Potential organ-donor supply and efficiency of organ procurement organizations
Guadagnoli, E.; Christiansen, C.L.; Beasley, C.L.
Health Care Financing Review 24(4): 101-110
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0195-8631 PMID: 14628403 Document Number: 563412
The authors estimated the supply of organ donors in the U.S. and also according to organ procurement organizations (OPOs). They estimated the number of donors in the U.S. to be 16,796. Estimates of the number of potential donors for each OPO were used to calculate the level of donor efficiency (actual donors as a percent of potential donors). Overall, donor efficiency for OPOs was 35 percent; the majority was between 30- and 40-percent efficient. Although there is room to improve donor efficiency in the U.S., even a substantial improvement will not meet the Nation's demand for organs.