[HTML][HTML] Organ donation and utilization in the United States, 1999-2008
AS Klein, EE Messersmith, LE Ratner, R Kochik… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Despite the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative's work to engage the transplant
community and the suggested positive impact from these efforts, availability of transplanted
organs over the past 5 years has declined. Living kidney, liver and lung donations declined
from 2004 to 2008. Living liver donors in 2008 dropped to less than 50% of the peak (524) in
2001. There were more living donors that were older and who were unrelated to the
recipient. Percentages of living donors from racial minorities remained unchanged over the …
community and the suggested positive impact from these efforts, availability of transplanted
organs over the past 5 years has declined. Living kidney, liver and lung donations declined
from 2004 to 2008. Living liver donors in 2008 dropped to less than 50% of the peak (524) in
2001. There were more living donors that were older and who were unrelated to the
recipient. Percentages of living donors from racial minorities remained unchanged over the …