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01-03-2015 | Editorial

Improving donor management and transplantation success: more research is needed

Authors: David M. Greer, Franco Valenza, Giuseppe Citerio

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 3/2015

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At the time of writing, million of patients worldwide are on a waiting list for a lifesaving organ transplant, 123,833 in the United States [1] and nearly 63,000 in the European Union [2]. However, the number of organs that become available each year falls far short of providing for those in need, and thousands die each year waiting for transplantation. There are clearly many missed opportunities in the severely brain-injured population, many patients dying without the care teams pursuing the chance to give life to others through donation [3, 4]. …

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Title: Improving donor management and transplantation success: more research is needed
Authors: David M. Greer
Franco Valenza
Giuseppe Citerio
Publication date: 01-03-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3661-0

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