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Organ Procurement in Kuwait, A Model for Developing Countries. Mustafa Al- Mousawi , FRCS Consultant Surgeon and Head Kuwait Organ Procurement. Kidney Transplants from Deceased Donors pmp. Population 3m 2/3 Expats from Arab and Asian countries 7 Dialysis Centers
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Organ Procurement in Kuwait, A Model for Developing Countries Mustafa Al-Mousawi, FRCS Consultant Surgeon and Head Kuwait Organ Procurement
Population 3m • 2/3 Expats from Arab and Asian countries • 7 Dialysis Centers • Single Transplant Center • Transplant Law of 1987 allows Tx from Deceased Donors
2010 • Txcoordinators in every hospital • Report all deaths to study potential for DD • Refer all possible brain deaths. • Family approach in 2 stages.
Kidney Transplants from Deceased Donors pmp Kuwait