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FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS NEWSLETTER THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS WERE USED:

Actual deceased organ donor
An actual deceased organ donor is a person from whom at least one organ has been recovered for the pur pose of
transplantation, in contrast to a utilised donor, who is an actual donor from whom at least one organ has been
transplanted. The number of utilised donors is therefore lower than or equal to the number of actual donors.
Donor after brain death
A donor after brain death (DBD) is a deceased organ donor in whom death has been determined by neurologic
criteria.

Donor after circulatory death
A donor after circulatory death (DCD) is a deceased organ donor in whom death has been determined by circulatory
and respiratory criteria.

Multiorgan donor
A multiorgan donor is an actual donor from whom at least two different types of organs have been recovered for
the purpose of transplantation.
Total Tx (all combinations included)
Includes the transplantation of the corresponding organ with or without the simultaneous transplant of a different
type of organ (s).

Double-kidney Tx
One double-kidney Tx is counted as 1 Tx.

Tx from living donors
A living donor is a living human being from whom organs have been recovered for the purpose of transplantation.
A living donor has one of the following three possible relationships with the recipient:
A/ Related:
A1/ Genetically Related:
st
1 Degree genetic relative: parent, sibling, offspring
nd
2 Degree genetic relative, e.g. grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew,
nd
st
Other than 1 or 2 degree genetically related, e.g. cousin
A2/ Emotionally Related: spouse; in-laws; adopted; friend
B/ Unrelated = Non Related: not genetically or emotionally related
Heart-lung Tx
One heart-lung Tx is counted as 1 lung Tx, 1 heart Tx and 1 heart-lung Tx.
Double-lung Tx
One double-lung Tx is counted as 1 Tx.
Total number of patients transplanted
For more than one organ transplanted into the same recipient: kidney-liver-heart Tx = counted as one recipient.
Absolute number
Include all figures corresponding to all donors/patients adults and children.
Paediatric
Includes only paediatric activity (patients aged < 15 years).

Waiting List (WL)
Example: At 1/1/201X there were 200 patients active on the WL. In the course of the year, 100 patients are newly
included on the WL (first row). A total of 300 patients have been ever active on the WL during the year (second
row). In the course of the year, 200 patients were transplanted (number recorded in a different questionnaire), 50
patients remain active at the end of the year (third row), 25 patients died (fourth row) and 25 patients were excluded
(number not reported, but derived from previous figures).

Patients included on the WL for the first time in the course of 2017 100
Total number of patients ever active on the WL during 2017 300
Patients awaiting a transplant (only active candidates) on 31/12/2017 50
Patients who died while on the WL during 2017 25

(*The United Nations Fund report (UNFPA: http://www.unfpa.org/public/) is used as the data source for estimates of
population size)