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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
- Over 250 tables of comprehensive transplant data, showing both recent activity and 10-year trends
- Ten chapters with analysis and explanation of the data tables prepared by more than 50 national experts, including two “special focus” articles on center-specific reporting and recent changes in lung allocation policy
- Examinations of trends in waiting list patient counts and characteristics, highlighting the need for additional organ donors
- Analyses of transplantation by organ, including patient outcome predictors and factors affecting patient survival
- An overview of the unique clinical and policy issues of pediatric transplantation
- Expanded analyses and a separate chapter on use of immunosuppressive drugs after transplantation
- Practical explanations of how transplant data are collected, organized, and analyzed
- Detailed discussions of issues frequently raised by patients, physicians, policy makers and administrators
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