Regulatory failure contributing to deaths of live kidney donors

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 829-834

  Friedman, Amy L ^a   Peters, T G ^b   Ratner, L E ^c  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Donor; Live donor; Outcome; Quality; Regulatory; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CLAMP; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVICE RECALL; FATALITY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; NEPHRECTOMY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON;

HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING DONORS; NEPHRECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL VEINS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859429349     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03918.x     Document Type: Review

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