Over 2,600 patients on Hong Kong organ transplant waiting list
Hong Kong's Hospital Authority reported 2,631 patients awaiting organ transplants as of September. Kidneys account for most demand, with 2,463 on the list. Only 71 transplants were performed in the first nine months of the year.
More than 2,600 patients were waiting for organ transplants in Hong Kong as of September, the Hospital Authority has reported. The figure stood at 2,631, with kidneys accounting for the vast majority of demand.
Among those on the waiting list, 2,463 needed kidney transplants. The next most-needed organs were hearts, with 76 patients awaiting transplants, followed by 74 for livers and 18 for lungs.
Between January and September, 71 organ transplants were carried out in the city. These included 48 kidney transplants, 16 liver transplants, four heart transplants and three lung transplants.
The Hospital Authority said donor lungs are particularly susceptible to infections, making suitable organs extremely scarce and each successful lung transplant especially valuable.
