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  • Title: Trends in cadaveric organ donation in the United States: 1990-1999.
    Author: Ojo AO, Held PJ, Wolfe RA, Merion RM, Leichtman AB, Young EW, Guidinger M, Christensen L, Port FK, Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.
    Journal: Clin Transpl; 2002; ():105-9. PubMed ID: 12971439.
    Abstract:
    Despite declining in-hospital deaths, deceased donor organ donation increased in all demographic segments of the US population from 1990 to 1999. Although the rate of growth in older donors was more dramatic, there was substantial growth in the most physiologically suitable donor age groups, which contribute most to the donor pool. Nationwide, the average annual growth in donation rate for in-hospital deaths ages 1-70 was 5.0%, with wide regional variation. While the national trend is patently inadequate to meet the need for organ transplantation, the wide range of programs aimed at improving organ donation at all levels of society point to an encouraging pattern that may have resulted, in part, from these initiatives.
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