The OPTN Deceased Donor Potential Study: Implications for Policy and Practice.

摘要: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Deceased Donor Potential Study, funded by the Health Resources Services Administration, characterized current pool of potential deceased donors estimated changes through 2020. goal was to inform policy development suggest practice designed increase number organ transplants. estimates used filtering methodologies applied datasets from OPTN, National Center for Statistics, Agency Healthcare Research Quality these with actual estimate donor Projected growth 0.5% per year suggested unrealized across all demographic groups, most significant (70%) in 50-75-year-old age group Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) donors. Actual transplants that may be realized categories are constrained confounding medical comorbidities not identified administrative databases limiting utilization practices organs DCD Policy, regulatory, encouraging procurement transplantation a broader population required transplant numbers United States.