Pediatric Kidney Donation and Transplantation in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The evolution of pediatric kidney donation and transplantation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia underscores the transformative effects of strategic initiatives and institutional reforms aimed at fostering self-sufficiency and ethical stewardship in transplantation. The ascendance of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation as a regional hub for organ procurement and transplantation is a testament to Saudi Arabia's commitment to advancing health care delivery and promoting international collaboration in combating organ trafficking and commercialism. Moving forward, sustained investments in infrastructure, capacity building, and regulatory oversight will be paramount to addressing emerging challenges and consolidating Saudi Arabia's position as a global leader in transplantation.

Knowledge Exchange Program to Increase the Organ Donation Rates in Saudi Arabia.

The present study presents the results of a collaborative program in Saudi Arabia, aiming to improve deceased organ donation rates. Launched in 2017, the program involved implementing a training program and quality management system in conjunction with the Donation and Transplantation Institute and the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation. The study summarizes 2 phases of the program, including the implementation of key performance indicators and a continuous improvement plan.

Attitudes Toward Organ Donation in an Arab-Based Population.

Background: Commitment to organ donation may vary among willing younger and older adults. We aimed to understand attitudes toward organ donation among Arab adults.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of adults from 13 regions in Saudi Arabia between February 12, 2021, and March 14, 2021.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Toward Organ Donation and Transplantation Among Medical Students in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Background: Organ donation is an integral part of medical ethics worldwide, including Saudi Arabia. Although the Saudi community has a positive attitude toward the concept of organ donation and transplantation, several factors prevent people from agreeing to donate organs and tissues. This study aimed to explore and evaluate the knowledge and attitudes medical students in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia have toward organ donation and transplantation.

Burden of disease: Prevalence and incidence of endstage renal disease in Middle Eastern countries.

Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is one of the leading non-communicable diseases worldwide which at the same time costs immense amount of both financial and human resources. The number of ESRD patients continues to grow, and the need to provide different modalities of renal replacement therapy (RRT) increases.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on the incidence and prevalence of RRT in the Middle East (ME) and the treatment modality, and correlated the findings with the economic status.

Trends in Deceased Donor Kidney Availability and Utilization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: We investigated trends in deceased donor kidney availability and utilization in Saudi Arabia, wait list changes, and recipient characteristics.

Materials And Methods: Ten-year registry data from the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation were analyzed, including consent/discard rates, numbers of kidneys from deceased donors versus expanded criteria and standard criteria donors, wait list characteristics, dialysis characteristics, and causes of chronic kidney disease.

Results: Annual mean number of deceased donor transplants remained almost constant over the 10-year period (mean of 129).

Organ Donation From Deceased Donors: A Proactive Detection Program in Saudi Arabia.

Several challenging obstacles remain to increasing the number of organ donations from deceased patients in a hospital setting. These include medical, administrative, and ethical issues. Possible medical obstacles include the failure of early recognition of possible donors and inadequate care of potential and actual donors.

Liver donation and transplantation in Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate and analyze the results of liver transplants from living and deceased donors in Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective study from the National Registry reported to the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation on 616 living donors and deceased donors between 2004 and 2010. Data included donors ' characteristics and acceptance rates of livers from deceased donors, recipient's status posttransplant, follow-ups, and patient survival.

Comparison of expanded criteria kidneys with 2-tier standard criteria kidneys: role of delayed graft function in short-term graft outcome.

Objectives: To compare transplant outcomes between expanded criteria donor kidneys and standard criteria donor kidneys.

Materials And Methods: All adult renal transplants from deceased donors performed in Saudi Arabia over a 24-month period were included. Donor and recipient factors were recorded, and their effects on outcomes with expanded criteria donor and standard criteria donor kidneys were compared.

Implications of ICU stay after brain death: the Saudi experience.

Objective: The interval from brain death (BD) to organ harvesting is critical to the success of transplantation. We evaluated the time from BD onset to harvesting and analyzed sources of delay.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was conducted from January 1999 to December 2003.

Comparative psychosocial analysis of patients on maintenance hemodialysis and transplanted patients.

Objective: Many previous studies have shown that renal transplantation is associated with superior psychosocial rehabilitation than patients on dialysis. Our objective was to test if the same findings apply in Saudi patients.

Patients And Methods: Questionnaires probing demographic data, income, mental status, literacy and unemployment rates, family support, home ownership, satisfaction with previous transplantation and views and preferences about different types of transplantation were distributed to transplanted patients (n= 150) and patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) (n=210) at the Jeddah Kidney Center, King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.