title: Donation after cardiac death and the science of organ donation.
abstract: The science of organ donation is now well established for comparative analyses that will foster improvement in practices throughout the United States and these metrics could be used as a model for an international assessment of organ donation as well.
authors.affiliation: New England Organ Bank, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Francis L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Delmonico
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death; D002102:Cadaver; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D003643:Death; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D009511:New England; D018579:Patient Selection; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States