Surgeon General's Workshop: Increasing Organ Donation (Background Papers), Washington, DC, July 8-10, 1991

摘要

The July 1991 Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation was a response to the critical need for a comprenehsive effort to save the lives of thousands of Americans waiting for donor organs to become available. While. many concerned individuals and organizations have implemented numerous efforts to increase donation, the need for donor organs continues to exceed their availability. Seven expert panels of workshop participants focused their collective energies and knowledge to propose recommendations and strategies for resolving this perplexing dilemma. The background papers in this volume, written by some of the leadng experts in the field of transplantation, were prepared specifically for the workshop. Collectively the authors have presented state-of-the-art information on numerous topics that affect donation.