| Article ID: | iaor20061753 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 164 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 548 |
| End Page Number: | 554 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2005 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Authors: | Levy Amnon |
| Keywords: | decision |
This paper analyzes the minimum probability of success required for transplanting non-cadaveric organs. The relationship between this probability and factors such as the initial, and possible rates of change in the quality-adjusted life-years of the recipient and donor, as well as the expected medical knowledge gains, is conceptually developed and formulated and numerically illustrated.