Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Is the organ transplanted the first affected in disasters?: Effect of earthquake in Turkey, Texas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 12 - 16 Ekim 2023, cilt.0, sa.0
On February 6, two earthquakes occurred in Kahramanmaraş-Pazarcık (7.7) and Elbistan (7.6) in Turkey. In this earthquake, 13.5 million people were affected and 41 thousand 156 people died until 21.02.2023.
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has recently affected the whole world, has also greatly affected transplantation. During the first wave of the pandemic, living donor kidney transplant activity was reduced or temporarily suspended for various reasons (Sever, M. S; 2022). 23% of centers reported a significant decrease in assessments (Salvalaggio, 2021). It has been argued that the Covid pandemic has also affected the statistics on organ transplantation in our country. According to the data of the TR Ministry of Health, it has been determined that the number of transplants in our country, the number of live and cadaveric kidney and liver transplants, and the total organ transplants have decreased in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of organ donations decreased to 124720 in 2019 and to 25059 in 2020. PMP values (pmp : per million population) of all regions showed a significant decrease. It is estimated that the earthquake disaster will have a negative impact on organ transplantation, like the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is thought that with the impact of 11 provinces due to the earthquake disaster in our country. As the health care system is affected, we anticipate that especially the transplant-ayson service will be affected much more in this phase and the negative impact will increase further in the coming months. In this study, it is planned to present 6-month data on the post-earthquake organ tx numbers from living to deceased donors, organ donation ratio, obtaining an organ donation volunteer card, pmp numbers, the follow-up of existing patients in the earthquake zone, organ tx studies carried out in the earthquake zone, Ministry of Health and healthcare professionals activities to reduce impact in the transplant field during and after a disaster and in this study.