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. 2016 Jan:16 Suppl 2:195-215.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.13673.

Deceased Organ Donation

A K Israni  1   2   3 , D Zaun  3 , C Bolch  3 , J D Rosendale  4   5 , J J Snyder  1   3 , B L Kasiske  2   3
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Deceased Organ Donation

A K Israni et al. Am J Transplant. 2016 Jan.
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Abstract

SRTR uses data collected by OPTN to calculate metrics such as donation/conversion rate, organ yield, and rate of organs recovered for transplant but not transplanted. In 2014, 9252 eligible deaths were reported by organ procurement organizations, a slight increase from 8944 in 2012, and the donation/conversation rate was 73.4 eligible donors per 100 eligible deaths, a slight increase from 71.3 in 2013. Some metrics show variation across organ procurement organizations, suggesting that sharing best practices could lead to gains in efficiency and organ retrieval.

Keywords: Deceased organ donation; donation/conversion rate; organ yield.

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