Praegu on Eestis
ootelehel 80 inimest
, kes vajavad elundisiirdamist. Aastas tehakse meie väikeses riigis keskmiselt 50–70 siirdamist. Siirdamiste arv sõltub sellest, kui palju sobivaid doonoreid parasjagu tekib.
ootelehel 80 inimest
Tõlge fraasile: ootelehel 80 inimest
EN
80 people on the waiting list
Tartu Ülikooli transplantatsioonikeskuse juht Virge Pall ütles, et
doonorite puudus on püsiv probleem
. "Doonoreid ei ole kunagi piisavalt. Alati on elundi ootajaid rohkem kui doonoreid," rääkis ta.
doonorite puudus on püsiv probleem
Tõlge fraasile: doonorite puudus on püsiv probleem
EN
the shortage of donors is a persistent problem
Siirdamist vajavad väga erinevas vanuses inimesed – alates lastest kuni eakateni. Põhjused on samuti erinevad. Näiteks neerusiirdamist vajavad inimesed neerupõletiku või suhkruhaiguse tõttu.
Doonoriks saab Eestis olla nii pärast surma kui ka eluajal. Eluajal saab ainult neeru loovutada lähedasele inimesele.
Kuigi terviseportaalis saab iga täiskasvanu teha tahteavalduse, on seda seni teinud vaid väike osa elanikkonnast. Eile ööseks oli neid avaldusi terviseportaalis 58 000. See on umbes 5,5 protsenti täiskasvanud elanikkonnast.
Palli sõnul levib endiselt ka hirm, et doonoriks registreerimine võib mõjutada arstiabi kvaliteeti. "See on müüt," ütles Pall. "Arstid ravivad inimesi esmalt ja vaatavad tahteavaldust alles siis, kui elu päästa ei õnnestu."
Alates 2017. aastast kuulub Eesti ka rahvusvahelisse koostöövõrgustikku Skandia Transplant. See aitab patsientidel, kes vajavad kiiret siirdamist.
Virge Pall ütles, et doonorlus on väga oluline. "Kui inimese enda elu on lõppenud, saab ta veel kellelegi head teha. Tema elundid võivad pakkuda veel palju eluaastaid kellelegi teisele."
Currently, there are 80 people on the waiting list in Estonia who need organ transplants. In our small country, an average of 50–70 transplants are performed annually. The number of transplants depends on how many suitable donors are available at any given time.
Virge Pall, head of the Transplantation Center at the University of Tartu, said that the shortage of donors is a persistent problem. "There are never enough donors. There are always more people waiting for organs than there are donors," she said.
People of very different ages need transplants—from children to the elderly. The reasons are also varied. For example, people need kidney transplants due to nephritis or diabetes.
In Estonia, one can become a donor both after death and during their lifetime. During their lifetime, only a kidney can be donated to a close relative.
Although every adult can submit a declaration of intent on the health portal, only a small portion of the population has done so. As of last night, there were 58,000 declarations on the health portal. This is about 5.5 percent of the adult population.
According to Pall, there is still a fear that registering as a donor may affect the quality of medical care. "That is a myth," said Pall. "Doctors treat patients first and look at the declaration of intent only if saving the person's life is unsuccessful."
Since 2017, Estonia has also been part of the international cooperation network Scandia Transplant. This helps patients who need urgent transplants.
Virge Pall said that donating is very important. "When a person's life has ended, they can still do good for someone else. Their organs can offer many more years of life to someone else."