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A 5-year analysis of organ donors and recipients in Italy
- Source :
- Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.). 11(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- This article describes the improvement of organ donation and transplantation in Italy during 1995–1999. In 1999, the mean number of donors per million population reached 13.7 in Italy. In addition, an analysis regarding major characteristics of donors and recipients is presented, focusing particularly on donor characteristics that have changed in the past 5 years. Despite the encouraging results, further efforts are required to reach the European mean, which still remains higher than the Italian national mean. In particular, an increase of organ donation and procurement in regions with a poor activity in this field is crucial. A 1999 law on donation and transplantation should help in solving problems that continue to affect part of the nation, especially preparing the healthcare staff dedicated to organ retrieval to promote organ procurement.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Population
030232 urology & nephrology
030230 surgery
03 medical and health sciences
Procurement
0302 clinical medicine
Age Distribution
Health care
Medicine
Humans
Organ donation
Sex Distribution
education
Child
Retrospective Studies
education.field_of_study
Transplantation
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Organ Transplantation
Middle Aged
Organ Retrieval
Tissue Donors
Surgery
Europe
Organ procurement
Italy
Family medicine
Donation
Child, Preschool
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15269248
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....62058090eba440a3b643c2fb0ff25524