The resident physician's strategic role in organ procurement.
Although during recent years many organ procurement limitations have been surmounted, there are still not enough available organs for those who need them. After reviewing the recent changes in the organ procurement system, the author discusses two problem areas--donor referrals and organ revocations--and how residents can use their unique position in the health care system to increase the supply of transplantable organs.
D007396:Internship and Residency; D010819:Physician's Role; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012380:Role; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States