Scottish Donation and Transplant Group written update: August 2024

Paediatric transplant activity

Update given by:

• Ben Reynolds, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist

As of January 2024, the paediatric service has completed:

• seven transplants in total. Only one transplant was pre-emptive, all other patients were on dialysis beforehand (aiming for 30%)
• three living related donor transplants, four deceased donors - including one Tier A patient (waited seven years) and one long-wait patient (waited over three years)

A further living related donor transplant is planned just prior to the August Scottish Donation and Transplant Group meeting. If that goes ahead, eight transplants with a 50% living related donor rate.

Organ decline rate for our unit is 0%. All organs offered have been accepted (UK average paediatric decline rate ~65% currently)

We currently have a historic low number of patients on dialysis with only two patients on haemodialysis (one of whom is due to have a transplant soon) and only four on peritoneal dialysis.