Non-heartbeating donors: are they worth the effort?
This review on non-heartbeating donation focusses on three issues: the number of kidneys procured from a non-heartbeating donor programme, the transplant results and the influence of a non-heartbeating programme on public opinion regarding transplantation.
Jacobs
R W
RW
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. rjac@shee.azm.nl
Kievit
J K
JK
Nederstigt
A P
AP
Stubenitsky
B M
BM
Kootstra
G
G
D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011639:Public Opinion; D014019:Tissue Donors