Abstract
The number of kidneys transplanted from living donors varies considerably in different countries. According to a survey published by the European Dialysis and Transplant Association [1], 1018 kidney transplantations performed in West Germany in 1983 involved cadaver donors, and only 35 persons received their replacement organ from a living donor. In contrast, in the USA during the same period, 1796 out of a total of 6129 kidney transplantations (29.3%) were carried out using grafts from living donors [2]. The number of living kidney transplantations was, therefore, about nine times higher in the USA than in West Germany.
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Schneewind, K.A. (1997). Psychological aspects in living organ donation. In: Collins, G.M., Dubernard, J.M., Land, W., Persijn, G.G. (eds) Procurement, Preservation and Allocation of Vascularized Organs. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5422-2_39
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