title: A Surge in cadaveric liver donors and a national narcotic epidemic: Is there an association?
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goss
authors.affiliation: Southwest Transplant Alliance Organ Procurement Organization, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kueht
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vierling
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Ayse L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Mindikoglu
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Norman L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Sussman
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.affiliation: LifeGift Organ Procurement Organization, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: R Patrick
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Abbas A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000506:poisoning*; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics