Object. The number of patients waiting for organ transplantation continues to grow, while
organs are donated by very few of the thousands of potential donors who die every year …

Background: In this study, we analyzed the brain death patients and the donation rates in
our neurosurgical field and we discuss the factors that may be important for maximizing …

Background/Aims: There remains a critical shortage of cadaveric organs. At a large inner city
level one trauma centre, several strategies were devised and combined to (a) optimize the …

OBJECTIVE--To assess the potential for increasing the yield of donors by comparing the
current pattern of brain death and organ donation in a neurosurgical unit with that reported …

To define the size of the donor pool among nontrauma patients and the role of physicians in
the limited supply of organs available for transplantation, we reviewed the 1293 nontrauma …

1. List the key points in the organ donation process in which the physician's efforts can
facilitate a successful donation. 2. Explain decoupled request. 3. List the criteria for …

Organ transplantation continues to be hindered by a limited supply of organs. A significant
percentage of potential organ donors are lost to either medical failure or inability to obtain …

Comparative organ donation rates are expressed per million population and by this
measurement, Canada lags behind other countries. These estimates do not account for …

Background As the need for transplantable organs increases, waiting lists of patients
become longer. We studied the size and composition of the national pool of brain-dead …

Organ donation and successful retrieval of life-saving organs is a complex process involving
coordination of multiple transplant teams. Once brain death has been declared, assessment …