Today, the success of the U.S. organ transplantation system requires the cooperation of many people and highly sophisticated technology. And it is all dependent on gifts of selfless generosity from donors and families who have chosen to enhance the lives of others through organ donation.
Recursos para pacientes y preguntas frecuentes: ahora disponibles en español
- Trasplantes pediátricos (PDF). Para padres y cuidadores de niños que necesitan un trasplante.
- Listado múltiple (PDF). Preguntas frecuentes sobre listados múltiples y transferencia del tiempo de espera.
- Donación en vida (PDF). Preguntas frecuentes sobre la donación de órganos en vida.
- Cómo encontrar un donante vivo (PDF). Información que se solicita habitualmente sobre cómo encontrar un donante vivo.
- Sistema de asignación de riñones (PDF). Información que se solicita habitualmente sobre la asignación de riñones.
About transplantation
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Read about the history of organ donation and transplantation.
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A successful organ transplant requires the coordination of many people and organizations.
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Transplant data show that more and more people receive transplants every year and that many people with transplants are living longer than ever before.
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Matching is the key to connecting individuals waiting for a life-saving transplant with compatible donor organs.
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Learn how patients benefit from a fair system for organ allocation.
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about multiple listing and waiting time transfer.
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A guide for when your child needs a transplant.
About donation
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Advances in transplantation science are helping to save more lives than ever.
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The donation process begins with a decision. You decide you want to help people with end-stage disease by donating your organs when you die.
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Living donation offers another choice for transplant candidates, and it extends the supply of organs.
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Kidney paired donation (KPD) is a transplant option for those waiting for a kidney transplant. It is for patients who have a willing living donor.
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When transplant hospitals accept patients onto the waiting list, the patients are registered in a centralized, national computer network that links all donors and transplant candidates.
Public comment
Learn about public comment—an essential part of the policy development process that occurs twice each year. Everyone is welcome to participate, especially transplant candidates, since these policies directly affect their care.