UNOS has developed an online database system, called UNetsm, for the collection, storage, analysis and publication of all OPTN data pertaining to the patient waiting list, organ matching, and transplants.
|
www.unos.org/data/default.asp?displayType=usData
|
|
|
Transplant Waiting List. Updated monthly information about how many people are waiting for organ transplants in the Washington, D.C. area and nationwide. ... *Some patients are waiting for more than one organ, therefore the total number of patients is less than the sum of patients waiting for each organ.
|
www.dcdonor.com/be_a_donor/waitinglists.html
www.dcdonor.com/be_a_donor/waitinglists.html
|
|
|
|
Patients on the waiting list are in end-stage organ failure and have been evaluated by a transplant physician at hospitals in the U.S. where organ transplants are performed.
|
www.organtransplants.org/understanding/unos/
www.organtransplants.org/understanding/unos/
|
|
|
|
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: MELD score distribution (range, 6-40), graft survival, and patient survival for liver transplant recipients in small ( <100) and large (> or =100 on the waiting list) OPOs. RESULTS: ... Tissue and Organ Procurement [organization & administration] ... Transplants [supply & distribution]
|
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15100206
|
|
|
Waiting list candidates 105,081 as of 11/23/2009 ... Transplants January - August 2009 19,114 as of 11/13/2009 ... Based on Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Data...
|
organdonor.gov/
organdonor.gov/
|
|
Moritsugu, acting surgeon general of the United States, calls organ donation "the ultimate act of human kindness." But the number of donor organs falls far short of the need. ... As of June, 97,000 people awaited lifesaving transplants, and each day the waiting list grows five times faster than the donation rate.
|
www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/health/article/0,2777,DR...
www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/health/article/0,2777,DRMN_23956_5694760,00.html
|
|
How Can You Become an Organ Donor? ... The number of people who need a transplant continues to rise faster than the number of available donors. The waiting list for transplants grows by approximately 300 people each month.
|
www.mayoclinic.org/transplant/organ-donation.html
www.mayoclinic.org/transplant/organ-donation.html
|
|
National Transplant Patient Waiting List ... maintaining the national waiting list for organ transplants. ... Texas Organ Sharing Alliance in San Antonio. Organ donors cards available, register on vital statistics waiting list for organ donors...
|
www.shopthemall.com/Vital_statistics.htm
|
|
AMA delegates also approved new ethical guidelines on organ transplants from living donors. ... Dr. Carmel said more than 88,000 patients are on waiting lists for organ transplants. The new policy also helps to raise awareness about the shortage of organ donations, he said.
|
www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2005/07/18/prsb0718.htm
|
|
