Renal failure occurs when the kidneys are unable to perform their basic function - effectively remove metabolic waste products and excess fluid from the body.
Kidney transplantation
Date: July 16th, 2024
Category: Kidney transplant
Category: Kidney transplant
Kidney transplantation involves receiving a kidney from a deceased or living donor. While kidney transplants are regularly performed in Latvia, due to limited donor resources, numbers are insufficient. This leads to dialysis being initiated in most cases with chronic renal failure to maintain patiants vital function.
The Latvian Kidney Transplantation Center is located at Paula Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital. In the context of the entire medical industry Latvia can be proud of the Latvian Transplantation Center's (LTC) performance results. In terms of the number of transplants per million inhabitants, Latvia ranks among the top 5-6 in Europe, rivaling the United States and Germany.
Latvian law permits the transplantation of organs from living, voluntary donors or deceased individuals who have not expressed opposition during their lifetime. All dialysis centers in Latvia actively participate in preparing recipients for kidney transplantation.
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