Reexamining Organ Transplantation

Capron asserts that it is time to consider a fundamental reexamination of the US system for transplantable organ procurement and allocation. This need arises from several issues, including weaknesses and tensions in organ procurement policies that have produced chronic problems and shortfalls in the...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2001-01, Vol.285 (3), p.334-336
Main Author: Capron, Alexander M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethics
Blood & organ donations
Cadaver
Humans
Lifesaving
Organ Transplantation - legislation & jurisprudence
Policy making
Tissue and Organ Procurement - legislation & jurisprudence
Tissue and Organ Procurement - standards
Tissue Donors - legislation & jurisprudence
Transplants & implants
United States
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Summary:Capron asserts that it is time to consider a fundamental reexamination of the US system for transplantable organ procurement and allocation. This need arises from several issues, including weaknesses and tensions in organ procurement policies that have produced chronic problems and shortfalls in the availability of life-saving solid organs.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.285.3.334