Regional Variation in Transplant Utilization and Agonal Times among Donation after Circulatory Death Lung Donors in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Utilization of donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors in lung transplant in the United States lags when compared to other countries. We sought to evaluate geographical variation in the percentage of donation after circulatory death donors, conversion to lung transplant, agonal times, and consent for donation.

Methods

We queried the United Network for Organ Sharing database (2018-2023) to identify DCD donors and compared across organ procurement organizations (OPO). We illustrated the geographical variation in the location of transplant centers using DCDs, DCD donors used for solid organ transplant/ lung transplant, and median agonal time. Also, a special mapping was performed for the geographical difference of the refusal code utilization for declining th

SUBMITTER: Noda K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857602 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature