title: Organ procurement 1999-2000: how is Hawaii doing?
abstract: With the advent of The Final Rule, the state of Hawaii should have potential organ donor identification and referral rates of 100%. However, a retrospective chart review of 4,697 deaths in 1999 and 4,730 deaths in 2000, revealed identification rates of 80% and 84%, and referral rates of 53% and 71%, respectively. Proper recognition and referral of all potential donors is essential to bridging the enormous gap between the supply of organs and its demand.
authors.affiliation: John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 1960 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Higashigawa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D006254:Hawaii; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*