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Table 8
Workload For The Anaesthesiology Services In 2016 and 2017

No Items 2016 2017
1. No. of Anesthetic Administered 409,723 421,523
2. No. of Attendence at Anaesthetic Clinic 108,414 123,138
3. No. of ICU Admissions 41,488 39,561
4. No. of Attendence at Chronic Pain Clinic 15,670 21,169
Source : Anestesiology Census 2016 and 2017, MoH

For the Intensive Care Service, there were 55 general intensive care units in MoH Hospitals in 2017
(with 693 functional beds) as compared to 2016 where there were 54 General Intensive Care Unit
available (with 689 functional beds)

Transplant Services

By 31 December 2017, there were 21,826 patients waiting for new kidneys. At the rate of 80-100 kidney
transplants a year, it could not keep up with the organ demands the country is facing at the moment.
Hence, Malaysia is facing a big socioeconomic burden due to this.

These were among activities conducted throughout the year:
i. Organ Donation Awareness Week was launched by YB Dato’ Seri Dr Hilmi Hj Yahaya on 8 October
2017 at Laman 1 Malaysia, Precinct 2, Putrajaya during the “Let’s Save Lives Charity Fun.Run.
Jog.Walk” event. The event was co-organised with Department of Health Federal Territory of Kuala
Lumpur and Putrajaya, National Cancer Institute, Putrajaya Hospital and Putrajaya District Health
Office in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month and “Kem Nak Sihat”.
ii. Organ Donation Awareness Forum titled “Derma Organ: Ada Aku Kisah?” was also held on 4 October
2017 at Parcel E Auditorium, Putrajaya. The event also involved an Organ Donation Ambassador,
Dr Ezani Farhana Md Monoto as one of the panellist for the program.
iii. Organ Donation Roadshow was held in Kelantan and launched by YBhg Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye at
Perkarangan Pasaraya Giant, Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan on 28 October 2017. Street
campaign was also held throughout Kelantan during Organ Donation Awareness Week.
iv. Establishment of another two Proteam in Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan.
v. Increasing organ and tissue transplantation rate:
• Advanced Course in Donor Management and Transplant Coordination
• Tissue Procurement Workshop
• Grief Response in Organ Donation Course
nd
• National Brain Death Workshop (2 edition)
Achievement in organ and tissue donation throughout the year:

i. In 2017, there are a total of 35 organ and tissue donors. (Refer Figure 14). From these 35 donors,
26 kidneys, a heart, three (3) livers, one lung, 47 corneas, 35 bones and 11 heart valves were
donated.

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