Factors limiting organ donation in Baden-Württemberg.

Publisher: Munksgaard Country of Publication: Denmark NLM ID: 8710240 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1399-0012 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09020063 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Clin Transplant Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Copenhagen : Munksgaard,

Cause of Death* ; Organ Transplantation*; Tissue Donors/*supply & distribution ; Tissue and Organ Procurement/*statistics & numerical data; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Germany ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult

Unlabelled: In the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg, the number of deceased donors from whom organs have been recovered has been decreasing over the past several years. We questioned whether changing donor age and/or cause of death (COD) were contributing to this trend.
Methods: All potential donors who reported to our regional Baden-Württemberg organ procurement organization were reviewed (2006-2010, n = 1771). Changes in age distribution and COD were analyzed, factors we thought might have affected the conversion from potential to successful organ donation.
Results: Between 2006 and 2010, the annual number of reported cases with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) as the COD decreased from 117 to 65, while the number of deaths from other reasons increased from 264 to 294. Conversion rates were higher in the SAH group (56%) compared with the other reasons group (37%).
Discussion: Mortality rates are changing in certain devastating brain injuries. This, and other factors, may contribute adversely to organ donation rates.
(© 2013 John Wiley & Sons A/S.)

Keywords: cause of death; changing donor profile; organ donation

Date Created: 20130806 Date Completed: 20140313 Latest Revision: 20130805

20221213

10.1111/ctr.12157

23909496