An 11-Year Overview of the Belgian Donor and Transplant Statistics Based on a Consecutive Yearly Data Follow-up and Comparing Two Periods: 1997 to 2005 Versus 2006 to 2007.

Background: The Belgian Transplant Coordinators Section is responsible for the yearly data follow-up concerning donor and transplantation statistics in Belgium and presents herein a 10-year overview.

Methods: The procurement and transplant statistics were compared between 2 periods: Period 1 (P1, 1997-2005) versus Period 2 (P2, 2006-2007).

Results: The kidney and liver waiting lists (P1 vs P2) showed an overall decrease for a period of 2 consecutive years in P2; kidney (-170 patients; -18%), and liver (-83 patients; -34%).

Overview of the Belgian donor and transplant statistics 2006: results of consecutive yearly data follow-up by the Belgian Section of Transplant Coordinators.

Background: The Belgian Section of Transplant Coordinators, created in 1997 under the auspices of the Belgian Transplant Society, is in charge of the collection of the national data about donor/procurement activities.

Methods: Data are collected in all Belgian transplant centers. An annual report is finalized by combining these data with data from the Eurotransplant database.