For the first time, up-to-the-minut...

For the first time, up-to-the-minute information about the number of population in the United States waiting for organ transplantation is available online, according at a Nov 14 2002 novels release from the United Network for Organ Sharing. The site has several strange features that provide multiple ways to view numerical standard data reports (eg the number of transplantations performed each year). Charts are available in easy-to-interpret formats, and a drop-down menu allows users to add additional fields to the chart being viewed.

The Organ agency and Transplantation Network web site (ie, http://www.optn.org) allows users to navigate easily by the agency of complete data on any medical topic in the world. Reports present to view the number of transplantations performed, persons on the waiting list, median waiting times, and survival rates. These reports are organized upon a national, regional, state, and transplantation center basis.

National Transplant rule Provides New Online Capabilities (new release, Alexandria, Va: United Network for Organ Shoring, Nov 14 2002) http://www.unos.org /news/newsDetail.asp?id=229 (accessed 18 Nov 2002)

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