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In the United States and around the globe, a shortage is growing. ... But without organ donors — people who have designated their consent to donate vital organs after death — nothing can be done for thousands of patients whose only hope lies in the forethought and generosity of others whom they may never meet.
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www.mayoclinic.org/transplant/organ-donation.html
www.mayoclinic.org/transplant/organ-donation.html
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Current Kidney Legislation ... Acceptable organ donors can range in age from newborn to 65 years or more. People who are 65 years of age or older may be acceptable donors, particularly of corneas, skin, bone and for total body donation.
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www.house.gov/mcdermott/kidneycaucus/25facts.html
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Yet every year the organ shortage tends to become worse as medical technology increases the number of potential beneficiaries while social apathy and fear keep the number of donors relatively constant. Today, roughly 60,000 people are waiting for organ transplants, while less than 10,000 will become donors.
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www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=283
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BACKGROUND: The shortage of organ donors for kidney transplants has made the expansion of the kidney donor pool a clinically significant issue. ... BACKGROUND: The shortage of organ donors for kidney transplants has made the expansion of the kidney donor pool a clinically significant issue. Previous studies suggest that...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16123722
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The shortage of organ donors has become a serious problem in modern medicine. ... The shortage of organ donors has become a serious problem in modern medicine. Room for improvement exists in our ability to convert potential donors to actual donors based on the available numbers and a significant amount of recent research.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/10897276
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This position paper deals only with organs of cadavers and not living donors. I. Organ shortage; • In the year 2000, more than 5,500 Americans died awaiting transplants.1; • In the U.S., there are currently over 80,000 people awaiting transplants.2;
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www.gwu.edu/~ccps/Organ_Donation.pdf
www.gwu.edu/~ccps/Organ_Donation.pdf
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What Would Make You More Likely to Donate? ... July 3, 2001 -- Families of potential organ donors are more likely to consent to organ donation if they better understanding who is eligible to donate and how the organ donation process works.
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www.webmd.com/content/article/33/1728_82905.htm
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None of these barriers, however, should keep us from pondering (or pontificating in my case) about what might be a best solution to the organ shortage. ... A variation on that would be to channel donations of organs to nonprofit organizations, in return for tax advantages. In India, living organ donors are paid for organs,
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www.seekwellness.com/wellness/reports/2002-03-12.htm
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