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Advances in surgical techniques and improved immunosuppression have led to increasing success in organ grafting. Transplantation is the treatment of choice for most patients in chronic renal failure and the only option for patients with end stage liver, heart and lung disease, and there is an ever-increasing demand for organs and tissue for transplantation. Unlike other surgical procedures, transplantation cannot take place in iso-lation. It requires cooperation between medical colleagues, often working many miles from a transplant centre, and the support of the public [1]. In addition the referral of patients as potential organ donors is an additional labour for intensive care units (ICU) and neuro surgical staff, who see no benefit for their own patients.
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Wight, C. (1997). The role of the transplant coordinator. In: Collins, G.M., Dubernard, J.M., Land, W., Persijn, G.G. (eds) Procurement, Preservation and Allocation of Vascularized Organs. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5422-2_29
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