title: OPTN/SRTR 2012 Annual Data Report: deceased organ donation.
abstract: The status of deceased organ donation is assessed using several metrics, including donation/conversion rate (how often at least one organ is recovered for transplant from an eligible death), organ yield (ratio of observed/expected numbers of organs transplanted), and rate of organs discarded (number of organs discarded divided by the number of organs recovered for transplant). The 2012 donation/conversion rate was 72.5. eligible donors per 100 eligible deaths, slightly lower than the 2011 rate but higher than in previous years. The 2011-2012 yield ratio varied by donation service area from 0.91 (fewer organs transplanted per donor than expected) to 1.09 (more than expected), and also varied for specific organs. The mean number of organs transplanted per donor in 2012 was 3.02, lower than in 2011 and 2010; this number varied by donation service area from 2.04 to 3.76. The number of organs discarded is calculated by subtracting the number of organs transplanted from the number recovered for transplant; this number is used to calculate the discard rate. The discard rate in 2012 for all organs combined was 0.14 per recovered organ, slightly higher than in 2011 and 2011; it varied by donation service area and organ type.
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN; Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Israni
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zaun
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rosendale
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Kasiske
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003643:Death; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000637:transplantation; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014481:United States
keywords: Deceased organ donation; donation/conversion rate; organ discard rate; organ yield