title: [Impact of organ shortage on the transplantation program].
abstract: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the consequences of a recent progressive shortage of donor organs on our different transplant programs. Although the waiting time before transplantation remained in general relatively short (4.6 [mean], 0-3, 0-10 months for renal, liver and heart transplantation, respectively), patients started to accumulate on our waiting list during the last year (1990) of the study (kidney transplantation). Furthermore some patients clearly deteriorated, other died awaiting transplantation (18% and 15% of the patients listed for liver and heart transplantation, respectively). In emergency, organs were provided most often by neighbouring foreign centers. Given these facts adhesion to supranational donor networks should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie, Hôpital cantonal universitaire, Genève.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Etienne
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mentha
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jornod
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rohner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mégevand
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015996:Survival Rate; D013557:Switzerland; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014180:Transplantation / Q000401:mortality*; D014850:Waiting Lists
vernacular_title: Impact de la pénurie d'organes sur un programme de transplantation.