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04 July 2023 : Original article  

Drug Overdose and Cardiovascular Deaths Among Deceased Organ Donors: Implications for Donor Utilization and Data Reporting

Michie A. Adjei ORCID logo1DEF, Steven A. Wisel2DE, Irene K. Kim2E, Justin A. Steggerda ORCID logo2ABCDEF*

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.940255

Ann Transplant 2023; 28:e940255

Figure 1 (A) Distribution of donor death mechanism across traditional donor COD listing: Head trauma, Anoxia, CVA/Stroke, CNS/Tumor, Other. All death mechanisms accounting for <1% of donor deaths were combined into “Other” category. These included for Head Trauma: natural causes (0.1%), seizure (0.1%), and other (0.1%); CVA/Stroke: drug intoxication (0.3%), seizure (0.1%), and other (0.4%); Anoxia: gunshot wound (0.6%), stab wound (0.4%), SIDS (0.3%), electrical (0.2%), and other (4.2%); CNS Tumor: other (26.6%); Other: electrocution (0.4%), drowning (0.2%), SIDS (0.1%), and other (25.6%). (B) Cross-over between old cause of death definitions and expanded cause of death definitions. Created using Microsoft Excel 2021.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358