The Drug Overdose Epidemic and Deceased-Donor Transplantation in the United States: A National Registry Study.

Conclusion: In the United States, transplantation with ODD organs has increased dramatically, with noninferior outcomes in transplant recipients. Concerns about IRD behaviors and hepatitis C among donors lead to excess discard that should be minimized given the current organ shortage.
Primary Funding Source: National Institutes of Health.
PMID: 29710288 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 17, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Durand CM, Bowring MG, Thomas AG, Kucirka LM, Massie AB, Cameron A, Desai NM, Sulkowski M, Segev DL Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research