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The drug abuse epidemic in the United States has been associated with an increase in the recovery of organs from brain-dead donors

Proportion of Drug-Intoxicated Organ Donors on the Rise in U.S.

No difference in survival between recipients of organs from drug-intoxicated donors, other donors
Transplantation of organs from overdose-death donors is associated with similar five-year patient survival and graft survival as organs from trauma-death donors and medical-death donors

Similar Outcomes for Transplant With Overdose-Death Donors

Outcomes similar for ODD recipients, recipients of organs from trauma-death, medical-death donors
Perceptions of the organ donation experience vary between relatives who decide to donate their relative's organs and those who do not

Grief Symptoms Similar in Donor vs Non-Donor Decision Families

Families making decision not to donate relative's organs experience lower quality communication
From 2005 to 2015

2005 to 2015 Saw Drop in Living Kidney Donation Among Men

Incidence of donation stable in women but decreased among men; income tied to changes in donation
Living kidney donors experience a wide range of emotions throughout the donation process that influences the lives of donors on several levels

Emotions Faced by Living Kidney Donors Can Impact Daily Life

Support, clear communication from health care team essential for improving donor comfort level
Graft survival is similar for recipients of kidneys from >80-year-old donors and donors aged ≤60 years

Graft Survival Similar for Kidneys From Octogenarians

Recipients of biopsy-guided kidneys from >80-year-old donors had significantly shorter waiting times
A new kidney allocation system implemented in 2014 by the United Network for Organ Sharing reduced racial disparities in receipt of kidney transplant

Kidney Allocation System Cuts Racial Disparities in Transplant

Implementation of new system linked to narrowing of disparities for blacks, Hispanics versus whites
The risk of end-stage renal disease varies among living kidney donors

Race, Sex Impact Risk of ESRD for Living Kidney Donors

Increased risk of ESRD with black race and male sex; older age tied to increased risk in nonblack donors
Healthy kidneys from elderly donors are often rejected

Old Age Should Not Exclude Deceased Organ Donation

Similar survival rates seen whether organ comes from 50-year-old or octogenarian
For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Objective Criteria ID Those With No Chance of Survival in OHCA

Three objective criteria identify patients with no chance of survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest