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Breakdown in the Organ Donation Process and Its Effect on Organ Availability
Joint Authors
Razdan, Manik
Kahn, Jeremy M.
Driessen, Julia
Degenholtz, Howard B.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
This study examines the effect of breakdown in the organ donation process on the availability of transplantable organs.
A process breakdown is defined as a deviation from the organ donation protocol that may jeopardize organ recovery.
Methods.
A retrospective analysis of donation-eligible decedents was conducted using data from an independent organ procurement organization.
Adjusted effect of process breakdown on organs transplanted from an eligible decedent was examined using multivariable zero-inflated Poisson regression.
Results.
An eligible decedent is four times more likely to become an organ donor when there is no process breakdown (adjusted OR: 4.01; 95% CI: 1.6838, 9.6414; P < 0.01 ) even after controlling for the decedent’s age, gender, race, and whether or not a decedent had joined the state donor registry.
However once the eligible decedent becomes a donor, whether or not there was a process breakdown does not affect the number of transplantable organs yielded.
Overall, for every process breakdown occurring in the care of an eligible decedent, one less organ is available for transplant.
Decedent’s age is a strong predictor of likelihood of donation and the number of organs transplanted from a donor.
Conclusion.
Eliminating breakdowns in the donation process can potentially increase the number of organs available for transplant but some organs will still be lost.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Razdan, Manik& Degenholtz, Howard B.& Kahn, Jeremy M.& Driessen, Julia. 2015. Breakdown in the Organ Donation Process and Its Effect on Organ Availability. Journal of Transplantation،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Razdan, Manik…[et al.]. Breakdown in the Organ Donation Process and Its Effect on Organ Availability. Journal of Transplantation No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1070441
American Medical Association (AMA)
Razdan, Manik& Degenholtz, Howard B.& Kahn, Jeremy M.& Driessen, Julia. Breakdown in the Organ Donation Process and Its Effect on Organ Availability. Journal of Transplantation. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1070441
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1070441