Tissue and Organ Procurement
"Tissue and Organ Procurement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The administrative procedures involved with acquiring TISSUES or organs for TRANSPLANTATION through various programs, systems, or organizations. These procedures include obtaining consent from TISSUE DONORS and arranging for transportation of donated tissues and organs, after TISSUE HARVESTING, to HOSPITALS for processing and transplantation.
| Descriptor ID |
D009927
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.911
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| Concept/Terms |
Donor Cards- Donor Cards
- Card, Donor
- Cards, Donor
- Donor Card
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Tissue and Organ Procurement" by people in this website by year, and whether "Tissue and Organ Procurement" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tissue and Organ Procurement" by people in Profiles.
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Waiting List Survival Trends in Pediatric Lung Transplantation: A National Cohort Study. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 May; 61(5):e71656.
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Pediatric Lung Waitlist Score (PLWS): A Score to Predict Waitlist Time for Pediatric Lung Transplant Candidates. Clin Transplant. 2026 Jan; 40(1):e70454.
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Ethical controversies in organ procurement: A national survey on public perceptions of thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion. Am J Transplant. 2026 Apr; 26(4):785-796.
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Improved liver transplant outcomes for patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma following implementation of the MMAT-3 policy. Liver Transpl. 2026 Jun 01; 32(6):823-829.
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The promise of xenotransplantation: a challenge. J Med Ethics. 2025 Jul 23; 51(8):512-515.
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Where Do Organ Donors Come From in the United States? An Analysis of Urban and Rural Donation. Clin Transplant. 2025 Jul; 39(7):e70231.
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Risk Factors for Solid Organ Graft Failure and Death in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients Undergoing Solid Organ Transplantation: A Retrospective Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Study. Transplantation. 2025 Oct 01; 109(10):1626-1638.
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Risk Factors for Solid Organ Graft Failure and Death in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Retrospective Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Study. Transplantation. 2025 Oct 01; 109(10):1611-1625.
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Beyond the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act: Roadmap to expanding kidney and liver transplants for people with human immunodeficiency virus utilizing grafts from donors with human immunodeficiency virus. Am J Transplant. 2025 Oct; 25(10):2057-2066.
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Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death in Pediatric Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation at the Time of Death. Pediatr Transplant. 2025 02; 29(1):e70013.