title: Deceased Organ Donation.
abstract: SRTR uses data collected by OPTN to calculate metrics such as donation/conversion rate, organ yield, and rate of organs recovered for transplant but not transplanted. In 2014, 9252 eligible deaths were reported by organ procurement organizations, a slight increase from 8944 in 2012, and the donation/conversation rate was 73.4 eligible donors per 100 eligible deaths, a slight increase from 71.3 in 2013. Some metrics show variation across organ procurement organizations, suggesting that sharing best practices could lead to gains in efficiency and organ retrieval.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.|Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Israni
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zaun
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bolch
authors.affiliation: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, Richmond, VA.|United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rosendale
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.|Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.|Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Kasiske
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States
keywords: Deceased organ donation; donation/conversion rate; organ yield