title: Non-heartbeating donors: are they worth the effort?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. rjac@shee.azm.nl
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kievit
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Nederstigt
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Stubenitsky
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kootstra
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011639:Public Opinion; D014019:Tissue Donors