Transplantation from non-heart-beating donors.

Discusses the use of non-heart-beating donors for lung transplantation in the United Kingdom. Study published in the March 17, 2001 issue of the periodical 'Lancet;' Benefits of the research, including increased donor supply; Issues raised by the paper, including consensus on the ethics of the procedure; Feeling that units with patients who are potential donors must be prepared to revise their thinking to allow the procedures for organ preservation and retrieval and detailed functional assessment of the organ; Shortcomings of the paper.