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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-3
pubmed:abstractText
Organ transplantation remains the only life-saving therapy for many patients with organ failure. Despite the work of the Organ Donation and Transplant Collaboratives, and the marked increases in deceased donors early in the effort, deceased donors only rose by 67 from 2006 and the number of living donors declined during the same time period. There continue to be increases in the use of organs from donors after cardiac death (DCD) and expanded criteria donors (ECD). This year has seen a major change in the way organs are offered with increased patient safety measures in those organ offers made by OPOs using DonorNet. Unfortunately, the goals of 75% conversion rates, 3.75 organs transplanted per donor, 10% of all donors from DCD sources and 20% growth of transplant center volume have yet to be reached across all donation service areas (DSAs) and transplant centers; however, there are DSAs that have not only met, but exceeded, these goals. Changes in organ preservation techniques took place this year, partly due to expanding organ acceptance criteria and increasing numbers of ECDs and DCDs. Finally, the national transplant environment has changed in response to increased regulatory oversight and new requirements for donation and transplant provider organizations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1600-6143
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
879-93
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Cadaver, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Cause of Death, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Environment, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Heart Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Interinstitutional Relations, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Intestines, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Liver Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Living Donors, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Lung Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Medicaid, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Medicare, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Organ Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Pancreas Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Tissue Donors, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-Tissue and Organ Procurement, pubmed-meshheading:19341413-United States
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Organ donation and utilization in the United States: 1998-2007.
pubmed:affiliation
Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA. tuttl006@mc.duke.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.