Despite the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative's work to engage the transplant
community and the suggested positive impact from these efforts, availability of transplanted …

Deceased organ donation has increased rapidly since 2002, coinciding with implementation
of the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative. The increase in donors has resulted in a …

Continued progress in organ donation will help enable transplantation to alleviate the
increasing incidence of end-stage organ disease. This article discusses the implementation …

Organ transplantation remains the only life-saving therapy for many patients with organ
failure. Despite the work of the Organ Donation and Transplant Collaboratives, and the …

This article discusses issues directly related to the organ donation process, including donor
consent, donor medical suitability, non‐recovery of organs, organs recovered but not …

The growing gap between the need for and supply of transplantable organs in the US led to
several initiatives over the past decade. UNOS implemented policies intended to facilitate …

The processes leading to donor identification, consent, organ procurement, and allocation
continue to dominate debates and efforts in the field of transplantation. A considerable …

The success of clinical transplantation as a therapy for end‐stage organ failure is limited by
the availability of suitable organs for transplant. This article discusses continued efforts by …

This article presents an overview of solid organ transplantation in the United States and is
produced as part of the 2008 OPTN/SRTR Annual Report. The Annual Report is prepared by …

A review of organ donation in the United States must begin with an understanding of the
system by which organs are procured. The first section of this article provides an overview of …