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In Lithuania, two types of organ donation have been legalized, one of them – living donation
Living donation occurs when a living human kidney is transplanted into a person (recipient) awaiting a kidney transplant. The kidney donor can be a spouse or relative related to the recipient: mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle. These operations require careful preparation. Kidney removal surgery is performed only when doctors are confident that the potential donor is in good physical health and both kidneys are working well.
Operation
In Lithuania, an average of 8 living donor surgeries is recorded per year. During the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, they were not conducted in Lithuania. In other European countries, these types of transplants are much more frequent and up to 10 times more numerous.
2021 32 kidney transplants were performed from a deceased donor, the second kidney transplant from a living donor. 2020 In Lithuania, 79 kidney transplants were performed, of which 3 were living organ donors.
The National Transplant Office of the Ministry of Health states that today more than 400 people in Lithuania are waiting for an organ donor to lead a healthier and more productive life, especially for people in a difficult condition, which is a matter of life. Or death.
Kidney donation
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Organ donation gives life expectancy to terminally ill patients. Donation and transplantation can save lives, provide a full life.
Anyone who has reached the age of majority can donate organs and tissues for transplantation after death. This can be done by completing the online consent here, in all medical institutions, Eurovaistinė pharmacies.
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