Critical shortage. as technology improves, the transplant list gets longer--but there aren't enough organs to go around
Lee, J.
Modern Healthcare 43(24): 6-7; 1
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-7480 PMID: 23875229 Document Number: 666109
While improving medical technology is making transplants more successful and more people eligible, it's also contributing to a problem. There is a growing crowd of people waiting for organ transplants, and they vastly outnumber potential donors each year. "It's a zero-sum game," says Dr. J. Michael Millis, left, medical director of transplantation services at University of Chicago Medicine. "We don't have enough organs."