Postmortem Organ Procurement for Transplantation
Authors: DAVID H. VAN THIEL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1983)

Editorials1 September 1983Postmortem Organ Procurement for TransplantationDAVID H. VAN THIEL, M.D., THOMAS E. STARZL, M.D., DONALD W. DENNY, M.S.W.DAVID H. VAN THIEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS E. STARZL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD W. DENNY, M.S.W.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-99-3-408_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe 1-year survival rate of recipients of heart and liver transplants now exceeds that for recipients of postmortem donor kidney transplants according to recent reports (1-5). Very promising early results with pancreas and heart-lung transplants have also been reported (6, 7). These accomplishments are due largely to advances in the clinical treatment of allograft rejection. Kidney transplantation programs are well established; extrarenal transplantation programs for other organs will multiply rapidly in the months ahead to meet burgeoning needs. Liver transplantation was recently inaugurated at Massachusetts General Hospital, and cardiac transplantation will soon be initiated at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. In...References1. REITZSTINSON BE. Cardiac transplantation—1982. JAMA. 1982;248:1225-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. GRIFFITHHARDESTYDEEBSTARZLBAHNSON BRGTH. Cardiac transplantation with cyclosporin A and prednisone. Ann Surg. 1982;196:324-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. STARZLIWATSUKIVAN THIEL TSD. Evaluation of liver transplantation. Hepatology. 1982;2:614-36. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. VAN THIELSCHADESTARZL DRT. Liver transplantation in adults. Hepatology. 1982;2:637-40. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. GUTTMAN R. Renal transplantation. N Engl J Med. 1979;301:1038-48. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. REITZWALLWORKHUNTPENNOCK BJSJ. Heart-lung transplantation: successful therapy for patients with pulmonory vascular disease. N Engl J Med. 1982;306:557-64. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. SUTHERLANDGOETZRYNASIEWICZ DFJ. Segmental pancreas transplantation from living related and cadaveric donors: a clinical experience. Surgery. 1981;90:159-69. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. Transcript of Hearings on Procurement and Distribution of Human Organs for Transplantation Before the Subcomittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, 13, 14, 27 April 1983. Google Scholar9. SHAWHAKALAROSENTHALIWATSUKIBROZNICKSTARZL BTJSBT. Combination donor hepatectomy and nephrectomy and early functional results of allografts. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1982;155:321-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 September 1983Volume 99, Issue 3Page: 408-408KeywordsCardiac transplantationHeart rateLiver transplantationPancreasRenal transplantationTransplantation Issue Published: 1 September 1983 PDF DownloadLoading ...