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In April 2008, doctors performed what most believe to be the first simultaneous six-way kidney transplant in the world. When one donor, who did not know any of the six kidney patients, stepped up to the plate and was a match for one of the patients in the group, the ball started to roll on this amazing procedure. Twelve individuals were in surgery at the same time, giving six kidney patients a new lease on life. This feat was made possible because of the generosity of the donor and because of the genius of Nobel Prize winner Andy Roth. The organ matching system he created earned him the coveted award and has changed the lives of thousands of kidney patients around the country.
What the system does
Roth created a system not for the intention of matching kidney patients with donors. Instead, he created a system that would match people in a variety of fields. His computerized program has been applied to matching job seekers with job offers, students with colleges and even medical residency programs to qualified students. The program uses design and matching theory to make stable matches and it applies perfectly to the kidney donor and matching problem.
The problem for kidney patients
Kidney patients are in the unique position of being patients who can have a live donor. Because people can and often do live on just one kidney, individuals who are in good health can volunteer to offer one of their kidneys for someone who needs one. If the transplanted kidney takes without complication, both people can live a healthy, long life with one functioning kidney. Many patients have friends or family members who are in good health and willing to donate a kidney. The problem lies in finding a match.
There are numerous factors that go into matching kidney patients with donors; simply having a willing donor may not be sufficient. That is changing with Roth’s system. Through his computerized program, kidney patients have a better chance of finding a match. In 2008′s six-way transplant, each of the patients had a willing donor, but none of the donors were a match for their loved one. When the sixth match was found, the doctors were able to swap the kidneys around the group so everyone had a match. Today, all 12 individuals are doing quite well.
Kidney donation still a strong need
In spite of Roth’s system, kidney donation is still a very strong need. The average kidney patient in need of a transplant has to wait 49 months to find a suitable donor. While this wait time is decreasing, the longer people have to wait, the less their chances of survival will be. The vast majority of kidneys come from deceased donors with a survival rate of 75 percent one year after surgery. The survival rate increases to 90 percent when the donor is still alive. The more people who step up to the plate and offer themselves as living donors, the more patients will be able to survive after suffering kidney failure.
With Roth’s system, live donation is becoming more feasible. People who know kidney patients can offer to donate even if they are not matches and increase the chances of finding a kidney for the person they love.
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Technology is getting better all the time and people are living longer and better lives. Looking forward to seeing more technological advances!
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Hi MattHerndon ! thank you for your nice information. this is the time of technology which can help to solve the major problem in health sectors.
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Hey,
Excellent post. I have seen that most of the times technology can save our life, My sister has the same problem and due to technology, she is saved too but she is not a noble prize winner
Thank you
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It’s always good to hear news about how technological innovations are being used to improve our lives. Thanks for sharing this information.
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I also heard someone that they started to grow kidneys in laboratory-like environments. Not sure about success… but at least this is a step towards problem solution.
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Hi Matt, people like you are so rare nowadays. Thank you for sharing this post, you are indirectly doing your part contributing to the kidney patients.
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Hi Matt, no doubt has computers and technology been able to take healthcare to the next level. Great post..
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What a great example of how science is helping those who are injured get their lives back to normal. More people should sign up to donate!
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Hey Matt, interesting article! You say you’re a “huge DIY fan by night”…hopefully that does not trickle into the world of kidney transplants, eh?
On the real, this sounds really incredible! Technology continues to wow me every step of the way. Can you perhaps elaborate a bit more about how Roth’s system made this particular instance different from six individual kidney transplants?
Thanks for posting this. It is really cool to see a piece of technology intended for one purpose being used entirely differently – and for so much good as well!
Look forward to reading your response!
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Well what i think is people must be educated on the importance of organ donation after their death. It would be something like “Giving a life, after your life”.
Keep the kidney health is very important because it has relationship with the health overall. Problems in kidney make people prone to get any disease
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Thanks for sharing this post. I agree with the first commenter, technology is getting better all the time. I truly believe that all these advancements at some point will come back to bite us in the ass one day.
Thanks for the post.
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exceptionally brilliant and a very different way of creating awareness amongs the masses that kidney donors are required in a large number in today’s world
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Wow nice post. Its great to know about the latest tech developments in health care and other industries.
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Great Informative and knowledgeable post! Really in today’s world , computers and technology been able to take healthcare to the next level. Got to learn a lot about Kidney patients and kidney donation. Keep posting!
This system is another successful innovation in the medical world. Congratulations to Andy Roth for a job well-done and for the Nobel Prize award.
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More people need to know about this matching capability. My guess is that many potential living donors refrain from throwing their hat in the ring thinking there has to be an exact match with the intended recipient.
Living liver donors are another category. The liver regenerates itself, the only organ that does this.
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at first when reading the title a thought this was a major medical breakthrough but i am instead i am at awe in the fact that just a systemary change could result in such an improvement in the field of organ transplantation!
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We can’t deny how powerful technology is in affecting our daily lives especially on medical aspects. That’s why any medical breakthrough deserves recognition.
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Medical branch of science is the one which require technology advancement much faster.It is good to read this post in this blogging environment of comluv. Thanks for enhancing my knowledge.
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Hey Matt,
Nice post and Thanks for sharing this post with us. Technology is becoming most important part and helps in many field. Kidney Transplants is best things and really helps in saving many life.
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Great post, science is getting improved day by day. New things are really good with their applications. Thanks for sharing this post.
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