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Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

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Every 10 minutes, someone is added to the transplant waiting list. As a member of the donation and transplant community you have an impact on the lives of these people every day.
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Race & eGFR Continuous distribution Liver allocation and distribution Multi-organ transplantation Refusal codes COVID-19

Winter 2024 Public Comment
Winter 2024 public comment was open from January 23 through March 19.
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Patients
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About transplantation

An overview of transplantation How organ allocation works The transplant team Transplant process Pediatric transplants Multiple listing History Glossary Find a transplant hospital

About donation

An overview of organ donation Deceased donation Living donation Kidney paired donation How organs are matched

A closer look

Public comment COVID-19 Continuous distribution Volunteer with the OPTN

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Kidney Pancreas Liver Intestine Heart Lung

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Take a closer look at how MELD and PELD scores are calculated.
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Professionals
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By topic

Patient safety Lung continuous distribution HOPE Act Informing patients Living donation Pediatric transplant Organ transport Ethical considerations Histocompatibility

By organ

Kidney & pancreas Liver & intestine Heart & lung Vascular composite allograft (VCA)

Member evaluation

Compliance and evaluation Transplant performance metrics MPSC member resources

Improvement

Collaborative improvement (CI) projects Individual improvement (IMFI) projects Expeditious task force

OPTN Computer System

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Data & calculators
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Dashboards & metrics

OPTN metrics Equity in access OPTN electronic data submission OPTN computer system metrics OPTN system tracking: Lung monitor

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Allocation calculators

CPRA - Calculated Panel Reactive Antibodies EPTS - Estimated Post Transplant Survival KDPI - Kidney Donor Risk Index Lung CAS - Lung Composite Allocation Score MELD - Model for End-Stage Liver Disease PELD - Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease

OPTN data

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OPTN meetings
The Board of Directors and committees meet regularly to make decisions that shape the future of the OPTN.
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All projects in development Public comment Notices of approved policies & bylaws

Race & eGFR Continuous distribution Liver allocation and distribution Multi-organ transplantation Refusal codes COVID-19

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