Abstract
With the improvements in quality of life and patient survival following kidney transplantation, the discrepancy between demand and supply of organs is increasing. The Eurotransplant figures from the annual report 1992 indicate four times as many patients on the waiting list as there are kidneys transplanted [1]. It is therefore necessary to look for sources of kidneys other than living related and heart-beating (HB) cadaver donors. Kidneys from living related donors offer a major contribution to successful transplantation, with excellent graft survival, but their number is restricted. Procurement of kidneys from heart-beating cadavers is inhibited by a high incidence of refusal by relatives [2]. The criteria for post mortem organ donation are gradually being liberalized, an example of which is the introduction of the notion ‘borderline or marginal donor’ [3].
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