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Preventable harm in the Canadian organ donation and transplantation system: a descriptive study of missed organ donor identification and referral.
Zavalkoff S, O’Donnell S, Lalani J, et al. Preventable harm in the Canadian organ donation and transplantation system: a descriptive study of missed organ donor identification and referral. Can J Anaesth. 2023;70(5):886-892. doi:10.1007/s12630-023-02399-1.
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April 26, 2023
Zavalkoff S, O’Donnell S, Lalani J, et al. Can J Anaesth. 2023;70(5):886-892.
Lack of timely identification and referral of potential organ donors and poor communication can lead to missed opportunities for life-saving organ transplants. This analysis of data from Canadian organ donation organizations estimates that there were 354 potentially missed transplants between 2016 and 2018.
