J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 91(9): 1406-1408, 1990

Report on the annual meeting

THE NISHINIPPON ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK SYSTEM

1) Department of Surgery II, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan
2) Department of Medical Informatics, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan

Keizo Sugimachi1), Katsuhiko Yanaga1), Mitsuo Shimada1), Hidefumi Higashi1), Saburo Kakizoe1), Tetsuo Ikeda1), Keiji Kishikawa1), Yoshiaki Nose2)

A new immunosuppressive agent, cyclosporin, came into general use approximately ten years ago. This agent has revolutionized the results of transplantation of the heart, liver and kidney. Cadaveric liver transplantation will be performed in the very near future, although not yet successfully performed in Japan.
How are liver allografts obtained? How are organs allocated for all patient awaiting transplant? ln order to solve these issues, we established the Nishinippon Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network System in 1988. This presentation introduces the merits and problems of our system.

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