The Opioid Use Crisis and Organ Transplantation: A Comparison of the United States and Europe

The drug abuse epidemic in the United States has led to an increased number of organ donors dying of drug intoxication (DI). Whether this increase crosses geographic boundaries remains unknown.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: J. Stehlik, J. Smits, J.A. Jarcho, R. Lehman, W. Cherikh, M.R. Mehra Source Type: research