1.KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Jackson TAN ; Muhammad Albdul MABOOD KHALIL ; Siti Musurianin MD YUSOF ; Dalinatul AHMED ; Koo Guan CHAN ; Hock Beng CHUA ; Kim Khee TAN ; Chee Fui CHONG
Brunei International Medical Journal 2022;18():129-138
Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for the majority of patients with Kidney Failure
in an ideal world and is preferred over dialysis on the basis of evidence that demonstrate improvement in health-related quality of life and prolongation of life expectancy. However, shortage of suitable organs remains a limiting factor for program expansion. In Brunei Darussalam, despite having conducted over 16 cases of successful living related donor-recipient kidney transplantation over a period of 8 years, the program is still considered at its infancy state. This review article discusses the evolution of our program and the problems associated with setting up such a nationwide kidney transplantation program and elaborate our plans to increase the scope of services in the future, towards ‘Wawasan 2035’.
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