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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

Table 4 Changes in likelihood of donor utilization over time.

DBDDCD
OR95% CIp-ValueOR95% CIp-Value
Trauma<0.0010.08
 Era 1RefRef
 Era 21.1050.905–1.3490.8740.633–1.208
 Era 31.4811.205–1.8211.1970.878–1.630
Cardiovascular<0.0010.50
 Era 1RefRef
 Era 21.2091.015–1.4400.8860.682–1.150
 Era 31.4331.217–1.6890.9920.783–1.255
CVA/Stroke0.759
 Era 1RefRef
 Era 21.1151.016–1.2240.9150.710–1.181
 Era 31.4001.269–1.5430.9770.776–1.230
Drug overdose<0.0010.16
 Era 1RefRef
 Era 21.6541.082–2.5281.1360.576–2.246
 Era 34.0222.677–6.0441.7960.971–3.321
Anoxia (NOS)0.0020.45
 Era 1RefRef
 Era 21.7921.242–2.5840.9530.621–1.464
 Era 31.7931.280–2.5111.1550.779–1.714
Other COD0.560.620
 Era 1RefRef
 Era 20.9460.443–2.0190.6950.329–1.466
 Era 31.4340.629–3.2690.8410.432–1.635
Multivariable logistic regression analyses control for donor age, gender, race/ethnicity, body mass index, blood group; history of diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus; terminal labs including serum creatinine, sodium, INR, AST, ALT, bilirubin.

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