2017
DOI: 10.6002/ect.mesot2016.l27
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Abstract: The shortage of organs for transplant is a universal problem. The World Health Organization is urging every nation to seek self-sufficiency regarding their organ procurement program. Reaching self-sufficiency inevitably requires the provision of a well-developed deceased-donor organ procurement program. Most countries represented by the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation still rely on living-donor organ donations. Some of these countries have been relatively successful in promoting deceased-donor do… Show more

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“…Organ donation is an altruistic decision that can be made by the family members after brain death [2]. Although, many organizations and medical centers have implemented various interventions and training courses to increase satisfaction with organ donation [3,4], a lack of organs for donation still is a serious problem in the world [5]. As a result, thousands of patients on waiting lists for transplantation die every year [6].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Organ donation is an altruistic decision that can be made by the family members after brain death [2]. Although, many organizations and medical centers have implemented various interventions and training courses to increase satisfaction with organ donation [3,4], a lack of organs for donation still is a serious problem in the world [5]. As a result, thousands of patients on waiting lists for transplantation die every year [6].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Simultaneously to the unavailability of organs, many patients who have already been transplanted return to the waiting list. In the United States, 30% of people on the waiting list count on their second transplant and 18 people die every day (22)(23) .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…One of the main barriers is the scarcity of kidney grafts from cadaveric donors. 2 Furthermore, in many Latin American countries, organ donation rates (from brain death donors) have stabilized during the last decade and do not meet the social needs for KTx. 3 Specifically, in Colombia, organ donation rates have not grown despite some recent legislative initiatives (implementation of opt-out organ donation system) 4 and there are still no protocols and regulations for donation after cardiac death.…”
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confidence: 99%