Resolving issues of consent and oversight: One step closer to terra firma in deceased organ donor research.

The authors comment on a report by Michael M. Rey and colleagues which focused on issues of consent and oversight in deceased organ donor research. In the U.S. there was reportedly an increase in the proportion of extended criteria donors including cardiac death and older donors. Several obstacles to a review of donor management research include increased funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other funding agencies and streamlined regulatory/oversight process.