A Novel Organ Donor Facility: A Decade of Experience With Liver Donors
A Novel Organ Donor Facility: A Decade of Experience With Liver Donors
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DOI:
10.1111/ajt.12607
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发表时间:
2014-03-01
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Chapman, W. C.
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作者:
Doyle, M. B. M.;Vachharajani, N.;Chapman, W. C.
Transplant surgeons have historically traveled to donor hospitals, performing complex, time-sensitive procedures with unfamiliar personnel. This often involves air travel, significant delays, and frequently occurs overnight. In 2001, we established the nation's first organ recovery center. The goal was to increase efficiency, reduce costs and reduce surgeon travel. Liver donors and recipients, donor costs, surgeon hours and travel time, from April 1, 2001 through December 31, 2011 were analyzed. Nine hundred and fifteen liver transplants performed at our center were analyzed based on procurement location (living donors and donation after cardiac death donors were excluded). In year 1, 36% (9/25) of donor procurements occurred at the organ procurement organization (OPO) facility, rising to 93% (56/60) in the last year of analysis. Travel time was reduced from 8 to 2.7h (p