TY - JOUR
T1 - Current status of deceased donor organ recovery and sharing in korea
AU - Myoung, Soo Kim
AU - Yu, Seun Kim
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - The first deceased donor organ (kidney) recovery and transplantation was performed in 1979. Since February 2000, deceased donor organ recovery and allocation have been performed exclusively by the direction of the Korean Network for Organ Sharing (KONOS), the governmental authority for organ transplantation in Korea. Herein, we review the annual incidence of deceased donor occurrence, transplantation statistics, and organ allocation status in the era of KONOS, and discuss about future directions for improved organ transplantation activities in Korea.
AB - The first deceased donor organ (kidney) recovery and transplantation was performed in 1979. Since February 2000, deceased donor organ recovery and allocation have been performed exclusively by the direction of the Korean Network for Organ Sharing (KONOS), the governmental authority for organ transplantation in Korea. Herein, we review the annual incidence of deceased donor occurrence, transplantation statistics, and organ allocation status in the era of KONOS, and discuss about future directions for improved organ transplantation activities in Korea.
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U2 - 10.5124/jkma.2008.51.8.685
DO - 10.5124/jkma.2008.51.8.685
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956589998
SN - 1975-8456
VL - 51
SP - 685
EP - 691
JO - Journal of the Korean Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Korean Medical Association
IS - 8
ER -