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World J Transplant. Jun 24, 2016; 6(2): 423-428
Published online Jun 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i2.423
Published online Jun 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i2.423
Table 1 Participating organ procurement organizations
| Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency |
| Donor Network West |
| Life Sharing - A Donate Life Organization |
| Donor Alliance Inc. |
| Life Choice Donor Services |
| Washington Regional Transplant Community |
| Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency |
| Life Quest Organ Recovery Services |
| LifeLink of Florida |
| Legacy of Life Hawaii |
| Indiana Donor Network |
| Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency |
| New England Organ Bank |
| The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland |
| Gift of Life Michigan |
| Life Source |
| Mid-America Transplant Services |
| Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency |
| Midwest Transplant Network |
| Carolina Donor Services |
| Nebraska Organ Recovery System |
| New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network |
| Live-On-NY |
| Lifebanc |
| Life Connection of Ohio |
| Lifeline of Ohio |
| Life Center Organ Donor Network |
| Life Share Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma |
| Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank |
| Center for Organ Recovery and Education |
| Tennessee Donor Services |
| Life Gift Organ Donation Center |
| Southwest Transplant Alliance |
| Life Center Northwest |
| Wisconsin Donor Network |
| UW Organ and Tissue Donation |
Table 2 Recovery data with Injuries
| Recovered intestine |
| Transplanted intestine |
| Type 1 |
| Type 2 |
| Type 3 |
| Recovered pancreas |
| Transplanted pancreas |
| Type 1 |
| Type 2 |
| Type 3 |
| Recovered heart |
| Transplanted heart |
| Type 1 |
| Type 2 |
| Type 3 |
| Recovered lung |
| Transplanted lung |
| Type 1 |
| Type 2 |
| Type 3 |
| Recovered liver |
| Transplanted liver |
| Type 1 |
| Type 2 |
| Type 3 |
| Recovered kidney |
| Transplanted kidney |
| Type 1 |
| Type 2 |
| Type 3 |
Table 3 Number of type 3 injuries (one year) by organ procurement organization
| OPOs with 1 injury |
| OPOs with 2 injuries |
| OPOs with 3 injuries |
| OPOs with 4 injuries |
| OPOs with 6 injuries |
| OPOs with 10 injuries |
Table 4 Causes of class 3 injury
| Organ | # injuries | Cause |
| Intestine | 0 | N/A |
| Pancreas | 4 | Vascular injury (2) |
| Traction injury to organ (2) | ||
| Heart | 1 | Vascular injury (1) |
| Lung | 5 | Vascular injury (2) |
| Inadequate trachea for anastomosis (1) | ||
| Not specified (1) | ||
| Liver | 6 | Vascular injury (3) |
| Capsular tear (2) | ||
| Not specified (1) | ||
| Kidney | 43 | Vascular injury (27) |
| Capsular tear (7) | ||
| Ureteral transection (5) | ||
| Not specified (3) | ||
| Failure to flush artery adequately (1) |
- Citation: Taber TE, Neidlinger NA, Mujtaba MA, Eidbo EE, Cauwels RL, Hannan EM, Miller JR, Paramesh AS. Deceased donor organ procurement injuries in the United States. World J Transplant 2016; 6(2): 423-428
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v6/i2/423.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v6.i2.423