The impact of donor consent mechanism on organ procurement organization performance in the United States.
Nishma ValikodathA Nicole LambertAlison ButlerDaniel J LebovitzGretchen ChapmanMeng XuJames C SlaughterJonathan N MenachemJustin GodownPublished in: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation (2023)
Significant variability exists across OPOs in the consent of potentially persuadable donors after adjusting for population demographic differences and the mechanism of consent. Current metrics may not truly reflect OPO performance as they do not account for consent mechanism. There is further opportunity for improvement in deceased organ donation through targeted initiatives across OPOs, modeled after regions with the best performance.