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World J Transplant. Jun 18, 2025; 15(2): 101986
Published online Jun 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i2.101986
Published online Jun 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i2.101986
Table 2 Characteristics of deceased organs donors (18-75 years) from 2014-2021
Baseline characteristics | All donors | Drug overdose donors | Firearm injury donors | P value | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||
Total donors | 79790 | 11230 | 14.1 | 6095 | 7.6 | ||||
Gender | Male | 48391 | 60.6 | 6787 | 60.4 | 5077 | 83.3 | < 0.001 | |
Race | White | 53224 | 66.7 | 8929 | 79.5 | 3530 | 57.9 | < 0.001 | |
African American | 12099 | 15.2 | 987 | 8.8 | 1550 | 25.4 | |||
Hispanic | 11476 | 14.4 | 1108 | 9.9 | 879 | 14.4 | |||
Asian | 2027 | 2.5 | 100 | 0.9 | 57 | 0.9 | |||
Others | 964 | 1.2 | 106 | 0.9 | 79 | 1.3 |
- Citation: Dhand R, Okumura K, Nishida S, Dhand A. Rise in deaths from drug overdose and firearm injury during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and its impact on organ transplantation. World J Transplant 2025; 15(2): 101986
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v15/i2/101986.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v15.i2.101986