Written Question · S3W-00572 · Session 3
How many people are currently waiting for organ transplants in the Lothians region; what the three most common organ requirements are in th…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are currently waiting for organ transplants in the Lothians region; what the three most common organ requirements are in the region, and what the average waiting time is for a transplant.
The answer
At 10 June 2007, there were 135 peoplein the NHS Lothian area registered with UK Transplant as waiting for an organ. Thefigure includes 25 people who are currently suspended from the list, which meansthat they have been removed from the list temporarily, for a reason such as havingbecome too ill to undergo the operation, or being away on holiday.
The most common organ requirementsare kidney, liver and lungs.
For the 296 Lothian patientsregistered on the waiting list between 2000 and 2003, the median waiting time forkidney transplant was 1,472 days, compared to a median waiting time of 836 daysfor the whole of the UK for the same time period.
The Lothian figures for otherorgans are too small to allow for the calculation of meaningful averages. For theUKas a whole, the waiting times for adult first transplants, based on registrationsbetween 2000 and 2004, are as follows:
Heart: 103 days;
Lung: 406 days;
Liver: 95 days;
Kidney/pancreas: 265 days.
The most common organ requirementsare kidney, liver and lungs.
For the 296 Lothian patientsregistered on the waiting list between 2000 and 2003, the median waiting time forkidney transplant was 1,472 days, compared to a median waiting time of 836 daysfor the whole of the UK for the same time period.
The Lothian figures for otherorgans are too small to allow for the calculation of meaningful averages. For theUKas a whole, the waiting times for adult first transplants, based on registrationsbetween 2000 and 2004, are as follows:
Heart: 103 days;
Lung: 406 days;
Liver: 95 days;
Kidney/pancreas: 265 days.
In the Official Report
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