Behavioural Economic Nudge Policy, Organ-Donation and Heart Transplant Conversion Rates in Alberta, Canada. A Ten-Year Retrospective Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. S260
Author(s):  
P.F. Kantor ◽  
A. Yong ◽  
D.J. Kutsogiannis
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Heart Transplant ◽  
Conversion Rates ◽  
Behavioural Economic

scholarly journals Cardiac amyloidosis in a heart transplant patient - A case report and retrospective analysis of amyloidosis evolution

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Kintsler ◽  
Jörg Jäkel ◽  
Vincent Brandenburg ◽  
Katrin Kersten ◽  
Ruth Knuechel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Heart Transplant ◽  
Cardiac Amyloidosis ◽  
Transplant Patient ◽  
Heart Transplant Patient

scholarly journals Ablehnungs- und Umsetzungsraten von Organtransplantationen – mögliche Ursachen und denkbare Auswege

10.38107/017 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Living Wills ◽  
Organ Donors ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Legal Situation ◽  
Cantonal Hospital ◽  
Organ Donations ◽  
The Will ◽  
Observation Period

The work deals intensively with the very complex topic of post-mortem organ donation and the question of why it is that not all organs of potential organ donors are considered in transplantation. It covers central questions of the legally and ethically required handling of dying and death. In addition to a presentation of the relevant legal situation, the statistical findings on organ transplants performed in Switzerland during the observation period, the relatively high rates of rejection and low rates of conversion of organ donations by means of retrospective analysis of the data of all in 2013 at their then place of work, the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen are made and their results compared with those of the national SwissPOD study. The "primary desirable goal" of the measures taken to promote organ donation appears to the author to be less the "increase in available organs, but rather reflection on dying and one's own death", which is why she would welcome an increase in the number of living wills and organ donation cards available, in order to thereby reduce the emotionally stressful proxy decisions - regardless of the will specified therein.

The effects of increased donor support time from organ donation referral to donor procurement on heart transplant recipient survival

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen T. Carter ◽  
Seth T. Lirette ◽  
David A. Baran ◽  
Lawrence Creswell ◽  
Matthew E. Kutcher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Heart Transplant ◽  
Heart Transplant Recipient ◽  
Donor Support ◽  
Support Time

scholarly journals How Inaccurate Metrics Hide the True Potential for Organ Donation in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Siminoff ◽  
Heather M. Gardiner ◽  
Maureen Wilson-Genderson ◽  
Teresa J. Shafer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Donor Pool ◽  
Conversion Rates ◽  
The Us ◽  
Brain Dead

Background: There is a discrepancy between the reported increase in donor conversion rates and the number of organs available for transplant. Methods: Secondary analysis of data obtained from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients from January 2003 through December 2015 was performed. The primary outcomes were the (1) number of brain-dead donors from whom solid organs were recovered and (2) number of the organs transplanted. Descriptive statistics and growth plots were used to examine the trajectory of organ donation, recovery, and transplantation outcomes over the 11-year period. Results: From 2003 to 2006, the number of brain-dead donors increased from 6187 to 7375, remaining relatively stable at approximately 7200 thereafter. The average eligible deaths per organ procurement organization dropped from 182.7 (standard deviation [SD]: 131.3) in 2003 to 149.3 (SD: 111.4) in 2015. This suggests a total of 12 493 unrealized potential donors (2006-2015). Conclusions: Since 2006, a steady decline in the number of donor-eligible deaths was reported. In 2003, the reported eligible deaths was 11 326. This number peaked in 2004 at 11 346, tumbling to 9781 eligible donors in 2015, despite a 9% increase in the US population. From 2006 to 2015, the data indicate an artificial depression and underestimation of the true potential of brain-dead donors in the United States of conservatively 12 493 donors or 39 728 missing organs. New metrics providing objective but verifiable counts of the donor pool are needed.

71: Are Donors Presenting with Cardiac Arrest but Successfully Resuscitated a Contraindication for Organ Donation in Heart Transplant?

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. S30-S30
Author(s):  
P. Bonde ◽  
C. Bermudez ◽  
R. Kormos ◽  
J. Bhama ◽  
B. Sareyyupoglu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Heart Transplant

An In-House Coordinator Program to Increase Organ Donation in Public Trauma Hospitals

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Shafer ◽  
R. Patrick Wood ◽  
Charles Van Buren ◽  
William Guerriero ◽  
Kimberly Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Consent Process ◽  
Organ Donors ◽  
Consent Rate ◽  
Donor Management ◽  
Organ Procurement Organization ◽  
Conversion Rates ◽  
Organ Recovery

A 4-year retrospective study was conducted regarding the donor potential, consent rates, and organ recovery at a large 500-bed public trauma hospital. An independent organ procurement organization hired two in-house coordinators, one white and one black, to work exclusively in the hospital. The duties of the in-house coordinators included the following: working with nurses, physicians, and residents to identify donors; closely managing and coordinating the consent process; and assisting organ procurement coordinators in donor management. Following the program's implementation and the use of race-specific requesters, a 64% increase in consent rate resulted along with an overall increase of 94% in the number of organ donors. The consent rate of blacks increased 115%, whereas the number of black organ donors increased 154%. The Hispanic consent rate increased 48% with a corresponding increase of 83% in the number of Hispanic organ donors. In addition, the white consent rate increased from 55% (the 3-year average from 1993 to 1995) to 75% in 1996, resulting in a 36% increase following the implementation of the program. The investment of dedicated race-sensitive personnel in large urban county trauma facilities can result in a significant increase in donor conversion rates.

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