@article {4579,
	title = {Deceased donor organ procurement injuries in the United States.},
	journal = {World journal of transplantation//World j. transplant.},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016},
	pages = {423 - 8},
	address = {United States},
	abstract = {AIM: To determine the incidence of surgical injury during deceased donor organ procurements., METHODS: Organ damage was classified into three tiers, from 1-3, with the latter rendering the organ non-transplantable. For 12 consecutive months starting in January of 2014, 36 of 58 organ procurement organization{\textquoteright}s (OPO){\textquoteright}s prospectively submitted quality data regarding organ damage (as reported by the transplanting surgeon and confirmed by the OPO medical director) seen on the procured organ., RESULTS: These 36 OPOs recovered 5401 of the nations{\textquoteright}s 8504 deceased donors for calendar year 2014. A total of 19043 organs procured were prospectively analyzed. Of this total, 59 organs sustained damage making them non-transplantable (0 intestines; 4 pancreata; 5 lungs; 6 livers; 43 kidneys). The class 3 damage was spread over 22 (of 36) reporting OPO{\textquoteright}s., CONCLUSION: While damage to the procured organ is rare with organ loss being approximately 0.3\% of procured organs, loss of potential transplantable organs does occur during procurement.},
	isbn = {2220-3230},
	author = {Taber, Tim E and Neidlinger, Nikole A and Mujtaba, Muhammad A and Eidbo, Elling E and Cauwels, Roxane L and Hannan, Elizabeth M and Miller, Jennifer R and Paramesh, Anil S}
}
