Corneal donation in the accident and emergency department: observational study

More work is needed to educate the public and staff about corneal donation. In January 1999 the Manchester Eye Bank was unable to issue any corneas for grafting because of a shortage. In 1998, 28 pairs of corneas were retrieved in the west of Scotland. Projecting our results for one year, we would e...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 2000-11, Vol.321 (7271), p.1263-1264
Hauptverfasser:	Long, J, Walsh, D, Ritchie, D A W, Russell, F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Blood & organ donations Cornea Corneal Transplantation - methods Data collection Emergency departments Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration Fatalities Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Organ donation Questionnaires Scotland Studies Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the eye and orbit Tissue and Organ Procurement - organization & administration Tissue donation Tissue Donors Tissue procurement
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Zusammenfassung:	More work is needed to educate the public and staff about corneal donation. In January 1999 the Manchester Eye Bank was unable to issue any corneas for grafting because of a shortage. In 1998, 28 pairs of corneas were retrieved in the west of Scotland. Projecting our results for one year, we would expect to double the number of corneas donated in the west of Scotland simply by implementing this policy in one accident and emergency department.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1263