Increasing the supply of solid organs for transplantation.

l 5,358 kidney transplant operations were performed, according to information reported to the Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. Of these, 3,681 involved cadaveric donors. l Approximately 100 patients underwent cardiac transplantation, in&ding 7 patients who had heartlung transplant procedures. l The pioneering transplant team at the University of Pittsburgh carried out 82 liver transplants, almost 4 times the yearly number ever previously possible.