The allocation of cadaver kidneys for transplantation in the United States: consensus and controversy
JF Neylan, MH Sayegh, TM Coffman… - Journal of the …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
The development of organ transplantation as a widely available and clinically effective
therapy has provided an enormous benefit for the care of patients with end-stage renal
disease (ESRD). One-year cadaver donor graft survival rates have improved from 52% to
nearly 90% between 1977 and 1998 (1, 2). Such outcomes have encouraged more patients
to request transplantation as their preferred mode of therapy. Unfortunately, the number of
cadaver donors has not increased at an equivalent rate to meet the expanded demand. The …
therapy has provided an enormous benefit for the care of patients with end-stage renal
disease (ESRD). One-year cadaver donor graft survival rates have improved from 52% to
nearly 90% between 1977 and 1998 (1, 2). Such outcomes have encouraged more patients
to request transplantation as their preferred mode of therapy. Unfortunately, the number of
cadaver donors has not increased at an equivalent rate to meet the expanded demand. The …