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Newswise — Approximately 100,000 organ donations are needed each year in the United States, and an average of 28,000 transplants are performed.
Despite the continuing need for donated organs for transplantation, many donated organs end up being discarded for a variety of reasons.
While there are several valid reasons, ranging from the condition of the organ to the availability of equipment and personnel to perform the surgery, it is unclear why different institutions deem donated organs unsuitable for use. The factors are still unclear.
Therefore, patients on organ waiting lists will have to wait longer if their organs are discarded.
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of Organ Procurement and Transplant Network, The organization, which oversees organ distribution rules for transplants across the country, is now creating a task force called Expeditious and enlisting the help of medical institutions across the country to improve the situation by 2026.
“They want to increase the number of transplants performed annually in the United States from 28,000 to 60,000.The number of hospitals with the best performance in the country for transplants will increase by about 2% from today. , 58% increase in overall deceased donor transplants,” said Cyrus Norman, MDa clinical professor of nephrology at the University of Michigan Health and a general officer of the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network.
“This requires a deeper understanding of the barriers that facilities face in performing transplant procedures and not discarding organs. We know some of these factors, but each facility is different and needs to understand more. The more information we collect, the more barriers to performing transplant surgery can be addressed.”
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As part of this project, University of Michigan Health Transplant Center Over the next two years, it will be one of the institutions that will help provide feedback.
Transplant centers provide OPTN with information about the barriers they face when performing this type of surgery.
“They recognize that donating their organs to save a life is a gift, and they want to make the most of this gift,” Norman said.
“As the largest transplant center in Michigan, the University of Michigan Health Transplant Center will work with this task force to ensure this gift is maximized for the benefit of all people, not only in this state but across the country. I feel it is important that I receive an organ donation. ”
With the information provided, OPTN will begin implementing strategies to help hospitals increase the volume of organ transplant surgeries they are able to perform, with the goal of reducing the number of organs discarded by hospitals each year.
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