Donation after cardiac death and the science of organ donation.
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.
O'Connor
Kevin
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New England Organ Bank, Boston, MA, USA.
Delmonico
Francis L
FL
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