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Micro/Macroeconomics: Transplant Organ Project: Organ Transplant Overview

Questions

As of today...

How many people need a lifesaving organ transplant (total waiting list candidates)?
How many people are on the active waitlist?

For 2021

How many total donors (deceased and living)?
How many transplants?

Data:

UNOS - Transplant Trends (Current Data)

Organ Donation and Transplantation: How does the system work?

organdonor.gov : Organ Donation and Transplantation: How Does It Work? (4:54)

Information on key organizations and the organ transplant system

organdonor.gov: About the Division of Transplantation (DoT) within the Health Systems Bureau (HSB)of the HRSA (Health Resources & Services Administration)

OPTN: What is the OPTN (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)?

OPTN: History & NOTA (National Organ Transplant Act) 1984

UNOS: History of UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing)

How much do transplants cost?

Transplant Living: Costs - Understanding transplant costs

What organs can be transplanted? Why?

OPTN: Data - Number of waiting list candidates by organ
organdonor.gov: Organ Donation Statistics
Year: 2020
Includes Patients on the Waiting List vs. Transplants Performed by Organ
Transplant Living: Organ facts

Factors to consider when looking at options and solutions:

Living and Deceased Donations
Legal and Ethical
Incentives
Short term vs. Long term
Research and Innovation
Costs

Web Sources

Improvements to the system

UNOS: 12 things UNOS is doing to get the right organ to the right patient at the right time