Availability of cadaveric kidneys for transplantation.
The availability of cadaveric donor kidneys for transplantation has been estimated from a retrospective survey of hospital deaths in Wales during 1969. Seventy-six "probable donors" and 167 "possible donors" were identified, indicating that the potential supply of donor kidneys is sufficient to meet the present demands of patients needing kidney transplantation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014852:Wales