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- Chris J Rudge and Elisabeth Buggins.
- Department of Health, London, United Kingdom. cjrudge@btinternet.com
- Transplantation. 2012 Jan 27;93(2):141-4.
AbstractEvery country needs to increase the number of deceased organ donors and the potential impact of a change to opting-out legislation remains unproven, despite the apparent association between opting out and higher donor rates. However, the Spanish model--so successful in Spain and many other countries--is not based on a requirement for opting out, and, in the UK, deceased organ donation has increased by 25% in 3 years through implementation of a series of recommendations that have transformed the infrastructure of donation. A major review of opting out concluded that it is not appropriate for the UK at this time.
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