Table 2.
Characteristics of clinical studies
| First author, year | Country | Sites | Clinical study type | Level of evidence | Donor | Recovery site(s) | Tissue(s) recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman and Villar (1992) | England | 1 | Cohort | II | Cadaveric living | NR | Bone (femoral heads, massive allografts; during hip replacement or general organ harvest) |
| Heng et al. (2013) | Singapore | 1 | Retrospective | III | Organ living | OR or designated clean room | Heart |
| Schubert et al. (2012) | Belgium | 1 | Retrospective | III | Multi-organ | OR or tissue recovery room | Bone and tendon (following organs) |
| Gocke (2005) | USA | 1 | Retrospective | III | Organ | OR | Bone, tendons, fascia, others |
| Goffin et al. (2000) | Belgium | 1 | Retrospective | III | Cadaveric, multi-organ living | NR | Heart |
| Sommerville et al. (2000) | Australia | 1 | Retrospective | III | Living | OR | Bone |
| Journeaux et al. (1999) | UK | 1 | Retrospective | III | Cadaveric, Multi-organ Living | NR | Bone |
| Verghese et al. (1998) | India | 1 | Retrospective | III | Cadaveric living | Mortuary | Cardiac |
| Bettin et al. (1998) | Germany | 1 | Retrospective | III | Multi-organ cadaveric | OR, morgue | Bone (after explantation of parenchymatous tissue) |
| Goffin et al. (1996) | Belgium | NR | Retrospective | III | Cadaveric multi-organ living | NR | Heart |
| Campbell and Oakeshott (1995) | Australia | 1 | Retrospective | III | Cadaveric living | OR, autopsy room | Bone |
| Gall et al. (1995) | Australia | 1 | Retrospective | III | Cadaveric multi-organ living | OR, mortuary/clean room | Heart (prior to postmortem evaluation) |
Quality of evidence, Level I evidence: high, Level II evidence: moderate, Level III evidence: low, Level IV evidence: very low
OR operating room, NR not reported