title: Infrastructure, logistics and regulation of transplantation: UNOS.
abstract: Organ transplantation has evolved into the standard of care for patients with end-stage organ failure. Despite considering increasingly complex transplant recipients for organs recovered from donors with increasing comorbid conditions, 1-year patient survival following kidney transplantation is 97% in the United States, whereas liver transplant recipient 1-year survival is 90%. There were 16,485 kidney recipients in the United States in 2012, and 6256 patients who underwent liver transplantation. The intent of this review is to highlight the logistics required for transplantation as well as reviewing the current oversight of transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: heimbach.julie@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Julie K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Heimbach
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009934:Organization and Administration; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States
keywords: Compliance; Organ allocation; Transplantation