ykattoah

    Introduction The number of people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is increasing steadily in Saudi Arabia (KSA). Over 15,000 patients on dialysis and many waiting for a kidney transplant. In order to improve the quality of life for patients with CKD. For that, donor rates for transplant should be increased. Providing relevant information such as Empowers, Educates and Enables people with CKD. Renal transplant recipients, living organ donors and family members to become effective advocates on issues related to their health.   There is a significant challenge in KSA, with families that are reluctant to agree for living related, and cadaver donation. Due to the lack of education. Family’s personal views and social influence tend to interfere with obtaining consent. Often a family member is willing to donate. However, the offer is rejected by the patient or other family members. On other hand, donation is religiously accepted in Islam. Therefore, because of an ...

  Introduction There is a medical Plan for the dialysis patient (HD & PD). However, is the medical plan is enough for them?   Actually No because administration plan care is one of the important issues for the dialysis patients in companies with medical care. Which is handled by Administrative Organ transplant Coordinator who is doing regular round in both HD and PD units to assess the patient who are fit for kidney transplant and to facilitate their work-up till they will be transplanted. Methodology In fact, through the facility provided by our government, the patients will have the complete care and the maximum support, to keep them alive with ESRD and to find alternative plan to place them in the active Waiting list if they have no donor. Without doubt, It is very important to have an active administration Plan In any (dialysis and transplant center) because the Plan will control and lead both of them to accomplish the great success in order to get patents sa...

  07.10.2009   Yaser M. Kattoah The progress we achieve in Saudi Arabia in the field of renal transplant is of multi factorial causes; my presentation will in light on the role of our media in renal transplantation, which I think it is a major, contribute for that success. Our no of renal transplant has been increased from 11 renal transplants in year 1979 to 228 renal transplants in year 2008, not forgetting the follow up of commercial renal transplant of course because of governmental fund, media support in improving people awareness about prevention of kidney diseases and the important role of renal transplantation and kidney donation The dialysis center as well growing from 1 dialysis center in year 1979 to more than 175 dialysis center in year 2008 not including the privet dialysis sectors . But although we are lacking some of important ways of media but our social gathering, religious events, medical conferences and festivals are other way to compensate and to impr...