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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| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2018 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 2019 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2020 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| 2024 | 22 | 10 | 32 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tissue and Organ Procurement" by people in Profiles.
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Beyond Categorical Tiers: Improving Measurement of Medical Urgency as the Foundation for Heart Allocation Reform. J Card Fail. 2026 Sep; 32(9):1584-1593.
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Living Donor Training During ASTS Fellowship: Disparities in Autonomy Between Kidney and Liver Donation. A National Survey. Clin Transplant. 2026 Sep; 40(9):e70671.
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Pancreas Transplant Training in U.S. Transplant Nephrology Fellowships: National Survey of Current Barriers and Potential Solutions. Clin Transplant. 2026 Sep; 40(9):e70674.
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Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: Provider and Transplant Center Practices and Perspectives. Clin Transplant. 2026 Aug; 40(8):e70637.
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Does procurement technique or criteria for the declaration of death matter? A survey of public attitudes toward organ donation. Am J Surg. 2026 Nov; 261:117172.
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Hormone replacement before brain death increases organ donation rate after catastrophic brain injury: An EAST multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Oct 01; 101(4):619-631.
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Potential Impact of the OPTN Status Escalation Policy for Adult Heart Transplant Candidates With Durable LVADs. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Jul; 19(7):e013854.
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High Rate of Transplantation Before Review of Status Exception Requests Among Adult Heart Transplant Candidates. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Jul; 19(7):e013994.
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Establishing standards for controlled donation after circulatory determination of death in adults: the Bucharest international European Society for Organ Transplantation consensus. Transpl Int. 2026; 39:16284.
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OPTN/SRTR 2024 Annual Data Report: Vascularized Composite Allograft. Am J Transplant. 2026 Jun; 26(8S1):S585-S612.