Current status of pediatric transplantation in Japan

Abstract Brain-dead donor organ transplantation has been available to children in Japan since the 2010 revision of the Organ Transplant Law. Of the 50–60 brain-dead donor organ transplants performed annually in Japan, however, very few (0–4 per year) are performed in children. Again, while those rec...

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Main Authors: Nao Nishimura, Mureo Kasahara, Kenji Ishikura, Satoshi Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-017-0241-0