Organized kidney retrieval on a regional basis. A new approach.
A network of small to medium-sized communities has been developed to increase the supply of cadaveric kidneys for renal allotransplantation. After a training period, community physicians and the community hospitals were designated as members of the transplant team to retrieve kidneys. A threefold increase in the number of cadaveric kidneys has resulted from this project. This mechanism for organized kidney retrieval on a regional basis could be used to augment the supply of cadaveric organs in other areas of the United States.
D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008923:Missouri; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous