J Korean Med Assoc.  2008 Aug;51(8):685-691. 10.5124/jkma.2008.51.8.685.

Current Status of Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Sharing in Korea

• Kim MS
• Kim SI
• Kim YS

• KMID: 2185922
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2008.51.8.685

Abstract

The first deceased donor organ (kidney) recovery and transplantation was performed in 1979. Since February 2000, deceased donor organ recovery and allocation have been performed exclusively by the direction of the Korean Network for Organ Sharing (KONOS), the governmental authority for organ transplantation in Korea. Herein, we review the annual incidence of deceased donor occurrence, transplantation statistics, and organ allocation status in the era of KONOS, and discuss about future directions for improved organ transplantation activities in Korea.

Keyword

Deceased donor; Organ sharing; Organ transplantation

MeSH Terms

Humans
Incidence
Korea
Organ Transplantation
Tissue Donors
Transplants

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  Figure 1 Proportion of deceased donor organ transplantation; Comparison between KONOS data and OPTN/SRTR data 2006.

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