Organ donation by patients with and without trauma
| Variable | No. (%) of patients* | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| With trauma n = 48 | Without trauma n = 81 | ||
| Conversion rate, %† | 84 | 84 | 0.9 |
| Consent rate‡ | 69 | 66 | 0.6 |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 39.7 ± 20.5 | 49.1 ± 14.0 | 0.002 |
| Male sex | 34 (71) | 38 (47) | 0.01 |
| Type of donor | 0.9 | ||
| NDD | 40 (83) | 68 (84) | |
| DCD | 8 (17) | 13 (16) | |
| Medical Services Insurance card signed | 0.8 | ||
| Yes | 22 (46) | 39 (48) | |
| No | 20 (42) | 29 (36) | |
| Unknown | 6 (12) | 13 (16) | |
| Medical Services Insurance donor classification§ | 0.8 | ||
| 1 | 18 (38) | 31 (38) | |
| 2 | 5 (10) | 8 (10) | |
| Missing | 25 (52) | 42 (52) | |
| No. of organs donated | 203 | 335 | |
| No. of organs per donor | 4.23 | 4.14 | |
| Organ donated | |||
| Kidney | 91 | 153 | |
| Liver | 37 | 58 | |
| Lung | 32 | 71 | |
| Pancreas | 23 | 32 | |
| Heart | 20 | 21 | |
Note: DCD = donation after circulatory death, NDD = neurologic determination of death, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Except where noted otherwise.
↵† Proportion of eligible donors who became actual donors.
↵‡ Proportion of eligible potential donors (or their families) approached for consent who gave consent to become a donor.
↵§ Donor 1 = patient indicated intent to donate all organs, donor 2 = patient indicated consent to donate specific organs.