Open AccessOrgan donation in Switzerland: a survey on marginal or extended criteria donors (ECD) from 1998 to 2009
Author(s) -
Maria Otth,
S. Rödder,
FF Immer,
HP Marti
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2011.13230
Subject(s) - medicine , organ donation , organ transplantation , transplantation , donation , surgery , economics , economic growth
The widening gap between the numbers of patients on the waiting list for organ transplantation and the insufficient numbers of organ donors results in the use of "critical" donors, so-called marginal donors or extended criteria donors. Data concerning the evaluation of extended criteria donors (ECD) in Switzerland are sparse
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