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The OPTN, contracted by the United Network
for Organ Sharing (UNOS), is responsible for operating the national network for organ procurement
and allocation, and works to promote organ donation. The SRTR,
contracted by the Arbor Research Collaborative for Health (formerly URREA), provides
analytical support for the ongoing evaluation of scientific and clinical status of solid
organ transplantation. HRSA's Division of Transplantation
(DoT) oversees these activities.
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Contents of the Annual Report on CD
- Ten chapters with analysis and explanation of the data tables by more than 50 national experts.
- Understanding the way transplantation data are collected and organized.
- Explanation of analysis methods, inclusions and exclusions, and other issues frequently raised by physicians, patients, policy makers, and administrators.
- Trends in waiting list patient counts and characteristics, highlighting the need for additional organ donors.
- Analysis of transplants by organ, including patient outcome predictors.
- Factors affecting patient survival.
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