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The Organ Allocation Controversy: How Did We Arrive Here?

Clifford H. Van Meter
Ochsner Journal January 1999, 1 (1) 6-11;
Clifford H. Van Meter
Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Ochsner Clinic and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation; Chairman of the United Network for Organ Sharing, Thoracic Organs Committee; President of the Board of the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency
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    Comparison of donors versus number of waiting patients (4).

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    Comparison of liver allocation policies: patients transplanted 1997-2003. Approximately 4,000 transplants are done each year (4).

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    Comparison of liver allocation policies: patients survival rates (4).

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    Comparison of liver allocation policies: projected waiting time for liver transplants (4).

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    Projected change in patient waiting times for liver transplantation under HHS policy.

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    Comparison of liver allocation policies: transportation of organs and doctors, median miles per transplant.

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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • Legislative History and Creation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
    • The Growing Need for Donor Organs
    • Current Methods of Organ Allocation
    • The HHS Final Rule
    • Public Comments and Analysis of the HHS Rule
    • Legislative and Legal Responses
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