OPTN/SRTR 2018 Annual Data Report: Deceased Organ Donation

Ajay Israni, David Zaun, Noelle Hadley, John D. Rosendale, Cory R Schaffhausen, Warren T McKinney, J. J. Snyder, Bert L Kasiske

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Abstract

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 2018, there were 10,721 deceased donors, and this number has been increasing since 2010. The number of deceased donor transplants increased to 29,676 in 2018 from 28,582 in 2017, and this number has been increasing since 2012. The recent increase may be due in part to the rising number of deaths of young people due to the opioid epidemic. In 2018, 4994 organs were discarded, slightly more than 4813 in 2017. In 2018, 3755 kidneys, 278 pancreata, 707 livers, 3 intestines, 23 hearts, and 317 lungs were discarded. These numbers suggest an opportunity to increase numbers of transplants by reducing discards.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAmerican Journal of Transplantation
Pages509-541
Number of pages33
Volume20 Suppl s1
Editions1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2 2020

Publication series

NameAmerican Journal of Transplantation
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISSN (Print)1600-6135

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Characteristic 2008 2018 N Percent N Percent KDPI <20% 1593 19.9% 1912 17.8% 21‐34% 876 11.0% 1337 12.5% 35‐85% 3596 45.0% 5034 47.0% >85% 1560 19.5% 1887 17.6% Unknown/missing 364 4.6% 551 5.1% HIV Not Positive 10,703 99.8% Positive 18 0.2% HCV Not Positive 7654 95.8% 10,148 94.7% Positive 335 4.2% 573 5.3% Citizenship US 7857 98.3% 9596 89.5% Non‐US 0 0.0% 305 2.8% Other/unkown 132 1.7% 820 7.6% COD Anoxia 1732 21.7% 4637 43.3% Stroke 3206 40.1% 2862 26.7% Head Trauma 2793 35.0% 2906 27.1% CNS Tumor 42 0.5% 37 0.3% Other/unkown 216 2.7% 279 2.6% Sex Female 3256 40.8% 4225 39.4% Male 4733 59.2% 6496 60.6% Age <18 years 879 11.0% 875 8.2% 18‐34 years 2086 26.1% 3155 29.4% 35‐49 years 2083 26.1% 2950 27.5% 50‐64 years 2216 27.7% 2946 27.5% ≥65 years 725 9.1% 795 7.4% Ethnicity Non‐Latino/unkown 6865 85.9% 9135 85.2% Latino 1124 14.1% 1586 14.8% Race White 6464 80.9% 8517 79.4% Black 1278 16.0% 1787 16.7% Asian 188 2.4% 253 2.4% Other/unkown 59 0.7% 164 1.5% DCD status DBD 7140 89.4% 8591 80.1% DCD 849 10.6% 2130 19.9% The publication was produced for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, by the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) and by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) under contracts HHSH250201500009C and 234‐2005‐37011C, respectively. This publication lists non‐federal resources in order to provide additional information to consumers. The views and content in these resources have not been formally approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Neither HHS nor HRSA endorses the products or services of the listed resources. OPTN/SRTR 2018 Annual Data Report is not copyrighted. Readers are free to duplicate and use all or part of the information contained in this publication. Data are not copyrighted and may be used without permission if appropriate citation information is provided. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1320b‐10, this publication may not be reproduced, reprinted, or redistributed for a fee without specific written authorization from HHS. Suggested Citations Full citation: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). OPTN/SRTR 2018 Annual Data Report. Rockville, MD: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration; 2019. Abbreviated citation: OPTN/SRTR 2018 Annual Data Report. HHS/HRSA. Publications based on data in this report or supplied on request must include a citation and the following statement: The data and analyses reported in the 2018 Annual Data Report of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients have been supplied by the United Network for Organ Sharing and the Hennepin Health‐care Research Institute under contract with HHS/HRSA. The authors alone are responsible for reporting and interpreting these data; the views expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the U.S. Government. This report is available at srtr.transplant.hrsa.gov. Individual chapters, as well as the report as a whole, may be downloaded.

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Keywords

  • Donation rate
  • eligible death
  • organ discard
  • organ yield

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Review
  • Journal Article

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