There are no guidelines for public solicitation of organs in Canada. Canadian transplant
programs have had to address this issue on a case-by-case basis, often without consensus …

Worldwide, there is a gap between the supply and demand for organs. Canada is no
exception. For instance, at the end of 2014, 4514 patients (among which 3473 were waiting …

Although transplant professionals have initially been reluctant to perform transplants after
public solicitation of organs from living donors, nowadays these transplants are increasingly …

PERSPECTIVE n engl j med 353; 5 www. nejm. org august 4, 2005 442 ed donation, which
is defined as “the allocation of an organ to a recipient named by those authorized to make …

Kidney paired donation, which was first attempted in the United States in 2000, makes
transplants possible for renal patients who have a willing donor but who do not match that …

Background Availability of kidney paired donation (KPD) is increasing in the U nited S tates,
and a national system through UNOS is forthcoming. However, little is known about attitudes …

A s the numbers and ranges of successful organ transplantations grow, it is obvious that the
demand for organ donations has outstripped the supply. Im-proved surgical procedures and …

COMME IL YA ACTUELLEMENT PÉNURIE D'ORGANES DE DONNEURS, des personnes
meurent ou ont une qualité de vie misérable. Eike-Henner Kluge, éthicien, soutient que la …

BACKGROUND: The increasing number of patients requiring transplantation has brought
about a shortage of donor kidneys. Incentives can potentially improve organ donation. There …

A discrepancy exists between the demand for and the availability of solid organs for
transplant. Barriers to organ donation can be encountered at 2 key points:(1) when trying to …