Analysis of official deceased organ donation data casts doubt on the credibility of China's organ transplant reform.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Since 2010 the People's Republic of China has been engaged in an effort to reform its system of organ transplantation by developing a voluntary organ donation and allocation infrastructure. This has required a shift in the procurement of organs sourced from China's prison and security apparatus to hospital-based voluntary donors declared dead by neurological and/or circulatory criteria. Chinese officials announced that from January 1, 2015, hospital-based donors would be the sole source of organs. This paper examines the availability, transparency, integrity, and consistency of China's official transplant data. METHODS:Forensic statistical methods were used to examine key deceased organ donation datasets from 2010 to 2018. Two central-level datasets - published by the China Orga

SUBMITTER: Robertson MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6854896 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature