Organ Shortage: A Global Problem in Transplantation Medicine
The
number of patients waiting for a transplant organ by far exceeds
the number of organs available. In the U.S. alone, over 100,000
patients are waiting for an organ, but less than a third will receive
an organ this year: an estimated 28,000 organs are transplanted
annually as the treatment of choice for organ failure [1]. Organ shortage
is a global problem: at the end of 2008, over 61,000 patients were
recorded on the transplant waiting list in the European Union (EU) and
over 35,000 patients had been admitted to waiting lists outside the
U.S. and EU [2].Paragonix Technologies works towards increasing the number of available organs for transplantation and improving patient outcomes.
An Ever Increasing Waiting List
More patients are added to the waiting list than
removed. In fact, the number of patients waiting for an organ
transplant has doubled over the past 10 years [2]. Furthermore, patients
are waiting for an increasing period of time, which may be several
years.
Paragonix Technologies seeks to reduce the number of patients waitlisted for an organ transplant for prolonged periods of time.
Sources:
[1] http://www.optn.transplant.hrsa.gov
(The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)
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