Conscription of Cadaveric Organs for Transplantation: A Stimulating Idea Whose Time Has Not Yet Come

Abstract

Transplantation is now the best therapy for eligible patients with end-stage organ disease. For patients with failed kidneys, successful renal transplantation improves the quality and increases the quantity of their lives. For people with other types of organ failure, transplantation offers the only hope for long-term survival.This study was supported by a grant from the Upstate New York chapter of the National Kidney Foundation.