Eurotransplant publishes Annual Report 2022

May 22, 2023 | Homepage, News

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Eurotransplant Annual Report 2022.

In this edition we present the key statistics on developments in waiting list, organ donation and transplantation in all Eurotransplant member states. Furthermore, an overview is presented of the activities that took place within Eurotransplant, decisions that were made as well as the financial status.

Detailed statistics for each organ are presented in ‘Collections’ in the Eurotransplant online statistics library.

The Annual Report includes clickable (web)links which make it easy to navigate through the document. This report will only be available online and will not be distributed by post. However, a hard-copy infographic, which shows the main highlights of Eurotransplant in 2022, will be published and distributed soon.

Best viewing experience of the digital Annual Report 2022 is guaranteed when using Acrobat Reader. Eurotransplant publishes two versions:

• Low resolution – minimum download time

• High resolution – longer download time, but higher quality of images; recommended for printing and/or enlarging

No part of this report may be reproduced without prior permission of Eurotransplant. For permissions or request of specific images, please contact: communication@eurotransplant.org

Completed: Implementation Virtual Crossmatch – January 24, 2023

January 24, 2023 | Homepage, News

On Tuesday January 24, 2023, the virtual crossmatch has been implemented succesfully (R1-2023) for kidney (ETKAS and ESP), kidney+pancreas and the pancreas match (EPAS). 

Please note that after the implementation of the virtual crossmatch the HLA of all deceased donors must be reported through the new immunology web service of Eurotransplant. When a valid and approved full phenotype cannot be derived from an HML file, a lab employee is able to manually correct the donor’s full phenotype. Also, if an HML is not available, manual entry of the full phenotype must be done through the new immunology application. The immunology application has been published on the Applications page. The tutorials have been published on the Virtual Crossmatch project page. 

Together with the implementation of the virtual crossmatch the new HLA table will be implemented. According to the new HLA table it will be possible to enter the 11 loci:
HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, -DRB3/4/5, -DQB1, -DQA1, -DPA1 and -DPB1 on allelic, split, and/or broad antigen level for both HLA typing and unacceptables for the recipients. More information about the new HLA table can be found on the ETRL website.

If you have any further questions about the virtual crossmatch project, please contact us through virtual-crossmatch@eurotransplant.org. To read more about the virtual crossmatch project, you can visit the project page on our member site.

Preliminary Eurotransplant annual figures 2022 online

January 23, 2023 | Homepage, News

LEIDEN (The Netherlands) – Eurotransplant publishes the preliminary annual figures 2022 in the eight Eurotransplant countries. Last year, 6454 organs (2021: 6398) from 1938 deceased donors (2021: 1897) were successfully allocated through Eurotransplant to patients on the waiting list. The year 2022 ended with 13,276 patients (2021: 13,460) active on the waiting list.  

International cooperation  

In 2022, 21.6% (2021: 20.9%) of all allocated organs were exchanged cross-border between the Eurotransplant member states. Thanks to this international exchange, a suitable donor organ could be found for many patients in the different Eurotransplant member states. This specifically applies to patients in special groups such as children, patients with acute organ failure (high urgency patients) as well as patients with a complex medical background (highly immunized patients). Due to the international cooperation within Eurotransplant the chance of receiving a suitable organ in time, is higher for these specific patient groups.   

Furthermore, organ exchange between eight countries within Eurotransplant ensures that donor organs that would otherwise remain unused in one country – because there is no suitable recipient for this organ in that country – become available for patients in other countries.   

Statistics per country  

Please find detailed tables and charts with key figures on waiting list, donation, and transplantation, specified by organ, by country and by year (including 2022) in the online statistics library (www.eurotransplant.org/statistics/statistics-library/).  

Additional information

Please be aware that slight deviations in the numbers can occur when comparing Eurotransplant figures with figures provided by national organizations in Eurotransplant member states. This may be caused by differences in calculation (e.g., counting double lung transplant as 1 or 2 transplants) and times of registration (counting based on time of donation or time of transplantation). Eurotransplant only reports on utilized donors (deceased donors of which at least one organ was used for transplantation). In every table in the statistics library, the precise method of counting is mentioned.  

Contact details  

To find out more about the figures of Eurotransplant, visit www.eurotransplant.org/statistics/statistics-library/.  

For questions, please contact us via pressinfo@eurotransplant.org.  

Register now for the Eurotransplant Annual Meeting 2022

August 30, 2022 | Homepage, News

Only three more weeks to register for the Eurotransplant Annual Meeting 2022. We are looking forward to seeing you at Van der Valk hotel Sassenheim on Thursday September 22, and Friday September 23, 2022. During two days, more than forty presentations will be organized.

The full program is now availabe!

Eurotransplant publishes Annual Report 2021

June 9, 2022 | Homepage, News

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Eurotransplant Annual Report 2021. 

In this edition we present the key statistics on developments in waiting list, organ donation and transplantation in all Eurotransplant member states. Furthermore, an overview is presented of the activities that took place within Eurotransplant, decisions that were made as well as the financial status.  

Detailed statistics for each organ are presented in ‘Collections’ in the Eurotransplant online statistics library.

The Annual Report includes clickable (web)links which makes it easy to navigate through the document. This report will only be available online and will not be distributed by post. However, a hard-copy infographic, which shows the main highlights of Eurotransplant in 2021, will be published and distributed soon.  

Best viewing experience of the digital Annual Report 2021 is guaranteed when using Acrobat Reader. Eurotransplant publishes two versions:  

• Low resolution – minimum download time  

• High resolution – longer download time, but higher quality of images; recommended for printing and/or enlarging  

No part of this report may be reproduced without prior permission of Eurotransplant. For permissions or request of specific images, please contact: communication@eurotransplant.org  

Registration Annual meeting 2022 now open

May 16, 2022 | Homepage, News

We are pleased to invite you to the Eurotransplant Annual Meeting 2022 which will take place on Thursday September 22, and Friday September 23, 2022, at Van der Valk hotel Sassenheim-Leiden. It is now possible to register.

Please find the overview of the program and other information on our Annual Meeting website.

 

Call for applications Jon van Rood Award 

Applications for the ‘Eurotransplant Jon van Rood Award 2022’ can be submitted. This award is granted to a researcher from one of the Eurotransplant member states, who has published a scientific paper in the field of organ or tissue transplantation that significantly contributed to this field.

The award winner will be announced during this Annual Meeting. You can find more information on the award and application procedure on the Annual Meeting website. The deadline for submission is August 1st, 2022.

Winner of the Jon van Rood award 2021:
A. Senev, MD, PhD (KU Leuven, Belgium) received the award during the Online Annual Meeting 2021 for research on Transplant glomerulopathy and antibody-mediated rejection in the absence of donor-specific HLA antibodies.