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12243497

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
The organ shortage has resulted in increasing recipient waiting lists and waiting-list deaths. The increased use of expanded donors has been associated with increased discarding of procured organs because of poor organ function. A structured donor management algorithm or critical pathway was tested to determine its effect on the donor management and procurement process. A pilot study examined donors from 88 critical care units in 10 organ procurement organizations managed under the critical pathway and compared them to retrospective data collected at those same pilot sites. The total number of organs both procured and transplanted per 100 donors was significantly greater (p <0.01) in the critical pathway group when compared to the control group. There was no significant difference in 1-year graft survival for any of the organs recovered, and no significant difference in the rate of delayed graft function in the kidneys transplanted. Use of a structured donor management algorithm results in significant increases in organs procured and organs transplanted without any reduction in the quality of the organs being transplanted.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1600-6135
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
761-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased transplanted organs from the use of a standardized donor management protocol.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Department, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, USA. rosendjd@unos.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article