Drug Overdose Deaths
in Organ Donation
Region 8
Topic Leader: Christie Thomas
Data: Marissa A. Clark, MS
UNOS Research Department
OPTN Data Collection
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Deceased Donors Recovered in the United States during
2010-2016 (based on OPTN data as of January 20, 2017)
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Deceased Donor Registration (DDR)
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Donor mechanism of death: Drug intoxication
Limitations:
 We do not collect the details on the type or dosage of drug
DonorNet®
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Does the donor have a history of IV drug use?
Limitations:
 We do not collect the details on the type or dosage of drug, the duration of
history, nor how recently the history of drug use occurred
National
Data
Deceased Donors Recovered in the U.S. between 2010-2016
with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
Deceased Donors Recovered in the U.S. during 2010 and 2016
with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
Deceased Donors Recovered in the U.S. with Drug
Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
2015
Characteristics of Deceased Donors Recovered in the U.S. between
2010-2016 with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
Characteristics of Deceased Donors Recovered in the U.S. between
2010-2016 with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
* Boxes represent 1st and 3rd quartiles, vertical
lines represent 1st and 99th percentiles.
Characteristics of Deceased Donors Recovered in the U.S. between
2010-2016 with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
Characteristics of Deceased Donors Recovered in the U.S. between
2010-2016 with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
Organs Recovered and Transplanted per Donor for Deceased Donors Recovered in the
U.S. between 2010-2016 with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
Region 8
Deceased Donors Recovered in Region 8 between 2010-2016
with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
Characteristics of Deceased Donors Recovered in Region 8 between
2010-2016 with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
Characteristics of Deceased Donors Recovered in Region 8 between
2010-2016 with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
* Boxes represent 1st and 3rd quartiles, vertical
lines represent 1st and 99th percentiles.
Characteristics of Deceased Donors Recovered in Region 8 between
2010-2016 with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
Characteristics of Deceased Donors Recovered in Region 8 between
2010-2016 with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
Organs Recovered and Transplanted per Donor for Deceased Donors Recovered in
Region 8 between 2010-2016 with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death
Organs Recovered and Transplanted per Donor for Deceased Donors Recovered in
Region 8 between 2010-2016 with Drug Intoxication Reported as Mechanism of Death