title: [Lack of data relevant for German transplantation medicine].
abstract: Collection of data in transplantation medicine is required to define ethical standards, to assess indications and contra-indications and to determine rules for organ allocation. Similarly, assessment of quality of the transplantation process and practice of transplantation centres requires relevant data in transplantation medicine. Apart from data in quality reports, Eurotransplant and organ procurement, any form of data collection is lacking in Germany. In this article the problems caused by this shortcoming are described.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Transplantationschirurgie der Universitätsmedizin, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. otto@transplantation.klinik.unimainz.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Lohse
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*