Pediatric donor heart utilization variability among organ procurement organizations
Firezer Haregu,
R. Jerome Dixon,
Michael Porter
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundOrgan procurement organizations (OPOs) are responsible for the medical management of organ donors. Given the variability in pediatric donor heart utilization among OPOs, we examined factors that may explain this variability, including differences in donor medical management, organ quality, and candidate factors.MethodsThe Organ Procurement and Transplant Network database was queried for pediatric (<18 years) heart donors and candidates receiving pediatric donor heart offers from 2010 to 2019. OPOs… Show more
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