BC sees big jump in organ donation
VICTORIA — British Columbia saw a 25 per cent increase in deceased organ donors in 2017, resulting in a record-breaking 479 lives saved.
The increase in donors contributed to a 13 per cent increase in total transplants to 479, and a 30 per cent increase in both deceased donor kidney transplants at 225 and 52 lung transplants in 2017.
There was also an eight per cent increase in liver transplants, resulting in a record number of 80.
In addition to deceased donation, 97 living kidney donor transplants were performed in 2017.