UNOS - sporedata/researchdesigneR GitHub Wiki
General description
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is involved in multiple aspects of the organ transplant and donation process through the effective management of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) database. OPTN provides the best available organs to patients in need to ensure successful transplants improve quality of life.
Some of its principal activities include:
- Assisting patients, family members, and friends.
- Developing policies to maximize the limited supply of organs and provide all patients with a fair chance of getting the organ(s) they need irrespective of their age, ethnicity, financial/social status, lifestyle, or religion.
- Educating both the public on the importance of organ donation and transplant professionals on their role in the organ donation and transplant processes.
- Maintaining the OPTN database for every national transplant event.
- Managing the national transplant waiting list and matching donors to recipients.
- Monitoring every organ match for adherence to organ allocation policies.
Variable categories
- Clinical (ABO blood group) information for both donors and (potential recipients)
- Demographic (age, height, weight) information for both donors and (potential recipients)
- Cause of death (for deceased donors)
- Pre-existing conditions
- The ability of the patient to recover
- Time on the waiting list
- Life support status
- And any physiological factors that may influence the vitality of the organ.
Limitations
Related publications
- United Network for Organ Sharing - Medical Technology Assessment Directory
- Mortality on the UNOS Waitlist for Patients with Autoimmune Liver Disease
- Impact of Donor brain death duration on outcomes following heart transplantation: A UNOS registry analysis