Author/Editor     Kandus, Aljoša
Title     Presejanje ledvic v Sloveniji
Translated title     Renal transplantation in Slovenia
Type     članek
Source     Med Razgl
Vol. and No.     Letnik 43, št. Suppl 1
Publication year     2004
Volume     str. 37-41
Language     slo
Abstract     The article describes the advantages of renal transplantation treatment. The organization of transplantation in Slovenia and the benefits of joining the Eurotransplant (ET) program in 2000 are presented. Immunosuppressive treatment of renal graft recipients is briefly described. The number of transplantations in Slovenia is stated, along with the results. This number increased after the establishment of a national cadaveric kidney transplantation program and approaches the number of transplantations via ET. Since Slovenia's joining to ET, renal graft and patient survival results have been very good and entirely comparable to survival rates in large centers of developed countries. The number of cadaveric donations should be increased and the waiting list enlarged in order to achieve a further increase in the number of transplantations. An improvement of conditions in outpatient departments for the treatment of transplanted patients is urgently needed for us to be able to maintain the currently very good results in this field.
Summary     V članku so navedene prednosti zdravljenja s presaditvijo ledvic. Prikazana je organizacija te dejavnosti pri nas in koristi priključitve k Evrotransplantu (ET) leta 2000. Na kratko je opisano imunosupresivno zdravljenje prejemnikov ledvice. V rezultatih je prikazano število presaditev ledvic v Sloveniji, ki se je povečalo z ustanovitvijo nacionalnega programa za presaditev kadavrskih ledvic in približalo pogostnosti presaditev v ET. Preživetje presajenih ledvic in prejemnikov je od priključitve k ET zelo dobro in povsem primerljivo preživetju v velikih centrih razvitih držav. Da bo število presaditev še večje, bo potrebno povečati število darovanj kadavrskih ledvic in tudi čakalno listo. Potrebno bo izboljšanje pogojev za ambulantno vodenje prejemnikov, da bomo lahko vzdrževali zelo dobre dosežene rezultate zdravljenja s presaditvijo.
Descriptors     KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION
IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS
TREATMENT OUTCOME
TISSUE DONORS
CADAVER