Potential for organ donation  in Victoria: an audit of  hospital deaths

To the Editor: Opdam and Silvester concluded that the small pool of organ donors limits the potential for organ donation in Victoria.1

LifeLink Organ and Tissue Donation Network, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence: deepak@unsw.edu.au

1. Opdam HI, Silvester W. Potential for organ donation in Victoria: an audit of hospital deaths. Med J Aust 2006; 185: 250-254. <MJA full text>
2. Kootstra G, Daemen JH, Oomen AP. Categories of non-heart-beating donors. Transplant Proc 1995; 27: 2893-2894.
3. Cook D, Rocker G, Marshall J, et al; Level of Care Study Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in anticipation of death in the intensive care unit. N Engl J Med 2003; 349: 1123-1132.
4. Weber M, Dindo D, Demartines N, et al. Kidney transplantation from donors without a heartbeat. N Engl J Med 2002; 347: 248-255.

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