title: The French organ transplant data system.
abstract: The Agence de la Biomédecine is a state agency dealing with Public Health issues related, among others, to organ, tissue and cell transplantation in France. The Agence maintains a national information system used to coordinate and administer organ procurement and transplant activities and to perform the evaluation of organ transplantation activities. This paper describes the core uses and functional requirements of Cristal, the donor, recipient and allocation software of the information system and its evolution in the new system.
authors.affiliation: Agence de la biomédecine 1 avenue Stade de France 93212 SAINT DENIS LA PLAINE CEDEX France. Nigel.Strang@biomedecine.fr
authors.forename: William Nigel
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Strang
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tuppin
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atinault
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacquelinet
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007802:Language; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement