title: The role of the United Network for Organ Sharing and designated organ procurement organizations in organ retrieval for transplantation.
abstract: With the increasing success of organ transplantation in this country, there are increasing numbers of patients who are awaiting a transplantable organ. Congress has established a national Organ Procurement and Transplant Network, which is administered by the United Network for Organ Sharing. Organ retrieval is performed by 70 organ procurement organizations, each having a designated service area. The need for transplantable organs falls further and further behind the increasing demand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill 60611.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States