OPTN/SRTR 2016 Annual Data Report: Deceased Organ Donation

SRTR uses data collected by OPTN to calculate metrics such as donation rate, organ yield, and rate of organs recovered for transplant but not transplanted. In 2016, 1,072,717 death and imminent death referrals were made to organ procurement organizations, of which 23,433 met the definition of eligib...

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Published inAmerican journal of transplantation Vol. 18; no. S1; pp. 434 - 463
Main Authors Israni, A. K., Zaun, D., Rosendale, J.D., Schaffhausen, C., Snyder, J. J., Kasiske, B. L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Limited 01.01.2018
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Annual Reports as Topic
Blood & organ donations
Brain Death
Graft Survival
Humans
Organ Transplantation
Registries
Resource Allocation
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Tissue Donors
United States
Waiting Lists
United States
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Summary:SRTR uses data collected by OPTN to calculate metrics such as donation rate, organ yield, and rate of organs recovered for transplant but not transplanted. In 2016, 1,072,717 death and imminent death referrals were made to organ procurement organizations, of which 23,433 met the definition of eligible (10,717) or imminent (12,716) deaths per OPTN policy. There were 9971 deceased donors, and this number has been increasing since 2010. The number of organs authorized for recovery has also continued to increase since 2010. In 2016, 4859 organs were discarded, including 3631 kidneys, 317 pancreata, 739 livers, 8 intestines, 31 hearts, and 211 lungs. These numbers suggest a need to reduce the number of organs discarded.
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ISSN:1600-6135
1600-6143
DOI:10.1111/ajt.14563