Open AccessTHE TROUBLE WITH KIDNEYS DERIVED FROM THE NON HEART-BEATING DONOR: A SINGLE CENTER 10-YEAR EXPERIENCE1
Author(s) -
John A. Kirby,
Paul Griffiths,
Derek Manas,
Chris Snowden,
S. Balupuri,
P. Buckley,
Mmb Sen,
Mary Ann Han,
D Talbot
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-200003150-00029
Subject(s) - medicine , machine perfusion , transplantation , donation , incidence (geometry) , perfusion , resuscitation , surgery , liver transplantation , physics , optics , economics , economic growth
The demand for renal transplantation has increasingly outstripped the supply of donor organs especially over the past 10 years. Although related and unrelated live donation is being promoted as one option for increasing the donor pool, it is unlikely that this will in itself be able to bridge the gap. Non-heart beating donors (NHBD) can provide an alternative supply of organs, which should substantially increase the donor pool.