title: Outlook of organ transplantation in Iran: time for quality assessment.
abstract: Organ transplantation as an undeniable life-saving therapeutic modality fundamentally requires infrastructure, devoted and trained professionals, and positive public attitude to be set up in a well-organized manner at the national level. In addition to sharing achievements and reviewing the increasing trend of transplanted organs in the past 12 years following legislations in Iran, this report raises some concerns from the point of transplantation outcome view.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heidary Rouchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplantation and Special Diseases, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. ghaemi@health.gov.ir.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghaemi
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aghighi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*