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Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Research Focus Transplantation Medicine - SDOrgan Transplantation and the Gap between Supply and DemandWhile the advances in science and medicine have made organ transplantation a widely used and effective treatment option for various conditions, there is a significant gap between the high demand for organs and the limited supply of organ donations. Different countries and regions in the world have followed different strategies to close this gap: Spain, for example, has achieved the highest rates of organ donation by improving organization and introducing an opt-out model ("Widerspruchslösung"), the Scandinavian countries have focused on living organ donation, others have permitted organ donation after cardiac death in addition to donation after brain death. Experts f...2013-02-261h 58
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Research Focus Transplantation Medicine (LMU) - HDOrgan Transplantation and the Gap between Supply and DemandWhile the advances in science and medicine have made organ transplantation a widely used and effective treatment option for various conditions, there is a significant gap between the high demand for organs and the limited supply of organ donations. Different countries and regions in the world have followed different strategies to close this gap: Spain, for example, has achieved the highest rates of organ donation by improving organization and introducing an opt-out model ("Widerspruchslösung"), the Scandinavian countries have focused on living organ donation, others have permitted organ donation after cardiac death in addition to donation after brain death. Experts f...2013-02-2600 min