Randhawa G
Faculty of Health Care and Social Studies, University of Luton.
Public Health. 1998 Jul;112(4):265-8. doi: 10.1016/S0033-3506(98)00244-3.
Kidney transplantation offers the opportunity of an improved quality of life for those patients suffering from renal failure. Unfortunately, this treatment is not available to all people as this is influenced by the increasing demand for a limited supply of suitable organs. This situation is particularly alarming for the UK's Asian population with their higher susceptibility to end-stage renal failure which has resulted in a greater demand for transplants. Consequently, the proportion of Asians on transplant waiting lists is growing rapidly. Coupled with this are problems of cross-racial tissue type matching which has led to longer waiting times for a transplant. The situation is clear, there is an urgent need to address the number of Asians requiring a kidney transplant otherwise the human and economic costs will be very severe. In the short term there needs to be a greater number of donors coming forward from the Asian communities to increase the pool of suitable organs. In the long term, there needs to be greater attention on preventive strategies to reduce the number of Asians requiring renal replacement therapy.
肾移植为那些肾衰竭患者提供了改善生活质量的机会。不幸的是，并非所有人都能获得这种治疗，因为合适器官供应有限而需求不断增加影响了这一情况。这种情况对英国的亚裔人群尤为令人担忧，因为他们更容易患终末期肾衰竭，这导致了对移植的更大需求。因此，亚裔在移植等候名单上的比例正在迅速增长。与此相关的是跨种族组织类型匹配的问题，这导致了更长的移植等待时间。情况很明显，迫切需要解决需要肾移植的亚裔人数问题，否则人力和经济成本将非常高昂。短期内，需要有更多来自亚裔社区的捐赠者站出来，以增加合适器官的储备。从长远来看，需要更加关注预防策略，以减少需要肾脏替代治疗的亚裔人数。
