the Living Kidney Donors Network
• Overview the Living Kidney Donation Process
• Provide Information on How One Kidney Donor Can Save Many Lives
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Transplant Waiting List
• ALL Organs - 123,000+ people
• Kidneys – 102,000+ people
• Kidney Dialysis Patients – 400,000+
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Kidney Transplant Statistics
• 17,107 Kidney Transplants in 2014
– 11,570 Deceased Donors Transplants
– 5,537 Living Donor Transplants
• Wait for a deceased donor kidney - 5-10 years
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Transplant Waiting List - All Organs1993-2013 ( 20 Years)
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20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
1992 1997 2002 2007 2012Year
WaitingList Transplants
Source: United Network for Organ Sharing.Waiting list and transplants for all transplant organs.
1992-2012The Growing Shortage
Benefits: Living vs. Deceased Donation
• Short & Long Term Survival Rates
• New Organ Functions Immediately
• Cost of Kidney Dialysis
• Virtually an Unlimited Supply of Living Donors
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Donors 0-5 AntigenMatch
Donors 6 AntigenMatch
Living Donors 0-5Antigen Match
Living Donors 6Antigen Match
Years
Deceased Donors Living Donors
Kidney TransplantsThe point in time when exactly 50% of kidneys are still functioning
Transplanted Kidneys Expected Lifespan
Donors Procedure
• Major Surgery
• Laparoscopic Procedure
• Living with One Kidney…
• Donor Medical Advocate
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What about Matching?
Isn’t it difficult to find a Match?
–New Drugs
–Incompatible donors
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Living Kidney Transplant Options• <
• Paired Exchanges
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Paired Exchange
Donor 1
Recipient 2Recipient 1
Donor 2
[Not Compatible] [Not Compatible]
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Living Kidney Transplant Options• <
• Non Directed Donation
– Domino Paired Exchange
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Domino Paired Exchange
Donor 1
Recipient 2Recipient 1
Donor 2
Not Compatible
Not CompatibleWith Recipient
#1 or #2
Altruistic Donor
Recipient 3
Not Compatible
From Waiting List
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Living Kidney Transplant Options• <
• Non Directed Donation
– Domino Paired Exchange
– Never Ending or Ongoing Donor Chains
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Never Ending or Ongoing Donor Chains
Donor 1
Recipient 2Recipient 1
Donor 2
Not Compatible
Non-Directed Donor
Next Transplant Bridge Donor
Donor‘s Organ Not Used
Non Directed Donors – Saving Lives
Each NDD resulted in 5 kidney transplants
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Having Knowledge
Knowledge is Power…
Power to Educate, Promote Change
and Save Lives
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Status Quo is NOT Working
• Current Deceased Donor Registration Programs
• Offer Compensation to Donors
• Presumed Consent
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How to Increase the # of Transplants
Need to Educate the Public about
Living and Non - Directed Donation
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Recap
• You might be able to help someone in need
• Paired Exchanges have great potential
• Non-Directed Donors – A game changer?
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Q & A?
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Closing
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Harvey MyselLiving Kidney Donors Networka Nonprofit 501(c)3 Organization
312-473-3772
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