Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8826997 | Transplantation Proceedings | 2018 | 45 Pages |
Abstract
The number of deceased donors is unlikely to increase suddenly. However, 8 strategies are proposed to increase the number of deceased donors, including: increasing the number of donor procurement coordinators and establishing a training system; increasing the number of organ procurement facilities; creating hub transplant centers and training transplant surgeons; implementing radical reform in public education; reducing workload and improving education of emergency physicians, neurosurgeons, and pediatricians; revisiting the stringent standards of brain-death determination; revisiting the registration process; and considering development of a Japanese version of organ procurement organizations as well as revisions to the Organ Transplant Law. The Japanese government and academic societies must work together to increase the number of deceased donors in Japan.
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Authors
A. Akabayashi, E. Nakazawa, R. Ozeki-Hayashi, K. Tomiyama, K. Mori, R.A. Demme, A. Akabayashi,