title: [Organ transplantation in Brazilian States: effectiveness, productivity, and capacity].
abstract: This study focused on key aspects of organ transplantation programs in various States of Brazil. The study showed wide disparities between States, based on various performance indicators. States in the South, Southeast, and Midwest regions had the highest transplantation and productivity rates and the largest per capita transplantation teams. São Paulo proved to be a benchmark due to its high performance on several indicators.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. amarinho@ipea.gov.br
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marinho
authors.forename: Simone de Souza
authors.initials: Sde S
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Vivian Vicente de
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Almeida
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data