title: Progress of National Multi-tissue Bank in Uruguay in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Tissue Banking Programme.
abstract: The transplant law of 1971 based on informed consent, allows people to register their willingness to be a donor upon death. Since 1978 the governmental Institution, the National Bank of Organs and Tissues (BNOT), have been regulated the organ and tissue donation. Important progress was implemented in the BNOT and specially in the National Multi-tissue Bank (NMTB). Since 2001 with the participation in the IAEA Tissue Banking Programme, Quality System Management has been implemented in the NMTB. New bio-production for radiosterilized tissues for the first time and improved procedures were carried out. As a result an increased production of high-quality tissues was obtained and distributed for clinical use.
authors.affiliation: Banco Nacional de Organos y Tejidos, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Inés
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Ma
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Carmen Saldías
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wodowoz
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pérez Campos
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Machin
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sueta
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Ma del Carmen
authors.initials: Mdel C
authors.lastname: Acosta Md