Abstract Members of the Clinical Practice Committee, American Society of Transplantation,
have attempted to define referral criteria for solid organ transplantation. Work done by the …

The criteria for acceptance of candidates for renal transplantation varies throughout the
United States. The Patient Care and Education Committee of the American Society of …

Care and Education Committee of the American Soci-ety of Transplant Physicians(ASTP).
Work began in September 1994, and was completed in December 1995. The areas covered …

T hese guidelines are designed to help physicians and patients in the evaluation process
that leads to renal transplantation. They cover issues pertinent to the assessment of potential …

One of the main goals of the visit to the transplant center is to educate patients about living
and deceased donor transplant options. Potential transplant candidates and their family …

Solid organ transplantations save lives in patients affected by terminal organ failures and
improve quality of life. Organ transplantations have gradually ameliorated in the last two …

A medical evaluation of prospective renal transplant recipients is performed to identify
conditions that may exclude patients from transplantation because of unacceptable risks …

In 1990 transplantation received special recognition when Drs. Joseph E. Murray and E.
Donnall Thomas were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their pioneering …

The Collaborative Transplant Study (CTS) was initiated in 1982. Over the last 30 years, it
has collected information on over half a million kidney, liver, heart, lung, and pancreas …

This summary offers a national overview of numerous aspects of solid organ transplantation
in the United States, produced as part of the 2004 OPTN/SRTR Annual Report. The Annual …