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Ethically Increasing the Supply of Transplantable Organs

Aaron Spital, MD

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  • From Elmhurst Hospital Center, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Elmhurst, New York.

    Potential Financial Conflicts of Interest: None disclosed.

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TO THE EDITOR:
In his recent editorial (1), Childress adeptly summarized recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations (2) for increasing the supply of transplantable organs. According to the IOM report, we should continue to rely on public goodwill but should work harder to stimulate it through education, creation of donor registries, and improvement in techniques for obtaining consent. In my opinion, with the notable exception of encouraging donation after cardiac death, the IOM's recommendations are somewhat disappointing because they do not differ fundamentally from previous suggestions. We need a new approach to organ procurement—not more of the same.
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Spital A. Ethically Increasing the Supply of Transplantable Organs. Ann Intern Med. 2007;146:537–538. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-146-7-200704030-00014

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2007;146(7):537-538.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-146-7-200704030-00014

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