title: Correlation between donor age and organs transplanted per donor: our experience in Japan.
abstract: The shortage of available organs for transplantation is a worldwide issue. To maximize the number of transplantations, increasing the number of organs transplanted per donor (OTPD) is widely recognized as an important factor for improving the shortage. In Japan, we have had 211 donors, 1112 organs transplanted, and 924 recipients receiving the transplants, resulting in 4.4 ± 1.4 recipients receiving transplants per donor and 5.3 ± 1.6 OTPD as of February 2013. Because donor age is a well-recognized factor of donor suitability, we analyzed the correlation between donor age group and OTPD. Only the age group 60 to 69 years and the age group 70 to 79 years were significantly different (P < .05) from adjacent age groups. We estimate that a donor under age 70 years has the potential to donate 4.6 to 6.7 organs.
authors.affiliation: Japan Organ Transplant Network, Medical Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: ju-ashikari@jotnw.or.jp.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ashikari
authors.affiliation: Japan Organ Transplant Network, Medical Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Omiya
authors.affiliation: Japan Organ Transplant Network, Medical Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konaka
authors.affiliation: Japan Organ Transplant Network, Medical Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nomoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D046148:Donor Selection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D055815:Young Adult