Estimating the effect of focused donor registration efforts on the number of organ donors.

ABSTRACT: Waiting times for organs in the United States are long and vary widely across regions. Donor registration can increase the number of potential donors, but its effect on the actual number of organ transplants depends upon several factors. First among these factors is that deceased donor organ donation requires both that death occur in a way making recovery possible and that authorization to recover organs is obtained. We estimate the potential donor death rate and donor authorization rate conditional on potential donor death by donor registration status for each state and for key demographic groups. With this information, we then develop a simple measure of the value of a new donor registration. This combined measure using information on donor authorization rates and potential death rates v

SUBMITTER: Cardon JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7641390 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature