Real-world data to improve organ and tissue donation policies: lessons learned from the tissue and organ donor epidemiology study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The transplantation of human organs, and some human tissues, is often the only life-saving therapy available for serious and life-threatening congenital, inherited or acquired diseases. However, it is associated with a risk of transmission of communicable diseases from donor to recipient. It is imperative to understand the characteristics of the donor population (including both potential and actual donors) to inform policies that protect recipient safety. The Tissue and Organ Donor Epidemiology Study (TODES) was a pilot project designed to identify and collect standardized information on deceased persons referred for organ, tissue and/or eye donation, and to estimate (to the extent possible) infectious disease prevalence and incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV

SUBMITTER: Greenwald MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11556174 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature